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DAVIES CALLS FOR REFERENDUM ON VALE COUNCIL TAX
Andrew RT Davies has called on the Vale of Glamorgan Council to hold a local referendum on their plans to increase council tax by 6.9%. In England, county councils and other major local authorities are required to hold a local referendum if they wish to increase local...
WELSH NHS WAITING LIST REMAINS OVER 800,000
The latest NHS statistics for Wales revealed NHS treatment waiting list remain at 800,395 pathways. Fewer than half (48.3%) of the most serious (red) calls received an emergency response within the eight minute target time. Median waits for treatment have...
STATEMENT: ST ATHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL FIRE
Responding to news that 240 pupils, teaching staff and contractors have been evacuated from St Athan primary school following a fire, Andrew RT Davies MS, Senedd Member for South Wales Central and former Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “The news reports out...
MEAL DEAL BAN SLAMMED BY DAVIES
New Welsh Government regulations on junk food have been described as “nanny-state rules” by former Welsh Conservative Leader Andrew RT Davies, as he warned Ministers against “treating the public like children”. The new rules would see a ban on supermarkets displaying...
CAPITAL REGION BOTCHED CONTRACT “SPELLS DANGER”
Responding to reports that the Cardiff Capital Region may have to pay millions of pounds in damages after a successful legal challenge over a procurement contract, Andrew RT Davies MS, Senedd Member for South Wales Central and former Leader of the Welsh Conservatives,...
DAVIES CALLS FOR COMPASSION FROM VALE COUNCIL AFTER PARKING LOANS GAFFE
Andrew RT Davies has asked the Labour-run Vale of Glamorgan to “show some compassion” following a suggestion by the Council Leader that low-income families could take out a loan to afford parking permits. Cllr Lis Burnett was discussing plans for parking proposals in...
DAVIES BACKS PERFORMANCE-RELATED PAY FOR WATER BOSSES
South Wales Central MS Andrew RT Davies has called for water bosses’ pay to be linked to performance after it was revealed people in most parts of Wales are facing a 27% increase in their water bills from April. The average annual bill will go up from £503 to £639, in...
“TAXPAYERS MUST BE FIRST PRIORITY” IN SENEDD OFFICE SEARCH
Andrew RT Davies has said the first consideration in the Senedd’s search for office space must be Welsh taxpayers. The Senedd has set out the next steps in its multi-million pound search for offices in Cardiff Bay. The Senedd’s Commission, the body responsible for the...
DAVIES SAYS HEALTH BOARD “MARKING OWN HOMEWORK” AFTER SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS
A review has been launched into ‘serious concerns’ about practices at operating theatres at University Hospital of Wales after allegations that spectators were allowed in while surgery was being carried out. The Cardiff and Vale Health Board has said there will be a...
DAVIES CALLS FOR GREATER NHS ALIGNMENT WITH ENGLAND
Responding to the BMA telling the Welsh Affairs Committee that bureaucracy is preventing Welsh patients accessing care in England, Andrew RT Davies MS, Senedd Member for South Wales Central and former Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “This is a classic example...