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20 YEARS OF DEVOLUTION
- May 15, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
May 2019 marks 20 years of devolution in Wales. Recently I wrote 2 articles for the Western Mail on the first 20 years of devolution and what the Assembly might look like in 20 years time. Here are the 2 articles: 1. The first 20 years of devolution…the journey from Assembly to Parliament Eight hundred
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CONTAMINATED BLOOD SCANDAL : UK GOVERNMENT RECKLESS AND CRUEL
- May 15, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Mick Antoniw, Assembly Member for Pontypridd and Chair of the Assembly Cross Party Group on Blood Contamination has denounced the UK Government’s misleading announcement of ‘additional support’ for victims and their families as ‘reckless and cruel,’ as the support announced will only apply in England and contains no new money. Raising the issue at First
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COUNCILLOR ROB SMITH – A PERSONAL MESSAGE
- May 9, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
It was with great sadness that we received the news that RCT Councillor Rob Smith had passed away on Friday night. I knew Rob initially through his activism in his trade union Nalgo which later joined Unison and through his involvement in the Pontypridd Trades Council. As the Pontypridd Constituency Assembly Member I worked on
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AM: MATERNITY RECOMMENDATIONS MUST BE IMPLEMENTED URGENTLY AND IN FULL
- April 30, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
I am truly shocked at the findings of the independent Welsh Government investigation and report carried out by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The report makes for difficult reading and my first thoughts are for the women whose maternity experience was completely unacceptable. The report is largely the result of the bravery of
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IN SUPPORT OF THE KURDISH PEOPLE
- April 15, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
In March there was a debate on the plight of the Kurdish people at the Senedd. Here’s my contribution to the debate: I am glad to be able to participate in this important motion, and, just as we have previously discussed issues relating to Spain and Catalonia, as I have previously raised issues relating
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CAPTAIN ARCHIBALD DICKSON – A WELSH HERO
- March 27, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
I am pleased to have the support of First Minister Mark Drakeford, International Relations Minister Eluned Morgan and fellow Labour AMs in establishing a commemorative plaque outside the Senedd in recognition of Welshman, Captain Archibald Dickson, who rescued more than 2600 people from General Franco’s forces in Alicante, Spain in 1939. The First Minister has
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AM WELCOMES BOOST FOR MASTERS STUDENTS
- March 12, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Pontypridd Assembly Member, Mick Antoniw has welcomed the Welsh Government’s increase in financial support for Welsh postgraduate students from this September. The support available to someone beginning postgraduate Master’s study in the 2019-20 academic year will be £17,000, up from £13,000 in 2018-19. The finance package will include a grant for eligible students of £1,000,
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FIRST MINISTER VISITS ‘LLYS CADWYN’
- March 12, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Latest News
It was great to join First Minister Mark Drakeford and RCT Leader Andrew Morgan at the official naming of the new Taff Vale precinct recently. The ‘Llys Cadwyn’ development has been underway for 12 months and this 2 min timelapse video shows how efficiently the construction has progressed.
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AM SUPPORTS BAN ON THIRD PARTY SALES OF PUPPIES AND KITTENS
- February 25, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Local Assembly Member Mick Antoniw is backing a consultation on the banning of third party sales of puppies and kittens in Wales. Currently, puppies or kittens can either be purchased via a third-party seller, directly from a breeder or from a rescue/rehoming centre. Commercial third-party sellers are those who are licensed pet sellers; in Wales
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AM WELCOMES NEW FLY-TIPPING PENALTIES
- February 20, 2019
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Local Assembly Member Mick Antoniw wants residents to be aware that people who give their waste to someone “in good faith” who then fly-tips – could face a fixed penalty notice of £300. New rules have been agreed by Assembly Members making it easier for councils to take action against householders who hand their waste