Nia backs parents
Parents have come to me this week very upset by letters that their children have brought home from school. The letters threaten them with legal action if they take their children out of school to attend medical appointments. The...
Veterans remembered
Mr Leslie Jones, who moved to Llwynhendy some three years ago, has shared with Nia Griffith MP the special volumes of work that he has compiled to commemorate the First World War. Mr Jones who takes great pride in...
Nia opposes privatising the Royal Mail
Nia Griffith MP has pointed out the dangers of privatising the Royal Mail. Questioning the government minister in parliament last week Nia said, “In the fattening up for privatisation we have already seen price hikes and the ending of...
Government retreating on gagging bill
Following determined opposition from over 200 organisations, including many household names like RSPB and Royal British Legion, the government has been forced to rethink the section of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill that...
MP backs “Get Britain Cycling” campaign
Nia Griffith is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group which recently secured a parliamentary debate on its report ” Get Britain Cycling “. Speaking up in the debate, Nia said “In recent years we have seen...
MP backs more traffic calming
People often ask me if my work as an MP is what I had expected. Now, whilst I had a clear idea about national and international issues that Parliament deals with, and I realised that there would be Assembly...
Minister visits apprenticeship scheme
Nia Griffith MP and Keith Davies AM were pleased to join with Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Local Government and Council Leader Kevin Madge on the Minister’ s visit to the Beacon in Dafen. The Beacon ( formerly the...
Serious threats to campaigning groups
This week I have received a flood of emails from constituents who are quite rightly worried about the lobbying bill which is being hastily brought forward by the government for parliamentary debate this week. David Cameron was right to...
Tackling poverty in Llanelli
Nia Griffith MP and Keith Davies AM have welcomed a visit by Vaughan Gething – the Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty to some of Llanelli’s flagship projects working in the towns less well off areas. Mr Gething...
Reducing surface water flooding
Heavy downpours here in Llanelli often mean that excess surface water, coming off roofs and highways, overloads the sewerage system causing spills into the Burry Inlet. You may have seen the work that has recently started on Queen Mary...
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