Having written to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs on extreme weather costing farmers millions of pounds in Wales, Samuel Kurtz MS, Shadow Rural Affairs Minister, said: “The continued and unprecedented rainfall is severely impacting Welsh farmers and agriculture. Crops haven’t been planted, silage is running low, and livestock has been turned out onto sodden…
Responding to the latest eye care waiting times for Welsh NHS outpatients indicating that 51.4% or 78,443 at-risk ophthalmology patients are waiting beyond the target time, Russell George MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “The fact that fewer than half of eye care patients are still not being seen within the target time represents…
This isn’t an original scenario wherein opencast operators promise to restore land and roads post-coal extraction operations. Historical evidence indicates they often fail to fulfil these commitments. Hence, it’s not a unique situation. Additionally, the Labour Party’s approach isn’t constructive; they simply award more contracts to contractors, as seen with the Rhigos Old Parish Road…
Commenting on the news that BMA Cymru Wales have highlighted a substantial rise in GP practice closures and that there has been “little done” by the Labour Welsh Government to boost GP numbers, Russell George MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “The BMA are right to call this a GP services crisis, Labour’s dither…
As residents of Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) receive their latest council tax demands, they are met with a bitter reality: paying more for less. It’s a scenario that has become all too familiar under the leadership of the Labour Party, with council taxes soaring while essential services face relentless cuts. The question that looms large…
Responding to news that Cardiff Airport will fail to install new scanners enabling passengers to take more liquids when travelling, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport, Natasha Asghar MS, said: “The Welsh Government and Cardiff Airport have known for quite some time that it would be a requirement of all UK airports to get these…
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Responding to the Transport Minister confirming that the Labour Welsh Government is committed to the 20mph speed limit, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Minister for Transport, said: “This admission from the Transport Minister will frustrate motorists across Wales. “Labour and Plaid Cymru’s 20mph speed limit is damaging public transport services, it is damaging tourism, and it…
Responding to the news that the amount of sewage spills into Welsh Waterways has increased by a third under Labour’s watch this year, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Shadow Climate Change Minister, said: “This damage to our environment and risk to public health is unacceptable and more action needs to be taken by the Labour Government. “With…
Responding to Labour’s investment into the company Fleet EV, whose operator has been the director of four previously failed companies, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Transport Minister, said: “Labour’s record on due diligence when handing out large sums of money is shocking, “From Gilestone Farm to the Circuit of Wales, they cannot manage taxpayers’ hard-earned cash…
