Commenting on the junior doctor strike action, Russell George MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “The people of Wales will share my frustration at the severe disruption caused by strike action in Labour-run Wales when we already have the longest waits for treatment in the UK. “In Conservative-run England, junior doctors have been offered…
Responding to claims the Royal Welsh Show would stand to lose £1m a year if school summer holidays are cut, Samuel Kurtz MS, Shadow Rural Affairs Minister, said: “Culturally significant events, such as the Royal Welsh Show, are incredibly important to Wales’ social fabric, especially for our younger generations. “The proposals from the Welsh Government…
Commenting on the news that a task force has warned that Wales has some of the worst survival rates for some of the most serious cancers, Russell George MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “It is completely unacceptable that in Labour-run Wales, you have barely a 50/50 chance of receiving cancer treatment within the…
Commenting following his exchange today with Labour’s Minister for Social Services in the Senedd, Gareth Davies MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Social Services said: “I am bitterly disappointed by Labour’s plans to continue underfunding our social care system here in Wales – the budget gap will hit the most vulnerable and put children at…
Commenting following his exchange today with Vaughan Gething, Labour’s Economy Minister in the Senedd, Paul Davies MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Economy Minister said: “How can Welsh businesses have any confidence in a Labour Government that launches a renewed Economic Mission just to self-sabotage it by slashing funding to key areas touted within it? “Wales ranks…
Get ready Lido Ponty lovers – weekend cold water swims will return for February and March 2024! After hugely successful Boxing Day and New Year’s Day swims, temperatures at The National Lido of Wales, Lido Ponty, will once again be turned down from 28 to 15 degrees for the return of the popular cold water…
Monmouthshire council tax rise is a sign of things to come Responding to Monmouthshire Council’s proposed council tax rise, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives said: “The slated council tax rise in Monmouthshire is a sign of things to come for residents across Wales. “Council tax has nearly tripled in Wales over…
Responding to the latest eye care waiting times for Welsh NHS outpatients, Russell George MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “It is an outrage that fewer than half of eye care patients are still not being seen within the target time in Labour-run Wales. “If an eye care patient isn’t seen within the target…
Responding to the Plaid Cymru Leader’s calls for greater powers over tax bands, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “Plaid Cymru has borrowed the Scottish Nationalist playbook on taxation, and the outcome will be higher taxes for the poorest in Wales. “As we have seen in Scotland, people on higher wages…
Responding to the news that Members of Nasuwt Cymru are taking action at Pencoedtre High in Barry, Laura Anne Jones MS, Shadow Education Minister, said: “I have previously raised concerns about violent behaviour within schools which have been dismissed time and time again by the Labour Government. “As the education crisis in Wales worsens thanks…
