Commenting on the Auditor General for Wales’ audit of NHS bodies (2023-24) accounts revealing that all health boards breached their ‘break-even duty’, Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “This abysmal news is the result of Labour prioritising politicians and pet projects over the running of the Welsh NHS. “The Labour Welsh Government…
Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement that thousands of older people in Wales will no longer be eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Payment, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Heléna Herklots CBE, said: “The announcement that the Winter Fuel Payment will now only be paid to those in receipt of Pension Credit is deeply concerning, as…
Commenting on the latest NHS statistics for Wales revealing an increase in the number waiting for treatment to the highest level on record for the fifth consecutive month, Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “These woeful statistics show the NHS is in crisis as waits have increased to new records for five…
Responding to the Prime Minister’s visit to Wales to meet Eluned Morgan, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “This visit is an opportunity for the First Minister to collar the Prime Minister on a very urgent matter. “The First Minister’s priority should be informing the Prime Minister how devastating the decision…
Responding to an FOI that has revealed Cardiff Council spent £32,423,647 on Supported Temporary and Emergency Supported Accommodation in 2023-2024, Mark Isherwood MS, Shadow Housing Minister, said: “This is a staggering amount of money that could be better spent on measures to prevent homelessness and move people into permanent residences. “With homelessness increasing under Labour…
Residents of Llwydcoed, along with the majority of the local residents, strongly advocate for the completion of the Aberdare Bypass, also known as Cynon Gateway North. This infrastructure project is seen as essential to alleviating the heavy traffic burden that plagues their village, particularly during peak times. Despite a 7.5-ton weight limit on the B4276,…
Responding to the release of a letter from outgoing First Minister, Vaughan Gething, to the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd following a Welsh Conservative motion compelling Gething to release all of the evidence he relied upon to sack a former Minister, the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies MS said: “There…
Pensioners have not caused the lack of cash in the UK Parliament or Welsh Government it years of bad decisions made by unqualified politicians and politician advisors and it is still happening. Politicians are to blame not the men and women who have worked hard for over 50 years and saved for a small pension…
Commenting on the news that discharge delays have meant that 1,594 people who are fit to leave remain in Welsh hospitals, Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “The Labour Welsh Government have the wrong priorities. “It can’t be right that £120 million has been earmarked by Labour, with the support of Plaid…
Wales Social Care Delivery Plan 2023 to 2026: The plan will build on and reflect the foundations of the Well-being of Future Generations Act (2015), and Cymraeg 2050: A million Welsh speakers to create an engaged, healthy, flexible, responsive and sustainable workforce for the future that reflects Wales’s diverse population, its cultural identity and the…
