19/02/17 19th February 2017 Responding to the announcement by Communities Secretary, Carl Sargeant AM, that he was phasing out the Welsh Government’s ‘Communities First’ tackling poverty... Articles
06/02/2017 6th February 2017 Speaking in the Annual Report on Equality debate, I noted that Local Authorities had failed to understand their duty to involve people in the design and... Articles
30/01/2017 30th January 2017 Wales has unacceptably high rates of excess winter deaths and it is disgraceful that First Minister Carwyn Jones made no reference to the ‘NICE’ guidelines on... Articles
22.01.17 22nd January 2017 I highlighted concern over the Welsh Government’s decision to transfer the Welsh Independent Living Grant to local authorities. The grant helps disabled people... Articles
09/01/2017 9th January 2017 Best wishes to all Leader readers for New Year 2017. I met up with the North East Wales-based Network Director of the brilliant Co-Production Network for Wales... Articles
19/12/2016 19th December 2016 Questioning the Communities Secretary, Carl Sargeant AM, I noted that Wales continues to have one of the highest rates of poverty for all age groups, the... Articles
05/12/16 8th December 2016 It was an honour to present the Certificates to disabled people at the Enabling Wales Graduation Ceremony, held in North Wales. Speaking in the Welsh... Articles
21/11/2016 21st November 2016 I was delighted to officially open North Wales Deaf Association’s Resource Centre, to speak at the launch of the "Jewish Living Experience" Exhibition at... Articles
07/11/2016 7th November 2016 Following the conviction at Mold Crown Court of retired North Wales Police Superintendent, Gordon Anglesea, for historic child sex abuse, I called for a Welsh... Articles
