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News articles / May 2006
RENEW YOUR PASSPORTS NOW TO BEAT ID CARD DEADLINE
Roger Williams, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, today applied to renew his passport to prevent his details from being added to the ID cards database.
MOD REFUSES TO COMMENT ON ALLEGED BEACONS TERROR CAMPS
The Ministry of Defence has today refused to confirm or deny reports that convicted radical cleric Abu Hamza organised terror training camps in the Brecon Beacons in the late 1990s.
MP CALLS FOR HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD TO BE SAVED
Following the announcement that the estate of Pilleth near Knighton in Powys, including the site of the historic battlefield, is to be sold in lots in June, Roger Williams, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire said:
MILIBAND DODGES THE COMPENSATION ISSUE
Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Food and Rural Affairs urged David Miliband, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to meet immediately with the EU Commissioner for Agriculture to discuss implementing an EU scheme to compensate English farmers who have not yet received their Single Farm Payment.
Brazilian beef must be banned
In response to the news that ranchers in 15 Brazilian states have begun vaccinating cattle against foot-and-mouth disease, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson said:
HILL FARMERS NEED MORE ASSISTANCE
Following an SI committee on the new Hill Farm Allowance Regulations yesterday, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat spokesman on Food and Rural Affairs, and Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming argued that this government is giving hill farmers no confidence for the future.
ROGUE TRADERS MUST BE BROUGHT TO ACCOUNT
Following revelations that rogue farmers and butchers were selling bogus organic meat, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Food and Rural Affairs, has called for those who fraudulently claim that meat is organic must face tougher penalties.
BEE MEDICATION APPLICATION BY VETS WILL DAMAGE BEEKEEPING
Speaking in a Statutory Instrument committee this morning, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat spokesman for Rural Affairs voiced concerns over the cost of medicines to cure bee diseases.
FULL TIME MINISTER FOR FARMING ESSENTIAL
In response to the dual role of Baroness Ashton as newly appointed Minister for Sustainable Farming and Food and as a Constitutional Affairs Minister responsible for the compensation culture, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs spokesman has today tabled a Parliamentary motion calling for a full-time Minister for farming.
Williams Welcomes ‘Belated’ Supermarket Investigation
Commenting today on news that the Office of Fair Trading has referred the Groceries Market to the Competition Commission for investigation, Roger Williams, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, said:
AFFORDABLE RURAL HOUSING MUST BE AWARDED TOP PRIORITY
Following the publication of the Affordable Rural Housing Commission report into rural housing yesterday, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Rural Affairs, has called on the government to do more to assist first-time buyers in rural areas.
STUDY SHOWING THAT ASPARTAME CAUSES CANCER SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
In response to the statement issued today by the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) that the artificial sweetener aspartame is still safe for human consumption, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Food and Rural Affairs said:
MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR RURAL CHILDHOOD POVERTY
In yesterday’s session of Welsh Questions in the House of Commons, Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, questioned the accuracy of Government figures on childhood poverty in Wales.
BECKETT’S EXCUSES ARE PITIFUL
Following remarks by Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, that farmers should have expected delays in receiving their Single Farm Payment, Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Rural Affairs has commented:
Supermarkets need to save the orang-utan
Yesterday Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire attended a Friends of the Earth reception on the threats facing orang-utans in the wild. Speaking after the event Roger Williams said:
RESUMPTION OF BEEF EXPORTS A WELCOME MOVE
With the 10 year ban on beef exports due to be lifted tomorrow, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Food and Rural Affairs has welcomed the move.
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