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Welsh Economy & Coronavirus Parliamentary Report shows urgent need for fair funding and UK intervention to support Welsh industry

Today’s Welsh Affairs Welsh Economy & Coronavirus Parliamentary Report shows urgent need for fair funding and UK intervention to support Welsh industry says Labour Welsh Affairs committee member and Swansea West MP Geraint Davies. Geraint Davies said, “The report gathers together a huge body of evidence from across all Wales…

Geraint Davies MP pioneers Online Constituent Meetings for Swansea West

Member of Parliament for Swansea West, Geraint Davies, has held the first online constituent meeting to speak directly with residents during the Coronavirus pandemic. Since the Coronavirus pandemic begun several months ago, concerns have been raised that local residents may be isolated and unable to communicate their concerns to public…

The immediate suspension of rubber bullet, tear gas and other exports to the US

Geraint Davies joined calls for the UK to stop policing and security equipment that is being misused in the US. The letter, which was sent to Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade following the deaths of George Floyd, can be read in full below.

MPs ask British Airways’ to reconsider redundancy action

MPs have written to the CEO of British Airways regarding the redundancy of 12,000 British Airways staff. The decision to issue redundancies for furloughed staff was made, and published on April 28, without consultation with the staff, or their trade unions. Geraint Davies, Swansea West MP, was among the 37…

Byline Times: Government’s new exit test & ‘Immunity’ Passport’ puts public at risk

The plan for ‘immunity passport’, allowing those who have contracted the Coronavirus to go back to work on the untested assumption that they are neither infectious nor are at risk from re-infection, should cause us all alarm. This seems to be the latest evidence that the government is still singing off the herd…

Hundreds of MPs urge government to support world’s poorest people

Geraint Davies, MP for Swansea West, joined over 200 MPs in calling on the government to support the world’s poorest effected by Covid-19. The letter, by Rushanara Ali MP, calls on the government to provide support to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities in response to the crisis created…

MPs call for gov to extend COVID-19 measures to people with NRPF status

Geraint Davies, Swansea West MP, was among the 97 MPs who signed a letter calling on the Prime Minister to allow those with no recourse to public funds immigration status to access Coronavirus support. Measures have been put in place by government in order to allow people to stay at…

Protect nature to decrease pandemic risk warns Geraint Davies MP

Swansea West MP Geraint Davies has joined Caroline Lucas and other MPs in calling on the Chancellor to protect nature. The call comes amid concerns raised by some of the world’s top scientists that the destruction of nature will lead to increased pandemic risk. Professors Josef Settele, Sandra Díaz and…

No tax on bonus for Welsh carers demands Swansea MP

Swansea West MP, Geraint Davies, has called for the government to exempt Welsh carer’s Covid-19 bonus from tax. The £500 bonus to every social care worker and domiciliary care worker in Wales has been created by the Welsh Government in recognition of the work being done by these key workers.…

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