David Rees AM

There are strong rumours that TATA will tomorrow announce the suspension of the sale of its UK steel assets. Aberavon has expressed deep concern about the implications of this decision. David said: “It appears that TATA will announce tomorrow the suspension of the sales process after their board meeting in Mumbai. This creates greater uncertainty

The First Minister of Wales has issued the following statement following a meeting of the Welsh Cabinet to discuss the outcome of the EU referendum: The Welsh Cabinet met today in order to agree our response to the EU referendum result, and the short, medium and long-term strategic actions arising from it. Ministers agreed that

David Rees the Assembly Member for Aberavon is supporting Armed Forces day, showing gratitude to the women and men who serve and have served in the Armed Forces.  He recently met with Cabinet Secretary Carl Sargeant, to discuss support for service personal, veterans and their families. David Rees AM will be joining people the length

Assembly Member for Aberavon, David Rees has declared his support for The Royal British Legion’s ‘Count Them In’ campaign which calls for questions on the Armed Forces community to be included in the next UK Census. It is estimated that there are currently between 6.5 million and 6.7 million members of the Armed Forces community living

David Rees, Assembly Member for Aberavon, has today welcomed the news that the new Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams, has approved the business case for a new school development in Margam, Port Talbot. This news comes following confirmation that the Local Authority has also secured funding from the Welsh Government for a new Welsh

Following recent reports that TATA steel could delay a decision on the sale of its UK business Aberavon’s AM, David Rees, and Llanelli’s AM, Lee Waters, met with the CEO of TATA Steel UK, Mr Belimdra Jha, to discuss the sale process and seek clarification on the reports that TATA may retain control of its

Yesterday, the First Minister, Carwyn Jones AM, made a statement in the Senedd relating to Tata Steel following his visit to Mumbai at the end of May. Since 19th March, the future of the steel industry in Port Talbot and South Wales has had a cloud over it, as the process of selling Tata Steel

Whilst the focus over the last few months have been on the future of steel making at Port Talbot, the possible loss of a large number of jobs and the impact on the local economy, job losses announced in January have been taking place. In addition to the job losses experienced by contractors and agency