The Senedd has backed a Welsh Conservative motion calling for the creation of a dedicated Welsh defence industrial strategy. The motion calls on the Welsh Government to set out how Wales can maximise the jobs, investment and skills opportunities arising from increased UK defence spending, expand defence-related apprenticeships and technical education, and work with the…
Commenting on the announcement that the Grooming Gangs Inquiry is launching a new investigation to “examine the sexual abuse and exploitation of children by grooming gangs and the response of organisations responsible for protecting children” in Wales, Darren Millar MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “I welcome the decision to include Wales in the…
Commenting on reports that experts are calling for greater flexibility in the way the proposed tourism tax can be levied within a local authority, Paul Davies MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, said: “Labour and Plaid’s tourism tax is yet another burden on hospitality and should be axed. “We should be…
Commenting on a warning from the British Medical Association Cymru that patients and staff are paying the price for underinvestment in primary care, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care, said: “General practice is the first port of call for most patients, so when GP surgeries are under pressure, the consequences are…
Commenting on the First Minister’s pledge that two-year NHS waits will be eliminated by September 2027, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care, said: “No patient should have to wait two years for NHS treatment. Behind every figure is someone living with pain, uncertainty and the anxiety of not knowing when they…
Welsh Conservatives have called for action on the NHS, education and the economy following the publication of the Welsh Government’s new Programme for Government. The programme sets out seven areas of focus for the Welsh Government, including cutting NHS waiting lists, helping households with the cost of living, creating well-paid jobs, raising standards in schools…
Welsh Conservatives have called for urgent action to improve cancer services at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board after a review by Audit Wales found that just 61% of patients started cancer treatment within 62 days last year, well below the national target of 75%. It also found significant variation between services, with urology and gastrointestinal…
Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar MS has expressed deep disappointment after the Senedd rejected calls for a Wales-wide inquiry into grooming gangs. The Welsh Conservatives supported a motion calling for Wales to be investigated at the earliest opportunity by the UK statutory inquiry into grooming gangs. They also tabled an amendment calling on the Welsh…
The latest NHS statistics show that waiting lists and two-year waits have increased in Wales, alongside continued poor performance against key NHS targets. The total number of patient pathways waiting for treatment stood at 709,700 in July, up from 698,400 in June, while the estimated number of individual patients waiting for treatment was 555,200. The number of pathways waiting more…
Commenting ahead of a meeting of the leaders of Plaid Cymru, Sinn Fein and the SNP to discuss breaking up the United Kingdom, Darren Millar MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “Instead of obsessing about independence, the First Minister should be focused on dealing with the crisis engulfing the Welsh NHS and the declining standards…
