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Randerson hits out at unsustainable air subsidies

December 9, 2009 No Comments

Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Transport Minister, Jenny Randerson AM commenting on the report of the Committee on Climate Change’s Aviation said: “In Wales, Government finds itself in a contradictory situation: On the one hand agreeing to the Welsh Liberal Democrats call for 40% emissions reduction by 2020, whilst on the other hand, spending millions of ...

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LibDems offer radical new Council tax plans

December 1, 2009 No Comments

The Liberal Democrats have unveiled radical new tax plans to help millions of people across the country. The party’s new tax plans will see tax cuts for millions of people, paid for by closing tax loopholes, making polluters pay and introducing a ‘mansion tax’ on homes worth over £2million. Jenny Randerson AM said, ‘These are ...

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Randerson calls for electricfication of Valleys lines to be brought forward

December 1, 2009 No Comments

Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Transport Minister, Jenny Randerson AM has today called for plans to be brought forward to electrify the Valley Lines network immediately following the electrification of the Great Western line. The calls come after officials from the UK Department of Transport told the Assembly’s Enterprise and Learning Committee that “there is logic” ...

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Assembly looks to renegotiate Arriva Trains franchise

Assembly looks to renegotiate Arriva Trains franchise

November 26, 2009 No Comments

Following news that the UK Government will bring an early end to the East Anglia rail franchise, Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Transport Minister, Jenny Randerson AM has called for a renegotiation of the Arriva Trains Wales franchise to allow it to be transformed from a “Cinderella service.” Ms Randerson’s intervention comes after senior officials in ...

Higher Education Strategy is nothing without detail and hard cash – Randerson

November 26, 2009 No Comments

Commenting on the publication of the Assembly Government’s Higher Education Strategy: For Our Future, Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Education Minister, Jenny Randerson AM said: “Higher Education does need to change and I welcome the intentions behind this strategy, but without real detail on improving research and development and exploiting this to build a better economy, ...

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Opposition parties round on Labour over unemployment

November 11, 2009 No Comments

Commenting on today’s unemployment figures for Wales, Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Economy Minister, Jenny Randerson AM said: “Another month, another set of figures show that Welsh families are more likely to be facing unemployment and hardship than most other places in the UK. “We are continuing to see high unemployment, high economic inactivity, and high ...

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Welsh stock exchange proposals under discussion

Welsh stock exchange proposals under discussion

November 6, 2009 No Comments

Commenting after the Deputy First Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones, invited her during Plenary today to send him proposals for a Welsh Stock Exchange, Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Economy Minister, Jenny Randerson AM said: “I’m delighted that Ieuan Wyn Jones has said he will look at the proposals. “In the coming weeks, I’ll be working with ...