GERAINT DAVIES MP
WELSH LABOUR & CO-OPERATIVE MP MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR SWANSEA WEST O Abertawe ac yn gweithio dros Abertawe
IN SWANSEA & PARLIAMENT O Abertawe dros Abertawe
JUNE 2021 REPORT Report Inside
WE NEED A MAYHILL ENQUIRY AFTER NIGHT Calls have been made for an enquiry into the Mayhill riots, after a vigil for a local of terror with cars set alight and property damaged by a large of group of youths.
Speaking on Sunday Supplement, Geraint Davies MP said “It is difficult to understan need a thorough review of how this happened, to what extent this was organised or there are lessons to be learnt on the quickness of the response to quell it.
“There are underlying issues in the area, in terms of drug problems and vandalism, wit a review on the level of policing activity and community support. There is a concern the swiftness of the response to these activities wasn’t great enough and I do think that balance of resources, for example level of policing between Cardiff and Swansea.
Geraint also attacked the UK Government’s austerity programme which has impa spending on youth services across the UK over the last decade.
Geraint Davies praised Swansea Council for their response to the incident and their c local residents who intervened to protect neighbours and their property.
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Wales Now Has World’s Fastest Vaccine Rollout Geraint Davies, Member of Parliament for Swansea West, this month celebrated Wales becoming the quickest nation in the world for the Coronavirus vaccination rollout by receiving his second vaccination. Geraint continues to encourage other home nations to learn from the Welsh Labour Government’s handling the virus and its vaccination programme.
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Speaking at the online rally, Geraint said “You have been forced into this position. “We know that there was an acceptable deal on the table, we know that would have delivered public services and we know it would kept workers safe. The Permanent Secretary signed it off, yet at the last moment it was ripped off the table by Grant Shapps at the behest of Boris Johnson. “There were 620 Coronavirus cases in September, at the same time the Welsh Government has done a grand job rolling out the vaccine. “What we have here is Boris Johnson gambling with people’s lives and our communities. “But you have said no. You have said that will stand up to the bullying and in a way otherwise there would be a green light for employers across the United Kingdom to workers at risk to a more contagious variant.
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“I thank you, I support you, I saluate you. Diolch yn fawr iawn.”
Environment Bill Needs To Dramatically Improved To Tackle Climate Emergency Speaking virtually in the House of Commons, Geraint Davies MP said “The world faces a catastrophic climate change crisis, yet this Bill falls very short, particularly at a time when we are the host of COP26 and should basically be taking on the leadership of the entire world. After all, global emissions are up by 60% since the Kyoto conference in 1990, while global temperatures are up by 1.2° C on the 1850 base rate and will hit the 1.5° level by 2030 on the current forecast, which will mean loss of land and major problems of migration, food loss and so on. Meanwhile, some 7 million people are dying every year from air pollution caused by fossil fuel extraction and use. I am therefore very pleased that new clause 29 attempts to link human health with environmental health. After all, on the latest figures, 64,000 people a year die from air pollution at a cost of £20 billion to our economy. “Of course, we know that air pollution was registered as the cause of death in the tragic case of Ella Kissi-Debrah. In the prevention of death report that followed, the coroner recommended that we should enforce in law the World Health Organisation air pollution limits. Following a meeting I had with the Environment Secretary and Ella’s mother, Rosamund, the Environment Secretary said that he would look again at that, and I hope he will when the Bill comes back from the Lords. “We know that air pollution is worse in poorer and more diverse communities, and according to the Max Planck Society, it increases the risk and level of death from coronavirus by around 12%. Other studies have been done by, for example, Harvard, showing that link. Dominic Cummings has just reminded us that coronavirus is airborne and that more emphasis needs to be put on that, but we also need to place more emphasis on air pollution. We know that the infection rate, as well as the death rate, is higher with air pollution. We therefore need legally binding WHO limits. “Let me turn to fracking. Methane emissions are 80 times worse than carbon dioxide for global warming. Given that and the fact that we know from satellite photography that fracking is responsible for 5% fugitive Toggle showing location of Column 457emissions—in other words, 5% of the methane is leaked—fracking is worse than coal for climate change and should simply be banned.
“We need more trees, not just to absorb but to store carbon by including them in infrastructure and construction instead of concrete. If concrete were a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. I am glad that, as my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Beth Winter) said, Wales is taking a lead on this. In Wales, we have appointed a Minister for Climate Change, Julie James, who also represents Swansea West. She will push forward plans for a national forest and using wood in building. In contrast, in the UK, most of the hardwood is burned, causing not just climate change but harmful pollution. Hardwood should be pulped and put into insulation in construction instead. “Brexit means that we have more food miles. We need an initiative in COP26 to put carbon pricing into trade. China, for example, now generates 28% of global carbon emissions, with more emissions per head than Britain. We therefore need a joined-up approach, led by the Bill, that includes trade, transport, health, local government, planning and housing, not just a DEFRA-led effort, which will make little difference to the massive problems we face. “In summary, we need much more, much sooner from all our Departments. We need to improve the Bill dramatically to make a real difference and take global leadership.”
Geraint Attacks Tories’ Human Rights Record After Deals With Repressive Regimes This month, Geraint Davies MP challenged the UK Government’s recent decision to sign an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Cameroon Government, who’s corrupt and repressive regime has been condemned by Human Rights watchdogs. The English-speaking population in Cameroon faces mass killings, atrocities and torture. As we have heard, the US has now invoked trade sanctions, but the UK has signed a trade deal without parliamentary approval. So can I ask: has the EU’s essential rights clause now been removed from all future trade deals, so that abuses, however abhorrent and widespread, will now be supported by the British economy through secret deals, thereby taking control back from Parliament and giving it to those with blood on their hands?
Welsh Sheep Farmers Must Be Protected In Australia Deal Geraint Davies MP raised concerns about the potential impact of an Australia deal on Welsh sheep farmers this month. Speaking in the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, Geraint Davies MP stated, “We’ve been told that we need to get this Australia deal done by June and here in Wales the average size of a sheep farm is a hundred times bigger, so we are going to be suddeningly hit by huge economies of scale industrial farming sweeping forward. So can I ask how do you see this deal affecting farmers?”
UK ministers ‘have shocking lack of knowledge about Northern Ireland Protocol’ UK ministers have a “shocking” lack of knowledge about the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland following Brexit, MPs have heard. Labour MP Geraint Davies asked if the changing circumstances brought about by Brexit increase the likelihood of a referendum on the unification of Northern Ireland with the Republic. He said: “The Good Friday Agreement has a facility, that if the mood in Northern Ireland is one where they want a referendum on unification with Ireland, they should have one. Given that in the event of reunification they would be all be part of the single market and the customs union, there may be a changing mood there. Is that something the government would contemplate allowing if the mood shifted?” CONTACT ME / CYSYLLTU A MI 32 Walter Road, Swansea, SA1 5NW (01792) 4759432
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