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QUEEN'S SPEECH OFFERS REAL REFORM FOR WALES - WILLIAMS
May 25, 2010 2:18 PM
Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire Roger Williams has welcomed the adoption of Liberal Democrat policies in the Queen's Speech.
Today's Queen Speech includes measures to make the tax and benefits system fairer and simpler, scrap ID cards and repeal unnecessary laws, and invest in high-speed broadband.
The Speech also outlined a radical package to reform our political system, including plans for a referendum on the Alternative Vote, a wholly or mainly elected House of Lords, and a recall law to ensure MPs who have been found guilty of wrongdoing can be kicked out by their constituents.
The Queen's Speech also confirmed that the Government would bring forward a referendum on further powers for the Welsh Assembly.
Commenting, Roger Williams said:
"I am pleased to see so many progressive Liberal Democrat policies in the Queen's Speech, and I look forward to these pledges being delivered by the Government.
"Yesterday's announcement on the first wave of cuts showed just how challenging the next few years are going to be, but today's speech shows that we can still make positive changes for Wales.
"This is an opportunity to give power back to people and to restore civil liberties that have been lost in the last few years, and to concentrate on building a fairer society in Wales and the rest of the UK, despite the undoubted difficulties ahead.
"I look forward to arguing for full law-making powers for the Welsh Assembly, so that we can get rid of the crazy system that requires them to go cap-in-hand to the Westminster Government, every time they want to bring in a new law.
"It is clearer than ever that we face some difficult decisions and we need a Government that will tackle those new challenges, while correcting the mistakes that been made by the previous Labour administration. I am encouraged that despite the difficult circumstances we face, the Government has still put forward some clear policies to increase the freedom and fairness of our society."
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