Dame Nia Griffith

Voted NO on: Privilege

Nia Griffith voted NO on 'Privilege' (223-335, defeated)

Voted NO on: Privilege

Nia Griffith voted NO on 'Privilege' (223-335, defeated)

Spoke in debate: Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

Parliamentary appearance by Dame Nia Griffith

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

I thank the Secretary of State for his prompt action in banning cryptoasset donations and capping foreign donations. The Rycroft review also recommends that foreign-funded adverts be banned and that all online adverts should have imprints to show who has paid for them. Will the Secretary of State explain when and how the Government will take those recommendations forward?

Spoke in debate: UK Steel Strategy

Parliamentary appearance by Dame Nia Griffith

Spoke in debate: EU-UK Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement: Negotiations

Parliamentary appearance by Dame Nia Griffith

Spoke in debate: Pre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary Increases

Parliamentary appearance by Dame Nia Griffith

Pre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary Increases

I thank the Minister for his time in meeting us in Swansea, as well as the time he has spent on this topic here in the House. He mentions the disadvantages of making any sort of blanket legislation, but does he not agree that there are ways we can caveat that, such as applying it when the scheme is in surplus? Does he not recognise that most of these schemes were paying increases until they stopped, either because of financial crisis or because they realised they did not have to? There are optio

Pre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary Increases

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and on clearly laying out the injustice. Does he have concerns, as I do, that the make-up of the trustee boards means that the company is in control? That is either because the trustees are current employees and their promotion will depend on the company or because they have been appointed specifically by the company. Therefore, even where trustees vote unanimously for a rise, as in the case of 3M, it can be blocked by the company. That has h

UK Steel Strategy

I very much welcome the Government’s commitment to supporting our Welsh steel industry and to using much more steel made in the UK, but Llanelli’s Trostre works needs high-quality steel to make the steel packaging products it produces. That steel used to come from Port Talbot’s blast furnaces. Can the Minister tell us more about what he is doing to secure supplies of appropriate scrap metal for the electric arc furnace, and to stimulate research to ensure that the electric arc furnace can produc

EU-UK Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement: Negotiations

I very much appreciate the determination of this Government to get an SPS agreement with the EU. That will bring down costs both for our Welsh farmers exporting meat, and for our consumers. Llanelli has a long tradition of cockle gathering, but exports of unprocessed shellfish were stopped by the Tories’ ill-thought-through Brexit deal. Will the Secretary of State please update us on any progress on the export of shellfish?

Spoke in debate: Spring Forecast

Parliamentary appearance by Dame Nia Griffith

Spring Forecast

While I recognise the wisdom of increasing budget headroom and I very much welcome the record Budget settlement the Chancellor has given to Welsh Government, so that they can fund and improve public services, can she explain how she is ensuring that those with the most wealth pay their fair share, so that our Welsh Labour aspiration of “fairness you can feel” becomes a reality for my constituents in Llanelli?