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Laura Anne Jones apologised for using the slur, saying it was a term "used for a takeaway" when she was a child.
Government considers Port Talbot options
Government considers Port Talbot options
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The BBC understands the government is considering options for Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant, including a possible management and workforce buyout and even direct state aid.
Sources say the unions and bosses have already come up with with a turn around plan for the plant.
The site is part of Tata Steel’s UK steel…
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Government considers Port Talbot options
Government considers Port Talbot options
[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images The BBC understands the government is considering options for Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant, including a possible management and workforce buyout and even direct state aid. Sources say the unions and bosses have already come up with with a turn around plan for the plant. The site is part of Tata Steel’s UK steel business. Early on Wednesday it said it was…
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First Minister: Not On the Buses
January 2015
Welsh Conservatives have today called on Labour’s First Minister to make a New Year’s resolution to use the bus.
When travelling between his offices in Cardiff Bay and Cathays Park in the city, Welsh Labour’s leader has never used the ‘BayCar’ service, provided by Cardiff Bus.
That’s according to information obtained by Welsh Conservatives, via the Freedom of Information Act:
How many journeys the First Minister has taken between Ty Hywel and Cathays Park using the Cardiff BayCar Bus in 2012/13 and 2013/14.
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Tories call for a 10-minute parking grace period in Wales after figures show motorists spent £15 million in fines
May 2015
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The Welsh Conservatives have called for a 10-minute grace period for parking to be introduced across Wales after figures showed at least £15.4m has been collected from parking tickets over the last three years in Wales.
England already gives drivers 10-minutes of leeway in council-run parking before wardens issue tickets but the Welsh Government has said that it doesn’t consider the changes necessary.
The 10-minute grace period is already in operation in at least one council area – Cardiff.
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Welsh Conservatives call for a review of appointments to public bodies in Wales
November 2015
New figures contained in a Freedom of Information Request have highlighted the number of ‘Labour insiders’ appointed to public bodies in Wales since the advent of devolution.
Figures reveal that 195 people with direct links to the Welsh Labour Party have been appointed to public bodies in Wales since 1999; nine times the Conservative total, and four times the number with affiliations to Plaid Cymru.
The FOI reveals a total of 2,247 appointments since 1999, of which some 15% declared a political affiliation.
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Welsh NHS forks out £17.8m on redundancy payments in three years, figures reveal
October 2015
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The Welsh NHS has forked out £17.8m in redundancy payouts to former staff members in the past three years, figures have revealed.
A Freedom of Information request by the Welsh Conservatives has revealed that between 2012 and 2015, the Welsh NHS made more than 500 separate severance payments.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has spent £6.9m on redundancy packages since 2012 – the most of any health board – followed by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg at £3.3m and Betsi Cadwaladr at £3.1m.
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£100m spent by Welsh councils in redundancy payments over past three years, Tories claim
September 2015
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A total of £100m was spent by Welsh councils in redundancy payments over the last three financial years, the Tories have claimed.
New figures from Freedom of Information Act responses and annual accounts show how the overall scale of payouts has climbed in the Welsh local government sector since 2012.
A Tory AM claimed the figures would be the “tip of the iceberg” if plans for Welsh council mergers go ahead.