A Labour Member of the Welsh Assembly has accused leading Conservatives of wanting to turn rural Wales into "killing fields" once again, by pledging to repeal the law which outlaws fox hunting. Wrexham's AM Lesley Griffiths made her remarks in a Statement of Opinion she has Tabled in the National Assembly for Wales, in which she condemns the Repeal Committee - a Tory-led group which seeks to ...

Today, in the National Assembly for Wales, Plaid Cymru tabled the following motion for debate; "This Assembly notes the concern raised in Wales by individuals, organisations and public protests relating to the military action taken in the Gaza Strip". If we ignore the issue of whether this is an appropriate motion for debate in the National Assembly for Wales, I can accept this as a reasonable mot...

Ex-prisoner and former Tory minister Jonathan Aitken says the assembly government is "ready" to take charge of jails in Wales.

A BID to insert a controversial Whitehall veto into plans to give the Assembly power over housing policy has hit fresh difficulty.

In the run up to the Tory conference we have heard Cheryl Gillan and David Cameron talk about the relationship of mutual respect they wish to foster with the Assembly. What that actually means is they don’t want that pesky Assembly putting forward legislation on behalf of the people of Wales. If ever there was evidence that this was false rhetoric just look at the Tory conference. Just like ...

Royston Jones ( Jac o' the North)has posted the following petition to the Assembly: We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to address the flawed system for allocating social housing in Wales. At present, a person who has never visited Wales can qualify for social housing ahead of someone born and bred in Wales. This is due to the points system giving preference

A TORY Secretary of State for Wales would hold three question-and-answer sessions with Assembly Members each year, the party said yesterday.

Welsh Assembly Government - This Statistical Bulletin shows a breakdown of some headline school statistics by Assembly Constituencies in Wales.

Former Tory Minister, Lord Garel-Jones has told the All-Wales Convention that Welsh people who live outside the country, but who have a family connection with Wales, should be able to vote in any referendum on dismantling the LCO process and enabling the Assembly to access its full law-making powers as set out in the Government of Wales Act 2006. It is the case of course that overseas voters do no...

Tory plans to set up a committee of MPs to discuss issues such as health delivery and education in Wales will be a complete waste of time, according to Labour Assembly Member, Lesley Griffiths. The AM for Wrexham was reacting to the proposal put forward by Welsh Shadow Secretary, Cheryl Gillan at the Tory Spring Conference in Cardiff at the weekend. Commenting, Lesley Griffiths AM said: "This year...