20/01/2019 20th January 2019 Speaking as Shadow Local Government Minister in the Debate on the Local Government Settlement 2019-20, I stated “With the exception of Denbighshire, which now... Articles
13/01/2019 13th January 2019 Speaking in the Debate on ‘The Cost of Caring for an Ageing Population’, I quoted from a series of reports which have indicated that legislation is not being... Articles
06/01/2019 6th January 2019 Happy New Year! Despite a few days off with my family over the festive season, there has been much activity. I made a pre-Christmas visit to the Royal Mail... Articles
15/12/2018 15th December 2018 Responding to the Statement ‘Towards a Distinct Approach to the Penal System in Wales’ by the outgoing Local Government and Public Services Secretary, which was... Articles
09/12/2018 9th December 2018 Speaking in the Assembly Debate on ‘the EU Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration’, I stated that “we now see the grotesque chaos of Labour MPs in North... Articles
02/12/2018 2nd December 2018 Closing the Welsh Conservative Debate on Local Authorities, I referred to the unfair local authority funding formula and my support for Flintshire Council’s... Articles
25/11/2018 25th November 2018 Speaking at and Chairing the first session of the Policy Forum for Wales Seminar on Additional Learning Needs (ALN) in Wales, I said I am “inundated with... Articles
18/11/2018 18th November 2018 I sponsored and spoke at the Assembly event launching social enterprise 3SC’s position paper ‘The Crisis in Public Sector Contracting and How to cure It - in... Articles
11/11/2018 11th November 2018 Speaking in the Debate on The Equality and Human Rights Commission's Wales Annual Review, I noted the Commission’s findings that ‘poverty and deprivation are... Articles
