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Article: Feb 22, 2012After hearing of the news of the death of Lord Emlyn Hooson QC, Roger Williams, Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire said:
"This is incredibly sad news; Lord Hooson was a great servant of liberalism and to the people of Montgomeryshire and Wales. He was a great friend and family man. He will be sorely missed in Westminster and in his beloved home town of Llanidloes.
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Article: Feb 21, 2012
ACTION NEEDED TO PREVENT FURTHER RURAL BANK CLOSURES- WILLIAMS
Brecon and Radnorshire MP Roger Williams used today's Westminster Hall debate to highlight the damaging effect bank closures have on rural communities.
The debate has been widely seen as a success having achieved cross party consensus stressing the need for a Banking Summit and the consideration of pilot schemes for Community Banking facilities, in order to maintain access to financial services in rural areas.
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Article: Feb 10, 2012
Brecon and Radnorshire, Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams has secured a ninety minute Westminster Hall debate on "High Street Bank Branch Closures in Rural Areas".
After the announcement that HSBC was to close its Presteigne Branch, Roger Williams applied for a debate to discuss the impact that these closures have on rural communities.
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Article: Jan 26, 2012
Brecon and Radnorshire, Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams has welcomed today's call by the Deputy Prime Minister to raise the income tax threshold to £10,000 sooner than originally planned.
The Government increased the tax allowance by £1,000 in the 2010 Budget, from £6,475 to £7,475. This year we have already announced a planned rise of an additional £630, to take the allowance up to £8,105. Meaning that a total of 1.1 million more people will no longer pay income tax at all.
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Article: Nov 25, 2011
Contact/Cyswllt: John Williams 020 7219 8145
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ROGER WILLIAMS WELCOMES WELSH BUDGET AGREEMENT
Today Roger Williams welcomed the announcement from Kirsty Williams that the Welsh Liberal Democrats would work with the Labour party on the Welsh Assembly Budget.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have agreed to support the Welsh Labour Government's 2012-2013 Budget on the basis of securing £32 million, of which £20 million is new money, for a Welsh pupil premium to reduce the impact of poverty on educational attainment.
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Article: Nov 25, 2011
Contact/Cyswllt: John Williams 020 7219 8145
Embargo: ImmediateDate: 25th November 2011
ROGER WILLIAMS MP SHOWS HIS SUPPORT TO END THE FILIPINO DOG MEAT TRADE
Roger Williams, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, met with Network for Animals (NFA) and the Kennel Club on the 24th November 2011 to collect a petition which calls for the reinforcement of the ban on the Filipino dog meat trade. Shiva the dog also came along to deliver the petition and show solidarity with her fellow canine friends in the Philippines.
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Article: Nov 25, 2011
Contact/Cyswllt: John Williams 020 7219 8145
Embargo: ImmediateDate: 25th November 2011
RELAX THE 6 DAY MOVEMENT AND ON FARM BURIAL RULES - WILLIAMS
Brecon and Radnorshire MP Roger Williams used yesterdays DEFERA Questions today to urge the Government to relax its rules on 6 day movement of livestock in line with scientific understanding.
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Article: Nov 23, 2011
Brecon and Radnorshire MP Roger Williams used Welsh Questions today to congratulate local firm BSW Timber in Newbridge-on-Wye on creating 20 new full time jobs in the area.
Speaking in the house, Roger asked the Secretary of State for Wales to join with him in welcoming this announcement.
Commenting, Mr Williams said:
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Article: Nov 7, 2011
Brecon and Radnorshire MP Roger Williams is encouraging people in Wales to add their support to a campaign aiming to raise awareness of men's health issues.
Mr Williams is once again participating in Movember, an annual month long event during which men are encouraged to grow moustaches and raise money for charities supporting research into cancers that affect men. In 2010, over 112,000 UK Men and Women got involved, raising £11.7 million.
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Article: Oct 26, 2011
Kirsty Williams AM and Roger Williams MP are urging local people to vote for a local park to become one of the new 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Parks. The event is organised through Fields in Trust, and the 2012 most popular sites will be included in the Queen Elizabeth Fields Challenge.
Three of Powys' parks have been put forward by Outdoor Recreation at Powys County Council to be included for the honour, to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee next year. They are Oakfield Drive in Crickhowell, Bryn-y-Castell in Knighton and Dolerw Park, Newtown.
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