News - Geraint Davies

Geraint Davies MP reaches out to recycling industry

I recently wrote an article for the Materials Recycling World magazine about my Plastics Bill, which you can read below. How policy can drive a reduction in plastics 5 NOVEMBER, 2018 BY GERAINT DAVIES The devastation to marine life caused by plastic has enraged the British public and made them advocates…

Backing for MP’s bid to curb plastic – South Wales Evening Post

MPs from all parties are supporting Swansea West MP Geraint Davies’ Plastics Bill, which includes a levy on plastic bottles with a retailer refill scheme so fewer bottles are used to drink more water and retailers will gain footfall in their shops. Mr Davies said: “It’s a win-win. If instead…

Government’s Clean Air Strategy is inadequate says Geraint Davies

The government’s strategy to clean up the UK’s illegal air pollution has been criticised for allowing the UK to slip behind Europe after Brexit. The plan, which focuses on various types of pollution, but fails to tackle car pollution, by far the biggest polluter, or seek to adequately invest in…

Virgin Media job cuts underline case for rail investment – South Wales Evening Post

Virgin Media’s imminent Swansea job cuts were painfully predictable and underlined the urgent need for our fair share of rail investment across Swansea City Region. Last week we were stunned and saddened by the news of 800 Virgin Media job losses. It is a catastrophe for our city and a…

Children ask Swansea MP to help stop plastic pollution in the sea

Geraint Davies, the Swansea West Labour and Cooperative MP, today met with school children who expressed their concerns and ideas about the impact of plastic in the environment. Geraint Davies, who is preparing a plastics bill to reduce plastic waste, said: “The children were passionate about protecting our planet and…

MP speaks up for Swansea cyclists threatened by whiplash law

A law change which aims to clamp down on bogus whiplash claims will make it harder for vulnerable road users to access legal representation, raising concerns among cyclists in Swansea. Geraint Davies, MP for Swansea West said: “My constituents in Swansea have shared real concerns about proposals to increase the…

Gunpoint threat to Swansea doctor’s family to deny Syria chemical attack, says Geraint Davies – BBC

Doctors in Douma are being threatened at gunpoint to say there was no chemical weapons attack in the Syrian town, or their children will be killed, Labour Swansea West Labour MP Geraint Davies told Parliament today. He said he had been told this by a Syrian doctor in Swansea who…

Delaying Brexit day makes sense for leave and remain – The Guardian

You may have never heard of Wallonia, a French-speaking region in Belgium with a population smaller than Yorkshire’s. But in 2016 – just after the Brexit referendum vote – Walloons (as the people of Wallonia are known) decided to block Ceta, one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive trade agreements,…

Uproar over lack of consultation on the Prince of Wales Bridge name change – Wales Online

… Swansea West Labour MP Geraint Davies, who has long campaigned to bring down the tolls, said: “The people of Wales should have a say on the name and if they want to name it the Prince of Wales of Bridge, I’d be very happy with that… I think there is…

Volunteers lend a hand for centre makeover – South Wales Evening Post

Half a dozen volunteers, including Geraint Davies, Swansea West MP, have been armed with sandpaper and paintbrushes to decorate the Environment Centre The Centre, housed in an Edwardian building on Pier Street and opened by Prince Charles 24 years ago, has been given a new lease of life, and paint,…