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Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 214open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2023
That this House acknowledges that to meet net-zero targets significant new electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure will be required; notes that the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published a revised National Policy Statement (NPS) EN-5 in November 2023, with the aim of setting policy guidance for the required new infrastructure; recognises that there is significant opposition to traditional pylon development for electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure; notes that many European countries are undergrounding new and old infrastructure which may maintain public support for net-zero targets; queries whether cable-ploughing technology offers a way to underground electricity cable infrastructure at a minimised cost and with reduced impact; calls for the removal of paragraph 2.9.20 from NPS EN-5 and a reversal of the Government’s position that overhead lines should be the strong starting presumption for electricity networks developments in general; calls on the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to commission an expert panel to investigate the different undergrounding technologies now available, such as cable ploughing, and to assess the costs and impact comparisons and the feasibility and viability comparisons of all alternative technologies, types and methods available for conveying electricity for transmission and distribution; further calls on the Department to revise and formulate policy on pylons versus undergrounding for conveying electricity once the expert panel has reported and to re-issue guidance accordingly; and also calls on the Government to set aside Government time for a debate on electricity transmission and distribution policy.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 698open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2022
This House congratulates Radio Glangwili on 50 years of dedicated service; notes that the radio station first broadcasted to patients at Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen, on Christmas Day 1972; further notes that the station has broadcasted bilingually since its inception, providing both English and Welsh language content; congratulates the station on being a key part of the excellent healthcare provided to patients in West Wales at Glangwili; pays tribute to the vision of the Urdd Gobaith Cymru (Welsh Youth Movement) members who set up the service and to the support they were given by health managers; notes how important the station is in improving the healthcare experience of patients by providing information, reassurance, therapy and a distraction from boredom; and wishes Radio Glangwili well in its next fifty years of service.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1287open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2020
That this House reflects on the report by the Bevan Foundation, A snapshot of poverty in Wales Winter 2020, which indicates that 328,000 (24 per cent of) households in Wales have seen their income fall during the covid-19 pandemic; notes that 41 per cent of Welsh households have seen energy costs increase and 38 per cent of Welsh households have seen an increase in food prices; further notes that 9 per cent of Welsh households have fallen behind on bills since the start of the covid-19 pandemic; is concerned that families with children have been hit the hardest; recognises that poverty levels in Wales are chronic with 700,000 people, 23 per cent of the population, living in poverty before the start of the covid-19 pandemic; and calls on the UK and Welsh Governments to reflect on the findings of that report and urgently introduce measures to help those in need.
Bill· Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)Bill 2458open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 October 2019
A Bill to establish an independent advisory body to make recommendations on the equitable distribution of public expenditure across the United Kingdom, the calculation of block grants to devolved administrations, the implications of the devolution of tax-raising powers for the United Kingdom fiscal framework, and the resolution of fiscal disputes arising between governments in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1938open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2018
That this House congratulates Geraint Thomas from Wales on being voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018, recognises his victory in the 2018 Tour de France, which saw him become only the third Briton to win the race; further congratulates Geraint Thomas for becoming the first Welshman to win Sports Personality of the Year since footballer Ryan Giggs in 2009; notes that this award comes after Geraint Thomas was named BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2018 earlier this month; and recognises this remarkable achievement.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 2532open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2011
That this House notes that 10 years have passed since the presentation of a petition with 50,000 signatures in favour of a Cornish Assembly to 10 Downing Street on 12 December 2001 which equated to 10 per cent. of the adult population of Cornwall; recalls that this declaration of support for a Cornish Assembly was launched by Mebyon Kernow and received support from those of all parties and none; expresses disappointment that the then Government did not act upon the subject of the petition; believes that the failure to establish a Cornish Assembly has created a democratic deficit; further notes Government proposals for the devolution of power in the UK; and calls for the formation of a democratically elected Cornish Assembly to take decisions for the benefit of the people of Cornwall.