http://www.jennywillott.com/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Jenny Willott MP en-GB Jenny Willott MP http://www.jennywillott.com/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Jenny Willott MP 2008-05-13T10:33+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000210/id_cards_an_enourmous_waste_of_money.html Commenting on the latest revision in the estimated costs of the ID card scheme, Jenny Willott, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, said: 2008-05-06T00:00+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000209/cautious_welcome_for_next_step_towards_severn_tidal_power.html Commenting on the appointment of a Parsons Brinkerhoff to head up the environmental impact assessment over possible tidal power projects in the Severn Estuary, Jenny Willott, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, said: 2008-05-06T00:00+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000207/worrying_gap_between_crime_committed_and_reported.html Commenting on the Home Office recorded crime figures released today, Jenny Willott, Lib Dem Justice Spokesperson and MP for Cardiff Central said: 2008-04-24T00:00+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000206/lib_dems_welcome_tories_to_severn_bridge_campaign.html Commenting on today's press release from the Welsh Conservatives calling for the Government to allow users of the Severn Bridge to pay by card rather than cash, Jenny Willott, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, who tabled an Early Day Motion on the subject in November last year, said: 2008-04-24T00:00+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000208/government_inaction_as_fuel_poverty_in_wales_set_to_rise_again.html Commenting on the outcome of Ofgem's summit today where energy companies promised to renew their efforts to tackle fuel poverty, Jenny Willott MP said: , 2008-04-23T00:00+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000205/welsh_police_forced_to_babysit_thousands_of_prisoners.html Welsh Liberal Democrat research has revealed that police forces in Wales have been forced to house nearly 3,500 prisoners in their police cells due to prison overcrowding and at a cost of over £3.2 million - the equivalent of more than 100 extra police officers. 2008-04-17T00:00+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000203/government_has_moral_duty_to_police_over_pay.html Commenting on the Police Federation's legal bid to force the Government to award them a full 2.5% pay rise, Jenny Willott MP said: 2008-04-15T00:01+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000204/danger_of_welsh_house_price_crash.html Today, the Government released figures showing house prices in Wales fell by 2.4%, in February, well above the UK average of 1.6%. 2008-04-15T00:00+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000202/record_welsh_prison_population_despite_over_1000_early_releases.html Today, the Ministry of Justice released figures showing the prison population has reached 82,602 including a record Welsh prison population of 2,762. 2008-03-31T00:00+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000201/government_playing_dangerous_game_with_detention_period_extension.html Commenting ahead of the tomorrow's vote on the Counter Terrorism Bill over the extension of the maximum detention period without charge to 42 days, Jenny Willott, Lib Dem Shadow Justice Spokesperson and MP for Cardiff Central, said: 2008-03-31T00:00+01:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000199/nuclear_waste_costs_blow_hole_in_government_plans.html Commenting on today's report by former nuclear regulator Ian Jackson, which shows that new nuclear stations cannot be built in the UK without the taxpayer subsidising the costs of storing nuclear waste, Jenny Willott, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, said: 2008-03-28T00:00+00:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000200/coroners_bill_will_not_rescue_overstretched_system.html Commenting on today's publication of Government Changes to the Coroners Bill and on Sensitive Reporting in Coroners Courts, Jenny Willott MP, Shadow Justice Spokesman, said: 2008-03-27T00:00+00:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000198/uks_asylum_system_combines_incompetence_and_inhumanity.html Following today's Independent Asylum Commission report which attacks the UK's asylum system as 'shameful', Jenny Willott, Shadow Justice Spokesperson and MP for Cardiff Central, released figures showing that the Casework Resolution Directorate, the Government's flagship policy for clearing backlogged asylum cases, won't have met its target until December 2016 - more than five years overdue. 2008-03-27T00:00+00:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000197/data_loss_shatters_confidence_in_id_cards.html Commenting on the Joint Committee on Human Rights critical report into 'Data Protection and Human Rights', Jenny Willott, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, said: 2008-03-14T00:00+00:00 http://www.jennywillott.com/news/000196/budget_is_the_great_green_cop_out.html Commenting on today's budget, Jenny Willott, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, said: 2008-03-12T00:00+00:00