Press Releases - 2013
July
Aberavon AM and MP Keep Faith with Remploy (19/07/2013)
Aberavon AM David Rees and MP Hywel Francis continue to back Remploy disabled
workers at their Baglan plant despite the withdrawal of the preferred bidder,
Mettaliform.
Aberavon MP elected as chair of disability group (16/07/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis has this week been elected chair of an important
disability group in Parliament.
Parliament honours Chartists (16/07/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis has chaired a ceremony
in Parliament with Commons Speaker John Bercow which celebrated the Chartist
Movement.
AM and MP welcome Port Talbot Rail station news (11/07/2013)
Aberavon’s AM David Rees and MP Hywel Francis have welcomed the news from
the Welsh Government regarding Port Talbot Rail Station improvement.
Dr Hywel Francis MP calls on local people to defend and celebrate the NHS as
it turns 65 (02/07/2013)
To mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, Hywel Francis,
MP for Aberavon, has called on local people to celebrate this incredible institution
and ensure it is strengthened for future generations.
Local Doctor honoured in Parliament (02/07/2013)
Dr Julian Tudor Hart has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony
recently in Parliament to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the National
Health Service.
Local MP backs people persecuted for their beliefs (01/07/2013)
Aberavon MP, Dr Hywel Francis has joined with more than 100 faith leaders
and the Humanist Association along with Parliamentarians to fight for people
who are persecuted because of their religion or beliefs.
MP welcomes British-Indian business link (01/07/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis has attended a Parliamentary meeting
which improves trade and investment links between Britain and India.
June
MP condemns new cuts (26/06/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis has condemned the £11.5 billion cuts announced
by the Chancellor George Osborne in his Spending Review.
Rare Welsh Photo in Parliamentary Exhibition (26/06/2013)
A rare photograph of Chartist leader John Frost has been loaned by Swansea
University for an important historical exhibition in Parliament.
MP praises local cinema (25/06/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis recently praised the quality services provided
by a local cinema, the Reel (formerly Apollo) Cinema on the Aberavon Seafront.
University students meet MP in Parliament (25/06/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis recently met a group of part-time students
from South West Wales during their visit to Parliament.
Aberavon MP and AM visit Science and Innovation campus site (14/06/2013)
Swansea University has welcomed Dr Hywel Francis MP and Mr David Rees AM
to the site of the new Science and Innovation Campus.
MP Welcomes Appalachia-Wales Film ‘After Coal’ (10/06/2013)
Aberavon MP, Dr Hywel Francis, has welcomed the making of a film which tells
the story of how valley communities have adapted themselves after the end of
the coal industry in their valleys.
MP and AM Hopeful on Remploy (07/06/2013)
Aberavon’s MP, Hywel Francis, and AM, David Rees, today visited the Remploy
plant at Baglan in their Constituency.
MP and AM urge safeguarding of Baglan Remploy Site (04/06/2013)
Aberavon’s MP, Dr Hywel Francis, and AM, David Rees, have issued the following
statement on securing the future of Remploy at Baglan.
May
MP Predicts Bright Future for Remploy (03/05/2013)
Aberavon MP, Dr Hywel Francis, has recently visited Remploy at Baglan to
discuss future developments.
April
Dr Hywel Francis MP meets survivors of genocide at launch of theme for Holocaust
Memorial Day 2014
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is commemorated each year on 27 January
– the liberation of the Auschwitz death and concentration camp. HMD provides
an opportunity for everyone to learn lessons from the Holocaust, Nazi persecution
and subsequent genocides (in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur) and apply
them to the present day to create a safer, better future.
March
Aberavon MP Backs Postal Workers’ Strike (28/03/2013)
Aberavon MP, Dr Hywel Francis, is supporting postal workers in their strike
action on Saturday against the closure of the Crown Post Office in Port Talbot.
Dr Hywel Francis MP supports families campaign (19/03/2013)
Dr Hywel Francis MP for Aberavon together with USDAW, the shopworkers’ union,
in the House of Commons called on the Coalition Government to help family incomes
by not cutting tax credits and other benefits.
Dr Hywel Francis MP meets with the Royal British Legion (19/03/2013)
Dr Hywel Francis Labour MP for Aberavon has attended a Royal British Legion
event in Parliament dedicated to seeing some of the Legion’s work in his constituency.
MP backs Visteon Pensioners (13/03/2013)
Aberavon MP has today given his backing to Visteon pensioners in his constituency
and throughout the country.
February
MP Welcomes Afan Lido Report (15/02/2013)
I congratulate the Task and Finish Group and the whole Council on their
clear recommendations for the rebuilding of the Afan Lido.
MP welcomes re-start of No 4 Blast furnace (12/02/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis has welcomed the re-start of the Number 4 Blast
furnace at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant.
MP welcomes new Health Chair (11/02/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis has welcomed Professor Andrew Davies as the
new chair of the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board.
MP backs Burton 10k Race (06/02/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis has given his full backing to the continuation
of the Richard Burton 10k Race.
January
Port Talbot MP welcomes Minister’s Steel plant visit (25/01/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis has welcomed this week’s visit of the Secretary
of State for Wales to Tata Steel plant at Port Talbot this week.
Aberavon MP stands up to prejudice by signing Holocaust Memorial Day Book of
Commitment (23/01/2013)
This week Aberavon MP, Dr Hywel Francis signed a Book of Commitment in the
House of Commons and pledged his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring
those who died during the Holocaust.
MP scrutinises Barrage Proposals (10/01/2013)
Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis is examining closely the case for and against
the Severn Barrage as it directly affects his constituency.
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