LGA RESPONDS TO TRANSPORT SECRETARY FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Responding to the Transport Secretaryās Ā£283 million funding announcement to protect and increase transport services, Cllr David Renard, the LGAās Environment spokesman, said:
āThis funding...
LGA RESPONDS TO Ā£300M TEST AND TRACE ANNOUNCEMENT
Responding to the announcement of Ā£300 million additional funding for local authorities to support the new test and trace service and of the 11...
LGA RESPONDS TO Ā£50 MILLION FUND FOR COUNCILS TO SUPPORT HIGH...
Responding to the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund which will provide Ā£50 million for councils in England to prepare for the safe reopening of...
LGA RESPONDS TO SAGE ADVICE TO REOPEN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Responding to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies advice to the Government about reopening primary schools on 1 June, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of...
DCN RESPONDS TO HCLG COMMITTEE REPORT ON HOMELESSNESS AND ROUGH SLEEPING
Responding to a Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report calling for government to establish a Ā£100 million housing support fund to end rough...
LGA: NEW CULTURAL TASKFORCE RISKS LOSING LOCAL VOICE ON RENEWAL
Excluding councils from the Governmentās newly created Cultural Renewal Taskforce removes the local voice on cultural renewal, the Local Government Association warns.
The Government is...
LGA RESPONDS TO MONEY ADVICE TRUST COUNCIL TAX REPORT
Responding to the report from the Money Advice Trust on council tax debt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair...
LGA STATEMENT: SCHOOLS REOPENING PLANS
Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the Local Government Associationās Children and Young People Board, said:
āCouncils have worked with all schools to keep them open...
Govt must extend support for self-employed workers to prevent redundancies
The Liberal Democrats are urging the Government to extend income support for self-employed workers as official statistics have revealed the number of people claiming...
LGA RESPONDS TO LATEST ONS FIGURES ON CORONAVIRUS DEATHS
Responding to the latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths, which show that deaths involving COVID-19 as a percentage of all deaths in care homes...
Concern over impact of Immigration Bill on Care Homes and Key...
Alistair Cameron, Welsh Liberal Democrat Senedd Candidate for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, has raised grave concerns that the Immigration Bill, which Westminster MPs...
LGA RESPONDS TO JOINT REPORT ON Ā£1BN YOUTH GUARANTEE, EDUCATION AND...
Responding to a joint report by the Institute of Employment Studies, Learning and Work Institute and others calling for a Ā£1 billion Youth Guarantee...
LGA RESPONDS TO EXPANSION OF TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING ANNOUNCEMENT
Responding to the announcement by the Health and Social Care Secretary of the expansion of the test and trace programme, including prioritising testing for...
LGA RESPONDS TO CORONAVIRUS CARE HOME RESILIENCE PLAN
Responding to the publication of the Governmentās Care Home Resilience Plan announced by the Health Secretary at the Downing Street briefing, Cllr Ian Hudspeth,...
LGA RESPONDS TO LATEST ONS FIGURES ON CARE SECTOR CORONAVIRUS DEATHS
Responding to the latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths in the care sector, which show there were 12,526 deaths of care home residents involving...
LGA RESPONDS TO Ā£1.7BN LOCAL ROADS REPAIRS ANNOUNCEMENT
Responding to the Transport Secretaryās announcement of a Ā£1.7 billion investment into repairing local roads to improve journeys for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers, Cllr...
LGA: COUNCILS NEED POWERS TO CLOSE SCHOOLS WITH NEW CLUSTERS OF...
Councils will need the power to close schools or nurseries if testing indicates clusters of new COVID-19 cases, the Local Government Association says today.
Councils...
NEXT STRATEGY TO TEST TRACE AND PROTECT WELSH PUBLIC PUBLISHED
Member of the Senedd, Eluned Morgan has welcomed the publication of a new Welsh Government strategy that outlines how testing and tracing cases of...
LGA RESPONDS TO EXTRA Ā£600M INFECTION CONTROL CARE HOME FUNDING
Responding to the announcement of an extra Ā£600 million to be made available for infection control in care homes, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of...
LGA RESPONDS TO LATEST ONS FIGURES ON CARE HOME DEATHS
Responding to the latest ONS figures on deaths from COVID-19 in the community, which show there were 8,312 coronavirus-related care home deaths registered up...
Wales TUC statement in response to the Prime Minister’s announcement on...
Wales TUC General SecretaryĀ Shavanah Taj has made the following statement in response to the Prime Minister's announcement on Sunday 10 May:
āBoris Johnsonās reckless statement...
LGA RESPONDS TO PM ADDRESS TO NATION ON CORONAVIRUS
Responding to Prime Minister Boris Johnsonās address on the road map for reopening society, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said:
āIt...
COUNCILS LEAD LOCAL VE DAY 75th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS .
Councils across the country are helping residents find new ways to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day today.
The Local Government Association is encouraging...
LGA RESPONDS TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE REPORT ON SEND
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report on special educational needs, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the LGAās Children and Young People Board, said:
āCouncils,...
CORONAVIRUS: LGA WARNS LEISURE PROVIDERS FALLING BETWEEN SUPPORT PACKAGES
Leisure providers which provide vital sport and cultural services for communities are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support, the...
