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30 Most Recent News Stories
Welsh Lib Dem Assembly Member Will Fight for Isle of Man Residents to keep NHS Cover in Wales
Thu 4th Mar 2010
Mr. German, a leading Liberal Democrat member of the National Assembly for Wales, said that The Welsh Government had introduced legislation to exclude the Channel Islands from the 'Common Health Service Agreement' which covers all residents in the different parts of the United Kingdom (inside and outside of the EU) for NHS services. The legislation came into force in January.
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Tories Vote Against Giving Assembly Powers to Lower Council Tax for Service Personnel
Fri 26th Feb 2010
The decision by the Conservatives to oppose drawing down more powers on sustainable housing will also prevent the Welsh Government from introducing legislation to give serving members of the armed forces a 50% reduction in their Council Tax as currently happens in England, said Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly member Michael German.
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Micro green energy at home: Feed-in tariffs awareness plan not fit for purpose
Thu 18th Feb 2010
Welsh Liberal Democrat spokesperson on the Environment and Sustainability, Mike German AM, welcomes the introduction of Feed in Tariffs (FiT) but says the scheme should have been adopted far sooner and the Welsh Government must give a bigger push to raise awareness of the support available, if individuals and businesses across Wales are to be encouraged to install renewable energy systems at home or at work.
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Read "Micro green energy at home: Feed-in tariffs awareness plan not fit for purpose" in full.
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Welsh Liberal Democrats call for empty home renovation grants
Fri 12th Feb 2010
Michael German, Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South East Wales, has back calls for the Welsh Assembly Government to follow the example set by the English Government and to support Liberal Democrat policies of providing grants to owners of empty properties so as to bring them back into use.
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Government Misses Own Waiting Times Target
Thu 11th Feb 2010
Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for Gwent, Michael German, has criticised the statistics which show the government failed to meet their target that all patients would be treated within 26 weeks.
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Severn Bridge Tolls:"Minister has nothing new to say"
Tue 26th Jan 2010
Responding to the letter sent by UK Minister of State for Transport, Sadiq Khan, to a Plaid Cymru Assembly Member, Mr. German said: "The Minister has nothing new to say and is hiding behind the Severn Bridges Act as if it were a sacred tablet of stone and saying that it can never be change."
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People encouraged to Check if They Are Eligible for Water Charge Exemptions
Mon 30th Nov 2009
For most properties rainwater from buildings and streets ends up in the public sewers but for some this is not the case. Gwent AM Michael German is encouraging the public to check whether they are eligible for water charge exemptions, after learning that 'if none of your rainwater drains to the public sewer then you will be exempt from this element of your charges'.
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Read "People encouraged to Check if They Are Eligible for Water Charge Exemptions" in full.
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Winter Fuel Payments Should be Extended to Families on Low Incomes
Fri 27th Nov 2009
A local Assembly Member has called for an extension to the Winter Fuel Payments for those on income support, or those who receive a premium for disability or long-term sickness, as more and more people in Wales are plunged into fuel poverty this winter.
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Read "Winter Fuel Payments Should be Extended to Families on Low Incomes" in full.
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Newport "Excellent" - But Axe Falls Nevertheless | "Hundreds of families being cheated"
Thu 12th Nov 2009
Despite being described as "delivering excellent services" Newport City Council faces being penalised by the Minister for Education over its efficient delivery of the praised pioneer support scheme for families with young children. A row over the Flying Start programme has led a local Assembly Member to accuse the Welsh Assembly Government of 'cheating hundreds of children in the City".
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