Today the Welsh Grand Committee met to discuss the effect of the Autumn Budget on Wales. In my speech, I talked about the injustice served to Welsh women born in the 1950s and the need for a UK-wide Children's Funeral Fund. … [Read more...]
Female prisons in Wales
Today I asked Rt Hon David Lidington MP, The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, whether his department have made a decision on a female prison opening in Wales. A rather disappointing answer as no decision yet implies it is up for discussion! … [Read more...]
Pontypridd visit
I had a lovely evening in Pontypridd lastnight, talking to local 1950s women about how we are fighting for their state pension. Thank you to Owen Smith MP and Mick Antoniw AM for inviting me, I'm off to Aberavon this morning to talk to Stephen Kinnock MP and his constituents about state pension inequality. … [Read more...]
Wales This Week: Beating the Odds
Here is my interview from Wales This Week: Beating the Odds, where I talk about the need to reduce the maximum stake on FOBTs. If you would like to watch the whole programme, you can view it online here. … [Read more...]
Wales This Week: Beating The Odds
Make sure you tune in to ITV Wales at 8pm tonight to watch Wales This Week cover gambling addiction. I have given an interview as part of this programme, along with a number of problem gamblers and academics that I have worked closely with over the last two years as chair of the APPG on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals. … [Read more...]
Energy in Wales Westminster Hall debate
Shortly before the conference recess, I spoke in Albert Owen MP's Westminster Hall debate on Energy in Wales. I called for the Government to proceed with the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. … [Read more...]
Letter to Chris Grayling
Yesterday I wrote to Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, to express my anger and frustration over the scrapped rail electrification plans. Here is the letter in full, as I feel correspondence such as this should be available to all the people who are affected. … [Read more...]
Rail electrification between Cardiff and Swansea scrapped
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling MP announced this morning (20 July) in an article for Wales Online that the Government has scrapped plans to electrify the main train line between Swansea and Cardiff. This comes just days after the decision to award £6.6bn worth of contracts as part of the next phase of the high speed rail network between London and Birmingham. Carolyn Harris, MP for … [Read more...]
Save Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
I’m supporting Tonia Antoniazzi MP for Gower in her campaign to save Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. I have signed the petition and I would urge my constituents to do so too, not just for Swansea East but for the wider South Wales Region. www.toniaantoniazzi.co.uk/tidallagoon.html … [Read more...]
St David’s Day to be made a public holiday under Labour
Labour to give workers a break and bring our four nations together with four new national holidays Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, will announce Labour’s plan to give Britain's workers the break they deserve and bring our four nations together with four new national holidays for the whole of the United Kingdom. Under Labour’s proposals, UK-wide public holidays will be held on St, … [Read more...]
