All 2 Debates between Robin Millar and Fay Jones

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Debate between Robin Millar and Fay Jones
Wednesday 31st January 2024

(10 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Fay Jones Portrait Fay Jones
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I would point to the Government’s record on crime. Last week’s Office for National Statistics crime survey shows drops in all major crime types, with an average reduction of about 50%. Violent crime is down by 51%, neighbourhood crime is down by 48%, and theft is down by 46%. That is due in part to the fact that the Government have met their commitment to provide 20,000 extra police officers. My own force, Dyfed-Powys, has now got an extra 143 officers.

Robin Millar Portrait Robin Millar (Aberconwy) (Con)
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11. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of levelling-up funding on Welsh communities.

Rural Banking Services

Debate between Robin Millar and Fay Jones
Tuesday 20th July 2021

(3 years, 5 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Fay Jones Portrait Fay Jones
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I agree with the hon. Member. I hope the Minister will cover that in his summing up. As a beautiful constituency, we have one of the lowest broadband availability rates in the entire country, so those are twin-track problems that we need to fix at the same time.

Robin Millar Portrait Robin Millar (Aberconwy) (Con)
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I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. She could well be describing Aberconwy: it is beautiful and rural, and it has trouble with broadband and, unfortunately, the withdrawal of banking services. In my constituency, the experience of the residents and small businesses of Llanrwst is that first they saw banking and counter services withdrawn from the town and going down the coast to Llandudno, and they were told that they could travel to Llandudno. Now, they hear that the counter services in Llandudno are closing, at some banks, and moving further along the coast. These are areas that do not have the benefit of extensive public transport, so it is physically difficult to move from the valley to the coast—