Jo Stevens appeared before the Senedd’s economy committee to give evidence on Welsh steelmaking following the closure of Port Talbot’s last blast furnace.
Tag: Senedd
Automatic voter registration set to get underway
Wales will become the first part of the UK to bring in automatic voter registration when pilots get underway next month.
Concern over ‘green light’ for NHS privatisation
Senedd Members quizzed Wales’ health secretary about long NHS waits amid concerns about health boards getting the “green light” to commission private sector services.
‘Give voters a greater say on replacing misbehaving politicians’
Campaigners called for voters to be given a say over who replaces Senedd politicians booted out of office for bad behaviour under a proposed system of recall.
Plan to ban lying politicians ‘wholly unrealistic’
Jonathan Rees, a Welsh barrister, urged real caution before making any changes made to the criminal law as he gave evidence to the Senedd’s standards committee.
‘Dysfunctional’ community councils ‘signing blank cheques’
The Senedd’s local government committee launched an inquiry on the governance and accountability of town and community councils in Wales.
‘The system is failing to understand and support children’s unique needs’
South Wales East MS Laura Anne Jones talks about the “real struggles” facing children with ALN and their families in this blog for Caerphilly Observer.
Alarm over Wales’ domestic violence ‘epidemic’
Domestic violence against women and girls is the scourge of Wales and a national emergency, Senedd Members warned.
Opencast mine restoration work ‘woefully short of promises’
Opencast mine developers have repeatedly “cut and run”, breaking promises on restoration and costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds, a Senedd committee warned.
Senedd debates Eluned Morgan’s first 100 days as First Minister
Andrew RT Davies led a Conservative debate on the eve of November 14, which marks Eluned Morgan’s hundredth day in office.