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News articles / May 2008
WILLIAMS WELCOMES CAMERON’S BARNETT CONVERSION
Commenting on David Cameron’s interview with The Herald, in which he suggested that the Barnett Formula could be replaced by a needs-based formula, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Roger Williams MP said:
ROGER WILLIAMS MP MEETS DALAI LAMA
Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Wales and Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire, today met with the Dalai Lama during his visit to the Houses of Parliament. Commenting after the meeting, Mr Williams said:
TOURIST VISITORS TO WALES MUST NOT DROP FURTHER – WILLIAMS
Following an exchange during Welsh Oral Questions between Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Wales, and Huw Irranca Davis MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales, Roger Williams has called for improved funding to encourage tourists to Wales. Commenting after the exchange, Mr Williams said:
LATEST CAP ‘HEALTH CHECK’ ANNOUNCEMENTS WELCOME – WILLIAMS
Following Mariann Fischer Boel’s, European Agriculture Commissioner, statement (20th May) on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Food and Rural Affairs spokesperson, has welcomed the latest review on the CAP. Mr Williams said:
WILLIAMS SOUNDS OPTIMISTIC NOTE IN POST OFFICE FIGHT
Roger Williams, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, has urged the Post Office to reconsider plans to reduce services across Powys. Roger Williams has sent submissions to the consultation programme for each of the post offices threatened with closure and mobile or outreach services, along with the thousands of signatures collected opposing the closures. The Post Office will now consider the objections made by the local community before they make their final decision on which Post Offices should remain open.
Vehicle Excise Duty needs re-evaluating for small businesses - Williams
Roger Williams, Liberal Democrat Food and Rural Affairs spokesperson and MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, has called for the government to reconsider the impact its proposals for a graduated Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in light of the potential problems it will create for small businesses. Mr Williams said:
MP & AM PUT CONSTITUENTS’ CONCERNS TO POST OFFICE LTD. & POSTWATCH
Brecon & Radnorshire’s AM Kirsty Williams and MP Roger Williams today (16th May) submitted (by post) to Post Office Ltd. and the post watchdog Postwatch, all the representations they gathered at public meetings and the letters they have received from concerned constituents during the post office closure consultation period. These representations are in addition to the 3000+ Save Our Post Office cards Roger Williams and a delegation of Liberal Democrat Powys County Councillors delivered to 10 Downing Street in early April.
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS DISSAPOINTED AT FAILURE OF TORIES TO BACK DEMOCRACY FOR BRECON BEACON NATIONAL PARK
Local Liberal Democrat politicians have strongly criticized the failure of the newly formed Conservative Group on Powys County Council to back the council’s Welsh Liberal Democrat Group proposal to change the way the council’s members are selected to serve on the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.
ROGER WILLIAMS URGES FINAL PUSH FOR POST OFFICE CONSULTATION SUBMISSIONS
Commenting on the approaching deadline for the public consultation on the Mid-Wales round of post office closures, Roger Williams, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, has urged local post office users to submit their thoughts on the closures before the consultation closes on Monday 19th May. Mr Williams said:
BROWN’S VISION FOR WALES BLURRED - WILLIAMS
Commenting on the announcement that the personal tax allowance would be raised to compensate those affected by the scrapping of the 10p tax rate, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Roger Williams MP said:
ILL THOUGHT OUT POLICY CHANGES WILL EXACERBATE FOOD PROBLEMS – WILLIAMS
Commenting on Chancellor Alistair Darling’s letter to EU Finance Ministers, sent ahead of the EU Finance Meeting in Brussels (May 14th), in which he proposes scrapping the CAP and the abolition of import tariffs on agricultural commodities, Roger Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Food and Rural Affairs Spokesperson, said:
TAX PLANS MUST STAND UP TO SCRUTINY - WILLIAMS
Commenting on the announcement that the personal tax allowance would be raised to compensate those affected by the scrapping of the 10p tax rate, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Roger Williams MP said:
EXPENSES FOR VOLUNTARY TRANSPORT SCHEMES MUST BE REVIEWED – WILLIAMS
Roger Williams, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, has called for a review of the expenses scheme for people providing voluntary transport schemes. Speaking on Wednesday (7th May) during Oral Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Roger Williams MP called on Ed Miliband MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to increase the amount that volunteers can claim. Speaking after the exchange, Mr Williams said:
GREATER SUPPORT NEEDED FOR 1st TIME BUYERS, NEW FAMILIES AND LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME HOME OWNERS - WILLIAMS
Commenting on a GMB report on the recent drop in house prices, Roger Williams, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, has called for an increase in social housing and more advice and support for people who experience difficulty in keeping up mortgage repayments. Mr Williams said:
Roger Williams MP pledges support to Asthma UK’s campaign to reduce emergency hospital admissions for asthma in Brecon and Radnorshire
Mr Roger Williams MP has pledged his support for Asthma UK’s Wish you were here? campaign to reduce hospital admissions in Brecon and Radnorshire and across the UK.
INSPECTION CHANGES WOULD KILL OFF SMALL ABATTOIRS - WILLIAMS
Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Roger Williams MP has today warned that proposed changes to the meat inspection regime could leave small abattoirs in Wales struggling to cover their costs.
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