Plaid Cymru Vale of Clwyd Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales - Working for the Vale of Clwyd

“This Council notes:

• The Welsh Government’s Brexit and Our Land White Paper and subsequent consultation
• The proposals within the paper to scrap Basic Payments for farmers
• That basic payments make up some 80% of livestock farmers income
• That agriculture industry continues to be a substantial employer, both directly and indirectly, in Denbighshire

PLAID CYMRU WELCOMES WELSH GOVERNMENT U-TURN ON SCHOOL UNIFORM GRANT CUT

Responding to the Welsh Government’s statement on the new grant for school uniforms (Pupil Development Grant – Access), Llyr Gruffydd AM and Plaid Cymru’s shadow education spokesperson said,

“I am pleased to see the Welsh Government u-turn on its awful decision to scrap the school uniform grant. which had originally caused worry and concern for families and left local authorities having to scrape budgets together to cover the shortfall.