Aberavon’s AM, David Rees, is supporting a Bill which is set to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Wales The Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill aims to address ethical concerns by banning the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Wales. The Bill, which would see an end to

Last week the Welsh Government announced that they would be transferring land at Fabian Way to Swansea University at their Bay Campus, which is situated within Neath Port Talbot. This has been done as part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to decarbonisation and will see the creation of a centre of excellence to drive the

School Transport Consultation June 2019 JM DR   Following the publication of the consultation document from Neath Port Talbot Council regarding the future of schools transport across the county borough I have submitted the attached letter, jointly with Jeremy Miles AM for Neath, to highlight our initial concerns. I will be submitting a more detailed

Aberavon Assembly Member, David Rees, has welcomed the Welsh Labour Government’s announcement that the NHS Wales scheme will remain in place.    The decision will help individuals electing to study an eligible healthcare-related programme in Wales commencing in the academic year 2020/2021.   While the bursary – for eligible student nurses, midwives and allied health

Proud to join campaigners & colleagues on the steps of the Senedd calling on the UK Government to keep TV licences free for all over 75 year olds. Over 3000 people in Aberavon will be affected by this change and will now have to pay for a TV licence. The UK Tory Government should never

Commenting on today’s announcement (21/6/2019) that Jistcourt, a family-run business who have been based in Port Talbot for many years, has called in the administrators, David Rees AM said:   “Once again we see the construction sector experiencing difficulties and I am sure that this would have been a very difficult decision for the company

To mark Cervical Screening Awareness Week (10-16th June), local AM for Aberavon, David Rees has teamed up with charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, to encourage people to attend their smear test in order to prevent cervical cancer.   Around 220,000 women are diagnosed with cell changes (abnormalities) every year in the UK following a smear