LGA RESPONDS TO WHICH? REPORT ON VULNERABLE PEOPLEāS ACCESS TO FOOD...
Responding to a report by Which? on how some high-risk or vulnerable people are unable to access the food and supplies they need during...
Job guarantee scheme is essential for the UK recovery plan, says...
New TUC report sets out plans for a scheme to avoid high unemployment and to benefit Britain's communities
The Wales TUC is today (Monday)...
LGA RESPONDS TO ASH REPORT ON SMOKERS QUITTING DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Responding to a new report by Action on Smoking and Health about how at least 300,000 people have quit smoking successfully due to growing...
LGA RESPONDS TO EXPANSION OF TESTING TO COUNCIL WORKERS
Responding to the letter from Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick to councils on COVID-19 testing for local government key workers, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of...
Wales TUC statement on First Minister’s recent announcement
Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj has made the following statement in response to the First Minister's announcement of a Ā£500 bonus to be...
Free central heating system scheme expanded across Neath Port Talbot
A free central heating system scheme is now available across all areas of Neath Port Talbot for those residents who meet the relevant criteria.
The...
Neath Port Talbot Councillor joins the WNP
Cllr Martyn Peters of Neath Port Talbot Council has joined the Welsh National Party stating that Wales needed āfresh new thinking to take it...
Lib Dems lead campaign to support local media in Carmarthen West...
The Liberal Democrats are leading aĀ cross-party campaign calling on the Government to support local and independent media through an increased share of public health...
LGA RESPONDS TO LATEST ONS AND CQC FIGURES ON COMMUNITY DEATHS
Responding to the latest ONS and CQC figures on deaths from COVID-19 in the community, which show that up until 24 April 4,343 people...
WNP Calls for End of Proroguing the National Assembly
The Leader of the Welsh National Party (WNP), Neil McEvoy AM, has submitted a motion to the Business Committee of the National Assembly for...
CORONAVIRUS: SOCIAL HOMES MAY GO UNBUILT WITHOUT RIGHT TO BUY EXTENSION
Desperately-needed new social homes could go unbuilt unless councils are granted an extension to the time they are allowed to spend money from Right...
LGA RESPONDS TO CARE ENGLAND REPORT ON PROVIDER FUNDING
Responding to a Care England report on provider funding, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Associationās Community Wellbeing Board, said:
āSocial care is...
CORONAVIRUS: LGA URGES CLARITY ON RELAXATION OF SPECIAL NEEDS DUTIES
School closures, staff sickness and coronavirus demand on resources has left many councils struggling to provide support for children and young people with special...
PARKS AND GREEN SPACES: LGA RESPONDS TO COMMUNITIES SECTRETARY PRAISE FOR...
Responding to praise for councils for ensuring the vast majority of parks are open for their communities from Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick, Cllr James...
LGA RESPONDS TO NHS VOLUNTEER RESPONDER SCHEME EXPANSION
Responding to the expansion of the NHS Volunteer Responder scheme, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Associationās Community Wellbeing Board, said:
āThis national...
CORONAVIRUS: LGA RESPONDS TO CHILDRENāS COMMISSIONER REPORT ON VULNERABLE CHILDRENĀ
Responding to the Childrenās Commissioner announcement to create local area profiles of child vulnerability during COVID-19, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the Local Government...
LGA: āCLIPPERā PPE SERVICE NEEDED NOW, COUNCILS URGE
Dwindling supplies of vital life-saving personal protective equipment for frontline care workers will run out within days amid the delayed roll-out of the Governmentās...
LGA RESPONDS TO ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND LIBRARIES FUNDING
Responding to Arts Council England libraries funding, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Chair of the LGAās Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, said:
āMany council-owned libraries have experienced...
LGA RESPONDS TO CARERS UK RESEARCH ON UNPAID CARERSā EXPERIENCE DURING...
Responding to Carers UK research on unpaid carers providing more care for their loved ones during the coronavirus outbreak, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of...
Protect the Welsh public not the Welsh government
The Leader of the WNP, Neil McEvoy AM, has called for the business of the National Assembly for Wales to recommence without delay.
Mr McEvoy...
Lib Dems launch campaign for āFrontline Support Packageā
The Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign calling for a 'Frontline Support Package', a five-point plan to give frontline workers the support they need...
LGA RESPONDS TO POLICY EXCHANGE REPORT ON SOCIAL CARE REFORM
Responding to a report by Policy Exchange on the need for long term social care reform following the coronavirus crisis, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman...
Nia Griffith MP – āGet our Post Office backā says MP...
Nia Griffith MP said:
Ā āI have now received further information from the External Relations Dept of the Post Office.ā
Ā āThe branch has temporarily closed in response...
āGet our Post Office backā says MP
Commenting on the unplanned closure of the post office in Station Road, Kidwelly, Nia Griffith MP said:
āI was shocked to hear that Kidwelly post...
Llanelli MP urges local employers to take up furlough scheme as...
Nia Griffith MP is encouraging Llanelli businesses to consider applying for help under the UK Governmentās Job Retention Scheme to protect jobs and livelihoods...
