Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"I have just returned from the World Trade Organisation in Geneva as a rapporteur for the Council of Europe. There is some concern there about how freeports might undermine internationally agreed labour standards and might be a safe haven for carbon-intensive production. What meetings has the Secretary of State had …..."Geraint Davies - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 12th July 2022
Asked by:
Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
Question
to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on making Wales an international leader in building (a) sustainable, (b) net-zero and (c) hempcrete buildings and homes.
Answered by David T C Davies
Although housing is devolved in Wales, officials in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have regular discussions with counterparts in the devolved administrations, including the Welsh Government to discuss modern methods of construction.
Furthermore, as part of the Swansea Bay City Deal, the UK Government is supporting the ‘Homes as Power Stations’ project, a pioneering project looking to integrate energy efficiency design and renewable technologies into the development of new build homes and retrofit programmes carried out by the public, private and third sectors. This will tackle fuel poverty while helping residents save money on their energy bills. The project aims to facilitate the take up of renewable technologies in at least 10,300 properties within five years.
Written Question
Wednesday 27th April 2022
Asked by:
Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
Question
to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh government on legislative proposals for a Clean Air (Wales) Bill.
Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby
Wales Office Ministers have had no discussions to date with the Welsh Government in regard to the Clean Air (Wales) Bill.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Welsh Local Authorities
"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) on securing this excellent debate. I had the privilege of being a council leader in the past; I know what a difference it can make. In fact, I was responsible for a 26 km electronic tram …..."Geraint Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Welsh Local Authorities
"On the point of levelling up and pork-barrel politics, will the Minister try to clarify the criteria for levelling-up grants? In the past, obviously, the EU funding was needs-based and focused on lifting productivity in areas of deprivation. We would all welcome more clarity so that there cannot be any …..."Geraint Davies - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 15th March 2022
Asked by:
Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
Question
to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on social media advertising in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022 up to and including 28 February; and on which platforms that money was spent.
Answered by David T C Davies
All of the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ spending of more than £500 is routinely made publicly available and can be found via the following link:
Transparency Spend over £500 for February 2019 - December 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Muslim Community in Wales
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms McVey, and I offer my warm congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) and, of course, as-salaam alaikum. It is a great pleasure to represent a large Muslim community in Swansea West: the Muslim community …..."Geraint Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Muslim Community in Wales
"Will the Minister give way?..."Geraint Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Muslim Community in Wales
"I am sure that the Minister will accept that there are limits to freedom of speech. I am thinking in particular of the online incitement to racial hatred by groups that inspire hatred and division, such as Voice of Wales, which has been taken off YouTube and then came back …..."Geraint Davies - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 19th January 2022
Asked by:
Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
Question
to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2021 to Question 90819, on Wales Office: Official Hospitality, how many members of staff were working in the departmental building on (a) 5 November 2020 and 1 December 2020 and (b) 16 December 2020 and 22 February 2021.
Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales holds only time-limited, office-wide data for the number of staff working in its departmental buildings. The data does not extend back to the dates requested
Our staff follow relevant Covid-19 guidance when working in the office, including on social distancing.