National Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales and Leader of the Conservative Group in the Assembly.
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I am absolutely delighted that Oscar and Natasha Asghar have decided to leave Plaid Cymru and join the Welsh Conservative Party.It is great that Oscar is going to be part of our Assembly team in the run-up to the next Assembly elections...
I have written to Carmarthenshire County Council to express my concern at plans to close four council run care homes in the county.The homes are St Paul’s Home for the Elderly and Caemaen Residential Home in Llanelli, Argel Care Home in Johnstown and Cartref Tawelan in Ash Grove, Carmarthen.I u...
I have to say I am less than impressed with Carwyn Jones’ new Cabinet.When Wales is in the middle of the worst recession it’s ever seen and with budgets stretched to breaking point I am stunned the new First Minister has appointed Jane Hutt who caused chaos in the health and education por...
I am concerned at the lack of funding to support businesses in Ceredigion under the Assembly Government’s ProAct scheme.ProAct aims to help businesses cope with the downturn and develop staff skills ready for the upturn. ...
I congratulate Carwyn Jones on his election as Welsh Labour Leader in Wales and soon to be our new First Minister.I also wish to pay tribute to Rhodri Morgan for his decade of service and for his commitment to his party, to the Assembly and to Wales.After two months of political uncertainty and...
The British Beer and Pub Association and the Society of Independent Brewers have launched a campaign called “I’m Backing the pub” in an attempt to persuade the Government to cut the tax on beer.As Co-Chairman of the Assembly’s All Party Beer Group I welcome this.Recent research conducted by the Cam...
I very much welcome news that changes are to be made to a junction to improve safety on the A48 Trunk Road at Cwmgwili...
It is undeniable that there are some truly excellent centres of learning in Wales, and Bangor Business School is certainly one of them. The banking area of operation is probably the best in Europe.What, alas, is also undeniable is that our higher education sector is not getting the funds it needs...
Today I spent a considerable amount of time visiting businesses in Brecon, in Llandrindod Wells, and in Knighton...
I hear that Brian Gibbons told BBC Radio Wales recently that he wants to see alcohol strength taken into account in pricing to tackle Wales’ drinking culture.I am glad to hear this as it is Conservative policy.Much of the disorder that blights our communities is fuelled by alcohol, which is why t...
The National Lottery was fifteen years old yesterday.In that time it has raised over £23 billion for good causes.I mention this because, of the 28 villages in the UK shortlisted for funds from the Big Lottery under its "Village SOS" initiative aimed at breathing new life into our villages, no less ...
Yesterday’s Queen’s Speech clearly demonstrates the need to get rid of this directionless, tired and failed Labour Government.This was not a programme for Government. It...
This morning the All Wales Convention published its long awaited report on Devolution in Wales.I very much welcome the publication of this report and Sir Emyr Jones-Parry and his team deserve our thanks for all their hard work and dedication in bringing this report together.The Convention has...
Last Saturday morning I met with representatives of TruckGas, a world-leader in alternative fuel.TruckGas replaces conventional diesel engines with Duel Fuel engines, which substitute Liquefied Natural Gas for up to 80% of conventional diesel fuel. LNG is not only a clean and low-carbon replacement...
Research has revealed that 9 out of 10 car trips could be replaced by walking, cycling or public transport...
