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Gerald demands UK Government provide urgent flood relief support for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney communities in crucial debate

Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, is urging the UK Government to provide flood relief support to communities in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney devastated by last month’s floods. Despite calling on the UK Government to provide funding to help Welsh communities recover from flood damage several times in…

Gerald demands action from UK Government on Pension Credit scandal as over 3,000 households in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney missing out on £5.9 million in benefits

This week in Parliament Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, urged the UK Government to take immediate action over the Pension Credit scandal, the means-tested benefit designed to help pensioners living in poverty. As many as 3,220 households in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency are missing out on…

Gerald calls for action over Universal Credit as number of claimants in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney up by 500 since February 2019

Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, is calling on the UK Government to urgently reform the benefits system Universal Credit and stop it forcing people further into poverty, following the news that the number of claimants of the benefit in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney was up by 500…

Gerald secures promise for flooding support funding from Prime Minister

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney MP Gerald Jones has secured an assurance from the Prime Minister that Wales will receive funding to help recover from the recent floods. During the exchange at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 26th February, Gerald Jones MP asked the Prime Minister for a ‘cast-iron guarantee’ for…

Gerald Jones and Dawn Bowden joint statement on Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Joint statement on situation with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council – Gerald Jones MP and Dawn Bowden AM We note that the Minister for Housing and Local Government has issued a written statement regarding additional support being offered to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. You can read the Minister’s statement…

Gerald calls on UK Government to provide support for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney communities and urges Prime Minister to rethink Welsh Government funding in wake of flooding

On Monday in Parliament Gerald Jones, the MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, called on the UK Government to provide support to local communities affected by flooding in the wake of Storm Dennis, during an Urgent Question on the Government’s response to flooding nationwide. Storm Dennis caused huge damage to…

Gerald and Dawn meet with local councillors to assess flood damage and issue joint statement

On Saturday morning Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney’s MP and AM, Gerald Jones and Dawn Bowden, met with a group of local Labour councillors to begin their initial assessment of recent storm and flood events across the constituency. The impacts have been serious for several local communities, and it is apparent…

Gerald backs call for the Domestic Abuse Bill to better support children

With the Domestic Abuse Bill set to return to Parliament before Easter, Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, joined experts and frontline practitioners from leading UK children’s charity, Action for Children, in Parliament to mark the launch of a report setting out the impact of domestic abuse on…

Gerald urges UK Government to provide funding for Welsh police forces’ apprenticeships in Apprenticeship Levy debate

In a debate in Parliament this week on the Apprenticeship Levy, Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, demanded that the UK Government provide the funding to Welsh police forces for their apprenticeship schemes, which it had promised at the start of 2019. The UK Apprenticeship Levy was introduced…

Gerald pledges support for campaign to improve access to benefits for dying people

Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, has pledged his support for a charity campaign to improve access to benefits for dying people at an event in parliament. The Marie Curie and Motor Neurone Disease Association campaign, #Scrap6Months, is seeking a change to the law which demands that a…

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