News Archive

My week in Parliament began with the AGM of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology and I was honoured to be re-elected as chair. The UK Government has provided little support for this very important sector. Working with the Hair Council, the organisation that has statutory registration responsibility for the hairdressing sector … [Read more...]

Christina Rees, MP for Neath, this week supported Labour’s calls for the UK Government to scrap the Amber List and have a limited Green List to prevent any further variants of Covid-19 disrupting the opening up of the country and the economy. Labour are pointing to the fact that the UK Government added Bangladesh and Pakistan to the Red List on 9 April, when cases started to … [Read more...]

This week I chaired a number of debates as part of my duties as a member of the Panel of Parliamentary Chairs. Ruth Jones MP for Newport West secured a very important Westminster Hall debate to consider the UK Government’s new funding streams which have replaced EU structural funds post-Brexit. In particular, the effect that the Community Renewal Fund (CRF) and the Levelling Up … [Read more...]

Christina Rees, MP for Neath, has welcomed the news confirmed by the First Minister that Wales will begin a phased move to alert level one from Monday. This means up to 30 people will be able to meet outdoors and large organised outdoor activities will be able to take place, such as music events and sporting activities.  Additionally, from Monday the size of extended households … [Read more...]

On Monday morning I attended a briefing for parliamentarians, advisers, and officials about the UK Government’s efforts to address Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), the UK’s G7 priorities on the issue, and the urgent need for coordinated action to tackle the threat AMR poses to life saving treatments in the wider global healthcare system. The event was chaired by the UK … [Read more...]

Christina Rees, MP for Neath, has shared her deep concern that the UK Government has denied support for a global corporation tax, in a vote on Monday. The Labour Party tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill, to secure support for a minimum global corporation tax rate of 15%. Christina Rees voted in favour of the amendment, which was voted down by the Conservative UK … [Read more...]

Please find below a link to Swansea Bay University Health Board’s latest edition of their Stakeholder Update Newsletter on the Covid-19 vaccination programme. SBUHB Newsletter10 … [Read more...]

This week saw an unusually high number of All-Party Parliamentary Group meetings. I attended the AGM of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for MS and was honoured to be elected vice-chair. The theme of the discussion in the meeting was “let’s make it work: supporting people with MS to find work.” In 2016 we produced a report on supporting people with MS in the workplace, and … [Read more...]

On Monday, as vice-chair of the APPG on Cancer, I met with Rebekka Smiddy from McMillan Cancer Support to listen to their plans to support our APPG. McMillan Cancer’s wonderful message is: “We will move mountains to help people with cancer to live life as fully as they can. We’ll do whatever it takes”. Tuesday was taken up with the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen’s … [Read more...]

Christina Rees, MP for Neath, has condemned the UK Government’s plans, announced in the Queen’s Speech, to introduce Voter ID as a mandatory requirement for citizens to vote in general elections. these plans will prevent the 3.5 million citizens who do not have any form of photo ID from taking part in the democratic process, particularly the elderly, those on low income and … [Read more...]