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News articles / June 2006
WILLIAMS WELCOMES FAIR TRADING WATCHDOG FINDINGS ON LPG
Brecon & Radnorshire’s Liberal Democrat MP, Roger Williams, has hailed the recent announcement by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) that it is referring the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for an investigation by the Competition Commission, following the OFT’s own inquiry in to the LPG market.
Hope on the horizon for JL French
An aluminium casting plant in mid-Wales which went into administration in February and placed 170 jobs in jeopardy is expected to finalise a deal with a buyer in the next few weeks.
MILIBAND MUST PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS TO PREVENT FARM PAYMENT FIASCO NEXT YEAR
Commenting on the Government’s failure to meet the EU deadline for single farm payments for England, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs spokesman, said:
Merger Fiasco Could Damage Police Morale
In a debate in Westminster today Roger Williams, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, condemned the Government’s police merger policy and warned that it could damage police morale.
SPATE OF FISH DISEASE OUTBREAKS MET WITH DEFRA INACTION
Following confirmation that multiple outbreaks of both Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) and Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (VHS) have been found in fish stocks in England over the last month, Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Food and Rural Affairs has argued that the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs is not prioritising aquaculture.
GOVERNMENT CAUGHT NAPPING AFTER 10,000 WHALES KILLED IN PAST 20 YEARS
As the annual general meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in St Kitts enters its vital decision-making stage, Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Food and Rural Affairs has released Liberal Democrat analysis of new figures showing that almost 10,000 whales were killed for ‘scientific purposes’ in the past 20 years, of which Japan was responsible for over 8,000.
Commissioner must not be ‘toothless tiger’
Ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire has outlined his concerns that the proposed commissioner for older people will be powerless to protect many older people.
Roger Williams apologises to Mr Speaker
Roger Williams, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire has today apologised to the Speaker of the House for an outburst during Welsh Questions yesterday.
ASDA WITHDRAWAL OF BRAZILIAN BEEF WELCOME
Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Rural Affairs, has today welcomed the withdrawal of a line of Brazilian beef from the shelves of ASDA. Roger Williams said:
Useless And Unused Supermarket Code Of Practice Must Be Rewritten
The Welsh Liberal Democrats today called for the Supermarket Code of Practice to be reformed and rewritten, saying the old Code- introduced in 2001- had categorically failed to protect farmers and suppliers from abuse by powerful supermarkets.
DEFRA MUST WORK QUICKLY TO HELP FISH FARMERS
Following confirmation that Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia led to the slaughter of more than 50000 trout at a trout farm in North Yorkshire, Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat spokesman for Food and Rural Affairs has argued that DEFRA must act quickly to prevent further spread of the disease.
5000 People In Powys To Pay Back £4.3m In Tax Credit Overpayments
Powys MPs, Lembit Opik and Roger Williams today called for a total overhaul of the tax credit system after new figures revealed that nearly 10,000 people living in Cardiff are still being forced to payback over £8.4 million worth of tax credits, due to errors made by the HM Revenue and Customs.
ONE PENCE SINGLE FARM PAYMENT SHOWS GOVERNMENT’S BUREAUCRATIC SHAMBLES
Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs spokesman, today revealed new figures which show the maze of red tape created by the Government’s single farm payments. The Government quango, the Rural Payments Agency: • made a payment of just one pence • received over half a million to their helpline in the past year, an average of over 4 calls per claimant • has running costs of £250m (up by almost 35% in past 2 years) • have admitted the IT system delivering the payments cost over £50m – up from the £34m original price tag.
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