There is an undeniable and widely acknowledged need for increased capacity in schools that cater to children with Additional Learning Needs (ALN). No one disputes the importance of expanding these specialized institutions to meet the growing demand. However, the issue lies in the Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council’s approach to such expansions. While the council…
This month marks one year since the Labour Welsh Government introduced default 20mph speed limits across Wales, the same 20 mph speed limit that the Welsh Government’s own Explanatory Memorandum said would cost the Welsh economy up to £8.9 billion. Since then, we saw the record breaking Senedd petition to scrap 20 mph speed limits,…
Responding to the news that campaigners have warned against “brutal” cuts to Wales’ environmental watchdog, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Climate Change Minister, said: “NRW is already dropping the ball with tackling waste crime, with Wales having four times as many sewage discharges proportionately than England. “When you consider NRW recently being described as…
Responding to a consultation launched by the Labour Welsh Government into changing the tax arrangements for Welsh independent schools, Tom Giffard MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Education Minister, said: “Labour’s focus on private schools is a bias that will ultimately cost the taxpayer in the long run. “With parents pulling their children out of private schools…
Cynon Valleys MS voted with the Labour Government in the bay to keep the cut to old aged pensioners winter fuel allowance agreed by the Westminster Government party before pensioners in Cynon Valley. Responding to Labour MSs voting against the Welsh Conservatives’ motion in the Welsh Parliament calling on the UK Labour Government to save…
During the spokesperson’s questions Labour’s Transport Minister Ken Skates laid out that Labour are open to the “potential for an alternative means of revenue” that pay per mile offers as an alternative to road tax. Review of Road User Charging in Wales Responding to her contribution during Spokesperson’s Questions to Labour’s Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar…
Baroness Eluned Morgan 20 September 2022 We are also acutely aware of the significant challenges faced by our communities this winter as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. We will be developing practical advice and guidance to support individuals and communities to keep well this winter. For example, we know that maintaining key protective behaviours—and…
A question on 8 February 2022 from Vikki Howells MS Cynon Valley to the First Minister: When the Minister for Social Justice was speaking to the cross-party group on poverty, it was noted that many people eligible for the winter fuel support scheme had not, at that point, applied for the support. Can you provide…
Responding to the Transport Minister’s 20mph update, Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, said: “Labour politicians have now admitted on countless occasions after listening exercises that their 20mph policy is unpopular but refuse to end it. “The only common-sense approach would be to follow what the Welsh Conservatives have said since day one…
Labour in 2019 said we will maintain the ‘triple lock’ and guarantee the Winter Fuel Payment, In Labour 2024 we are to cut the winter fuel payment for pensioners, the government is poorly prepared, and many are in danger if we have a spell of extreme cold temperatures. The NHS recommends that older people take…
