Speeches by Chadwick.

“Thank you both. Lord Timpson, the Ministry of Justice granted pre-application approval for HMP Parc’s expansion plans in September 2024, which was prior to this Committee scrutinising yourself and the prison’s senior leadership team, and prior to HMIP’s damning inspection report in January 2025. Was HMP Parc always des…”

“Thank you both. Lord Timpson, we were told in evidence that phone calls for prisoners are more expensive than those outside the secure estate. What is your Department doing to bring the cost down to make it easier for prisoners to stay in touch with their families?”

“Just to clarify, you are the Prisons Minister?”

“Thank you both for joining us. Why does Wales have the highest imprisonment rate in western Europe?”

“Will Welsh prisoners, obviously of the appropriate security category, be prioritised for the additional capacity that is being put in place at Parc?”

“Ian, how are you going to ensure that that prison remains safe, and gets safer as it expands?”

“Wales is the poorest of our four nations. It has the highest levels of unemployment and the lowest wages. The family farm tax is yet another example of how this Government are going to hurt the Welsh economy with full knowledge of the consequences. They have decided to hit Wales, in whose economy agriculture is a major…”

“My hon. Friend is quite right to point to the struggles of upland farmers, who deserve to earn a living from their work—they are working people too, but they are not being recognised as such. Agriculture and the wider food and drink sector supports more than 228,000 jobs in Wales and generates more than £24 billion in …”

“In terms of following on the just transition point, there are several large-scale renewable energy projects planned for the South Wales Coalfield and Port Talbot floating offshore wind platforms. The building of floating offshore wind platforms is clearly one of those. That could be an opportunity to get great new jobs…”

“Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Last year, the closure of the blast furnaces at Port Talbot cost a lot of jobs and is causing an ongoing economic contraction in south Wales. Do you have confidence that Tata is on track to deliver the electric arc furnace by 2027?”

“In terms of following on the just transition point, there are several large-scale renewable energy projects planned for the South Wales Coalfield and Port Talbot floating offshore wind platforms. The building of floating offshore wind platforms is clearly one of those. That could be an opportunity to get great new jobs…”

“Does that mean manufacturing all parts of the turbines in south Wales?”

“Do you mind if I just come in on that one? Do you see the Crown Estate as a reliable partner? Research from Greenpeace has shown that the Crown Estate is pushing up the cost of energy by the auction method that it is using for the rights to use the offshore energy seabed. The Crown Estate is clearly trying to push up i…”

“You mentioned that those decisions will be made by businesses. I thought the Crown Estate would be making the decisions on which suppliers to use.”

“Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Last year, the closure of the blast furnaces at Port Talbot cost a lot of jobs and is causing an ongoing economic contraction in south Wales. Do you have confidence that Tata is on track to deliver the electric arc furnace by 2027?”

“Does that mean manufacturing all parts of the turbines in south Wales?”

“Do you mind if I just come in on that one? Do you see the Crown Estate as a reliable partner? Research from Greenpeace has shown that the Crown Estate is pushing up the cost of energy by the auction method that it is using for the rights to use the offshore energy seabed. The Crown Estate is clearly trying to push up i…”

“You mentioned that those decisions will be made by businesses. I thought the Crown Estate would be making the decisions on which suppliers to use.”

“Let me be clear from the outset that the Bill fails Wales. Last year, Wales voted decisively for change, and this is just another example of how that change will not be coming. The Bill fails my constituents, who rely on some of the most neglected rail lines anywhere in the United Kingdom. For years, the people I repre…”

“The hon. Gentleman is quite right to question whether or not this is a good use of Government time and money. The 4,500 constituents of mine who have signed this petition would much rather the Government spent their time and money on trying to fix other data governance issues. For example, one big data governance issue…”