Tonight Tata announced that 1000 of the proposed 3000 job losses across Europe will be in the UK. Once again they have given no detail as to where those job losses would be, how many would be blue collar workers or how many would be white collar workers. This approach to industrial relations is appalling

David Rees, AM for Aberavon, joined Emilia Clarke’s charity SameYou for their launch in Wales earlier this month, backing the call for neurorehabilitation support to be propelled to the forefront of the health agenda in Wales. On Tuesday, 5th November at the Senedd, policy makers and practitioners learned of the alarming number of brain injuries

SPARKING SAFETY – ELECTRICAL SAFETY WEEK WALES Assembly Member joins leading Charity to keep constituents safe In Wales, there were nearly 1,900 fires caused by electricity in Welsh homes over the last 5 years.[i] David Rees, Assembly Member for Aberavon, visited the recent drop-in session hosted by leading consumer safety charity, Electrical Safety First. “It’s

Local Labour Assembly Members, David Rees (Aberavon) and Jeremy Miles (Neath) are pleased that the Welsh Labour Government is commissioning a review into the Learner Travel Measure. At the end of the last academic year Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council issued a consultation in regard to post 16 travel to Welsh Medium schools, and

Commenting on the announcement today by Tata Steel, Stephen Kinnock, Labour parliamentary candidate for Aberavon, and David Rees, Assembly Member for Aberavon said: “This is a devastating blow to the workforce, their families and the wider community. It leaves steelworkers in great uncertainty as they await more details of any job losses in Wales and

David Rees, Assembly Member for Aberavon, who also chair’s the Cross Party Group on Nursing and Midwifery has welcomed the news that the Welsh Labour Government is boosting funding for nurse and other health care training places for the sixth year running. The Welsh Labour Government has announced an extra £15 million for a 13%

Local Labour AM, David Rees, is urging people across Aberavon to take a few moments out of their day to check if they are eligible for help with their council tax bill. The Welsh Labour Government’s Council Tax Reduction Scheme provides support to a range of people in Wales including low-income households, students, people who

David Rees, Assembly Member for Aberavon, has shown his support for the Armed Forces and Veterans by taking part in The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Ride in the Senedd last week, which coincided with the start of the annual Poppy Appeal. The annual event, taking place for a fourth year, saw Assembly Members and

Aberavon AM David Rees, has welcomed far reaching plans to ban the most commonly littered single use plastics in Wales.  The plans were set out by Hannah Blythyn the minister responsible, during a Senedd debate this week. The Minister stated that the Welsh Government is to consult on restricting the sale of a wide-range of