Contaminated Blood – Establishment Of Liability

19 Feb 2016

My written Parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Health on the establishment of liability for those with haemophilia infected with contaminated blood: Stephen Kinnock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2016 to Question 22461, on blood: contamination, how many cases…

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Welsh Affairs Committee – Steel Evidence Session

15 Feb 2016

Welsh Affairs Committee – Steel Evidence Session Wednesday 10th February 2016 Last Wednesday I questioned Anna Soubry the Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise on steel during the Welsh Affairs Committee.

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How On Earth Will Government Measure Social Mobility Given Removal Of Income As Indicator

09 Feb 2016

Stephen Kinnock: The hon. Lady is making a thoughtful speech. She is talking in particular about areas with the greatest levels of deprivation, yet the Government have removed the key indicator for levels of deprivation, which is income. Does that not render meaningless the analysis that she is trying to…

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Draft Wales Bill – I See A Real Risk Of Constitutional Red Tape

04 Feb 2016

Welsh Grand Committee Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): It is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. It is also a pleasure to participate in my first Welsh Grand Committee. I want to engage in a spirit of pragmatism and problem solving, which is needed particularly when we are dealing…

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PMQ’s – The dumping of Chinese steel is crippling the British steel industry

03 Feb 2016

Today I challenged the Prime Minister on his support for market economy status for China during PMQ’s   “The dumping of Chinese steel is crippling the British steel industry The granting of ‘market economy’ status to china, will dramatically reduce scope for taking anti-dumping measures. Why then is the Prime…

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Surely The Role Of Government Is To Have A Proactive Strategy To Help Businesses Manage Their Risks And Go Forward

02 Feb 2016

Stephen Kinnock: Does this not ultimately boil down to risk management? Any business looking to invest will weigh up its risks; if we are looking at continuing a subsidy through to 2017, that will clearly play a role in how a business thinks about its risk portfolio before it actually…

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Asylum Centre Goytre – Consultation

01 Feb 2016

My written Parliamentary question to the Home Secretary on consultation on the proposed asylum centre in Goytre: Stephen Kinnock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) provide information to and (b) consult the (i) local community and (ii) local authority…

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EU Globalisation Adjustment Fund For UK Steel

28 Jan 2016

My written Parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on applying the EU’s Globalisation Adjustment Fund for UK Steel: Stephen Kinnock: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to apply to the EU’s Globalisation Adjustment Fund for funding for the…

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Power Plant Would Save Port Talbot Works Between £25m & £30m A Year On Energy Bills

21 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock: The hon. Gentleman mentioned the important issue of the power plant at Port Talbot, which has a green light for its planning. I understand that construction of the plant and its operation would save between £25 million and £30 million a year on energy bills for the Port…

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Burning Issue Is Market Economy Status

21 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock: We have very little time left. It is clear that the burning issue, which was raised by all hon. Members present, is market economy status. It seems that the Minister has moved off the dumping ask on to another ask. Anna Soubry: indicated dissent. Stephen Kinnock: I assumed…

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Government Have Been Asleep At The Wheel

21 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock: On chronology, we hear very often from the Government that all the problems have existed for a long time and that many were building up on Labour’s watch from 1997 to 2010. I accept that point, but there was no Chinese rebar in the British market in 2011.…

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Time For The British Commissioner To Stand Up For British Interests

21 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock: The promises, and the lack of delivery on those promises, specifically on market economy status for China, have been a constant theme. China’s current non-market economy status will be up for review in December 2016. The first step in reaching a decision will the European Commission making a…

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Potentially There Is An Agenda About Dumping

21 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock: We understand, of course, that the Chinese economy needs to grow, and China has every right to do that, but does my hon. Friend agree that potentially there is an agenda about dumping? That agenda is to dump the steel, drag the price down, kill the British steel…

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Warm Words But Frozen Actions

21 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): I beg to move, That this House has considered the future of the UK steel industry. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this important debate. I also thank the Minister and all my…

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Warm Words Will Not Stop Global Warming; Only Concrete Action Will

19 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): It is a pleasure to speak after so many engaging and insightful contributions this evening. As we meet today, it is easy to forget that it is almost 10 years since the Prime Minister, who was then Leader of the Opposition, decided it was time to…

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Access To Justice: Vulnerable People

19 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): I beg to move, That this House has considered access to justice for vulnerable people. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak on what is an increasingly critical issue: access to justice, particularly…

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Government Seem To Be Continuously Prevaricating Over Granting Approval For The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Project

19 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): I am very pleased to hear what I think is the hon. Gentleman’s support for tidal energy. Therefore, I seek his views on the fact that the Government seem to be continuously prevaricating over granting approval for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project in my constituency,…

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Urgent Action To Sustain A Steel Industry In Britain Is Of The Highest National Priority

18 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): I assure the Minister that the people of my constituency are listening carefully to what is being said today. I also assure her that there is palpable anger and frustration among my constituents. The claimed action on energy has still not been implemented. The claimed action…

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Urgent Question on Steel

18 Jan 2016

I have written to the speaker this morning requesting an urgent question on the job losses announced at Tata Steel. I hope the speaker will grant my request to ask Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills for a statement. The Rt. Hon John Bercow MP Speaker House…

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There Is No Such Thing As A Soft Brexit

14 Jan 2016

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab):Whether he has had discussions with the Prime Minister on the legal form of the UK’s renegotiation deal with the EU. The Attorney General (Jeremy Wright):  I regularly meet ministerial colleagues, including the Prime Minister, to discuss issues of common interest, including EU law matters, but I…

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Launch of Labour Business

13 Jan 2016

Speaking at the launch of Labour Business Stephen Kinnock said, Thank you everyone. I would just like to start by thanking the Labour Business/LFIG executive. I want to thank, in particular, Hamish who has done a brilliant job since becoming Chair this summer and I look forward to continuing to…

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