Jo Stevens

Jo Stevens

Lab

Secretary of State for Wales

CommonsCardiff EastCurrent Member

Affiliation

House: Commons

Constituency: Cardiff East

Status: Current member

Latest Activity

Sitting day: 2026-03-04

Activity total: 13

Contributions: 13

Votes recorded: 0

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Secretary of State for Wales

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Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 11:47

Wales certainly cannot afford the cost of Reform; nor can it afford the cost of Plaid Cymru.

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 11:47

I think we have this discussion at every single Wales oral questions. We need to bring energy bills down, and we do that by investing in renewable infrastructure. In the process,…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 11:46

The Conservatives strangled the Welsh economy with over a decade of austerity and neglect. Labour’s economic plan is working: wages are rising, inflation is falling and the econom…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 11:44

I do not recognise what the hon. Lady sets out, and refer her to my previous answer. We believe that the UKIM Act exclusion, which we have agreed in response to the Welsh Governme…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 11:38

I did indeed have the privilege of opening the London stock exchange this morning to mark St David’s day and Wales Week. It gave me the opportunity to recognise Wales’s thriving f…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 11:37

I was pleased to announce last month that this Government plan to devolve powers to the Welsh Government to introduce a vacant land tax, subject to consultation. This will help th…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 11:35

Our £50 million defence growth deal will harness Wales’s unique strengths in autonomy. It is focused on supporting the growth of dual-use industry right across Wales, so that the…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 00:00

I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of issues, including economic growth and increasing economic growth in Wales. We are creating thousands of jobs…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 00:00

We have worked closely with the devolved Governments on a UK-wide DRS, and now have alignment across the UK on including polyethylene terephthalate plastics and metals in a DRS wi…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 00:00

I thank my hon. Friend for recognising the scale of our Welsh rail announcement, and its benefits for cross-border travel. Our two Labour Governments have agreed a long-term plan…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04 · 00:00

My hon. Friend makes an important point. When we made the £2.5 billion nuclear investment announcement at Coleg Menai, I saw the difference it will make to people in the area. I m…

Economic Growth

2026-03-04

The UK Government are investing more than half a billion pounds in Wales, through the new local growth fund, to help create jobs, growth and opportunity in communities right acros…