Assembly News

In a letter to the Health Minister, Janet Finch-Saunders AM – the Shadow Minister for Social Care – has called on the Welsh Government to prioritise the supply and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect social care employees.

Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government, Mark Isherwood AM, has praised the work of local authorities across Wales for their work on battling Coronavirus.

Clwyd West AM Darren Millar welcomed action by Conwy County Borough Council to allow a temporary change to the Sunday trading enforcement regime to help NHS staff and other key workers.   

Janet Finch-Saunders AM – the Shadow Minister for Social Care – has asserted that “lives will be lost” if the Welsh Government does not adopt the scheme in England to register persons as “extremely vulnerable”.

Shadow Health Minister Angela Burns AM has called on the Welsh Government to stop playing catch-up with Westminster, and to instead innovate and come up with ideas to assist in the fight against Covid-19 (Coronavirus).

Welsh Conservatives have called on the Labour administration in Cardiff to follow the UK Government’s lead and extend business rates relief to other high-street industry sectors.

Russell George AM, the Shadow Minister for Business, as hailed this afternoon’s announcement on a bailout for self-employed people as a “real boost, both for their pockets and hopefully their spirits”.

The Welsh Government is being urged to adopt the new scheme available in England for the most vulnerable in our communities to receive assistance with essentials, such as deliveries of food.

Angela Burns AM, the Shadow Health Minister, has called on the Welsh Government to follow suit.

The nationwide round of applause takes place at 8pm today.

The drive to recruit, train, and deploy 250,000 volunteers to aid the NHS during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak has been welcomed by Welsh Conservatives, including Shadow Health Minister Angela Burns, but she has called on the Welsh Government to introduce the scheme to Wales.