"The Minister is absolutely right. If we look at the wildfire management in Torfaen, the military personnel were deployed by the UK Government and the Secretary of State for Wales. Obviously, areas such as land management are devolved to the Welsh Government. The Minister is absolutely right about the number …..." Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
"I have one final point. As I said in my speech, there is also an issue around how the UK Government calculated how much money went to the North York Moors National Park Authority for recovery from a peat fire, which is also the situation in Torfaen. Will the Minister …..." Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
"Talking about people on the frontline, I am sure the Minister shares my horror that our firefighters did not have the personal protective equipment that they needed. I hope she will pass on to the relevant Minister as a matter of urgency that that is one practical thing that we …..." Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
That this House has considered UK-Welsh Government co-operation on tackling wildfires.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mr Turner. This debate follows what has been an incredibly difficult summer for many people in my constituency. The wildfire began on …..." Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
"I am certainly keen to have very substantial results from both this debate and the summit. The right hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight the importance of that support and its availability across the United Kingdom.
"I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. Wildfire prevention requirements and broader environmental policy need to be aligned, but this is what the South Wales fire and rescue service said to me:
“The scale, concurrency and duration of the response provide a strong evidence base for reviewing specialist wildfire assets, …..." Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about learning from best practice across the United Kingdom.
I pay tribute to the firefighters of the South Wales fire and rescue service and the 22 other fire services around the country who came to Blaenavon’s aid in the summer. I also thank Torfaen …..." Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I could not agree with her more.
On the voice of local people being heard, this is again Sara Warman from my constituency:
“Wales needs a new approach. One that combines science with practical experience. One that recognises that every common is different. …..." Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
"In my negotiations with Commissioner Šefčovič, I agreed not only the re-accession of the United Kingdom to Erasmus+, but that at this year’s summit we would deliver the food and drink agreement to bear down on costs in supermarkets and an emissions trading scheme linkage meaning that hundreds of millions …..." Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. She is absolutely right that it is a timely moment. The quintet is to make a good-offices visit to Khartoum from tomorrow. Does she agree, first, that the UK Government have to continue supporting the diplomatic work of the quintet and, …..." Nick Thomas-Symonds - View Speech