December 2015

We really aren't being 'Bah Humbug' – just thought it was worth sharing the info below regarding the legalities of riding on a public road or pavement prior to Santa delivering!

Commenting on the publication of the Welsh Government’s draft local government settlement, Shadow Local Government Minister – Janet Finch-Saunders AM – has called for a rethink of the formula used to calculate funding allocations.   There was also criticism from the Welsh Conservatives that rural communities in Wales had been “disproportionately hit” by Labour’s settlement….

  Download (opens in new window) PDF[0.39MB] This review, which we carried out between April 2015 and June 2015, sought to answer the question: ‘Is the Health Board managing follow-up outpatient appointments effectively?’ From a difficult starting point, the Health Board is taking appropriate action to identify the volume of its outpatient follow-up need but…

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics today see Wales remaining firmly at the foot of the table of home nations for GVA.   The regional breakdown – published HERE – reports that Wales has the lowest GVA per head in the UK; at £17,573 (London had the highest with £42,666). ONS stats show that on…

Welsh Conservatives have condemned the number of people waiting more than nine months for treatment on the Welsh NHS.   Latest statistics, released just days after the Royal College of Surgeons highlighted ‘unacceptable delays’ in Wales, show more than 25 thousand people waited over 36 weeks for an appointment during October: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/referral-to-treatment-times/?lang=en More than one in…

The Welsh Conservatives have pledged to scrap the Welsh Government’s fleet of costly chauffeur-driven cars if they enter government following the Welsh General Election in May.   Welsh Conservative Leader, Andrew RT Davies, said he would follow the lead of the Secretary of State for Wales – who scrapped the Wales Office’s Jaguar to save…

The Provisional Local Government Settlement announced today (Wednesday, December 9) indicated a reduction of less than one per cent for Rhondda Cynon Taf (0.9%).  This reduction is significantly lower than local government in Wales anticipated following the cut to Wales’ funding by the UK Government of 3.6% in the Comprehensive Spending Review last month.  Commenting…

Protecting and improving our National Health Service Our commitment to you: Our National Health Service is there for us throughout our lives: from the day we are born, to our final days, but it is being badly let down by the Welsh Labour Government. Welsh Conservatives in the Assembly would bring forward proposals to improve…

Children, staff and visitors on the paediatric wards at both Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil and the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant; were delighted to see players from the Cardiff Blues Rugby Team  today (Tuesday 8th December).   Kristian Dacey who plays hooker for the Blues was amongst the group of players that visited…

Our commitment to you: Welsh Conservatives believe that young people in Wales deserve the very best start in life. In Wales, education policy is the responsibility of the Welsh Labour Government. After 16 years of Welsh Labour control, the Welsh education system has fallen down the international league tables. Welsh Conservatives in the Assembly would…