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ISHERWOOD: AM SUPPORTS ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE ?CONSENT MOTION ON THE WELFARE REFORM BILL |
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NORTH Wales Assembly Member Mark Isherwood has given his support to the Assembly Legislative Consent Motion on the Welfare Reform Bill.
The Motion only relates to provisions in the Welfare Reform Bill relating to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, insofar as they fall within the legislative competence of the Welsh Assembly, for consideration by the UK Parliament.
Speaking in the debate on the Motion, Mr Isherwood said: "We note that the Social Mobility Strategy at UK level, to which this relates, sets out progressively to tackle the causes of poverty, rather than just the symptoms, which is something that we applaud. We will support this Legislative Consent Motion, because we need to restore the balance between a body with a UK-wide remit and the need to refer to the Welsh strategy as a devolved matter. We therefore need to give a picture at both a UK level and devolved level of progress in these important areas."
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ISHERWOOD: VOLUNTARY PROJECTS CHANGING LIVES ACROSS WALES |
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Welsh Conservative AM for North Wales, Mark Isherwood, has praised third-sector-led projects for their contribution to changing lives across Wales.
Speaking during this week’s Assembly debate on European Programmes, Mr Isherwood, said: "Voluntary, third-sector-led projects have accessed 6% of European structural funds - almost £100 million, supporting 76,600 people. Will you therefore join me in welcoming their contribution to changing lives, providing pathways to employment and creating jobs for some of Wales’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups?"
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ISHERWOOD: ALYN AND DEESIDE CONGRATULATED FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS |
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SHADOW Minister for North Wales, Mark Isherwood AM, is delighted that Alyn and Deeside has come second from the top out of 40 Welsh constituencies in?2011 educational attainment statistics?published today, but is concerned three North Wales counties are below?both 50% and the Welsh average for pupils achieving the GCSE threshold level.
The latest National Statistics on School Statistics by Assembly Constituency and Region produced by the Welsh Government show that the percentage of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year who achieved the Level 2 threshold including GCSE A* - C in English or Welsh first language and Mathematics was 62.6% in Alyn and Deeside, but in Wrexham the figure was only 43.8%, in the Vale of Clwyd 47.5% and Ynys Mon 47.9%. Gower in South Wales came out top with 65.5%.? The average across Wales was 50.1%.?
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ISHERWOOD: FIRST MINISTER CHALLENGED OVER? DELIVERY OF UK GOVERNMENT WORK PROGRAMME IN WALES |
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The First Minister has been questioned this week over the Welsh Government’s role in delivering the UK Government’s Work Programme in Wales.
North Wales Assembly Member, Mark Isherwood, raised the matter in the Chamber yesterday.
He said: "According to the Spotlight North Wales 2011 conference last November, the Welsh Government is playing a key role in this."?
Responding to Mr Isherwood’s question, the First Minister said: "Of course, we always seek to ensure that programmes designed to get people into work and provide them with the skills that they need are given priority. This builds on the numerous schemes that we have introduced to help the Welsh economy and that have been announced in this Chamber already."
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ISHERWOOD: AM CALLS FOR VIABLE ALTERNATIVES TO PAY DAY LOANS |
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A North Wales Assembly Member has today called?for action to alert people to the true cost of pay day loans and ensure they are offered viable alternatives.????
Speaking in today’s Individual Members Assembly??Debate, Mr Isherwood highlighted that the pay day loan market has grown rapidly in recent years and expressed concern that it is too easy for people to access the short term benefits of pay day loans.
He said: "Recent research from The Association of Business Recovery Professionals, showed that of the people they sampled who had taken a payday loan, 60% regret the decision and 48% believe the loan has made their financial situation worse. Only 13% believe their payday loan had a positive impact on their finances."
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