Kirsty Williams AM

Following yesterday's EU Summit in Brussels, Welsh Liberal Democrat European Candidate Alec Dauncey, has backed a common European strategy to combat tax fraud, evasion and havens.

Alec commented:

"It is totally unacceptable that corporate tax avoidance is so easy with companies playing one country off against another, aided and abetted by aggressive tax planning and tax consultancy firms.

Jenny Willott, MP for Cardiff Central, has welcomed the UK Government's response to a report on cross border road and rail links between England and Wales by the Welsh Affairs Committee.

The report emphasises the importance of the UK Government working with the Welsh Government to improve infrastructure links across the English-Welsh border and makes several recommendations of instances where closer cooperation is needed.

Speaking during this afternoon's debate on the Queen's Speech, Kirsty Williams, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said:

"The Welsh Liberal Democrats' priorities have always been to build a stronger economy in a fairer society, and Liberal Democrat policies in the Queen's Speech are very much delivering on that.

Commenting on the publication of consultation proposals for the reconfiguration of health services in South Wales, Kirsty Williams, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said:

"Labour has spectacularly failed our NHS over the past decade and this whole reorganisation process is down to their incompetence.

William Powell AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy and Environment, has called on the Welsh Government to ensure that the green sector is rooted at the heart of Wales' economic growth strategy.

William Powell AM, Mid and West Wales, said:

"The green sector has seen phenomenal growth in recent years despite the economic challenges the UK has been forced to endure.