15 Most Recent Stories From Peter Black AM and South Wales West Liberal Democrats News Stories

Mon 8th Sep 2008:

Stop this unfair subsidy says AM.

A BBC Radio 4 'You and Yours' programme has revealed that French-owned energy giant EDF Energy has raised prices to its UK customers by 22% so far this year, whilst in France the intervention of the French Government has forced them to keep the rise to a mere 5%.

Fri 5th Sep 2008:

An offence a day is the New Labour way.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Social Justice spokesperson Peter Black has hit out at Labour's record of having introduced 3605 new criminal offences since being elected in 1997.

Thu 4th Sep 2008:

Electoral Roll should not be sold - Black.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Social Justice Spokesperson, Peter Black has called for the practice of allowing junk mail companies to buy copies of the electoral roll to cease.

Wed 3rd Sep 2008:

Energy companies should pay for home insulation - Black.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Social Justice, Peter Black has joined local council leaders from all parties in calling for the energy companies to use their windfall profits to pay for an ongoing national home insulation programme.

Tue 2nd Sep 2008:

Black urges ending of HomeBuy confusion.

Commenting on the announcement that first-time buyers in England will be entitled to 'free' loans of up to 30%, Peter Black AM, the Welsh Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Housing said:

AM joins calls for changes to the benefit system for carers.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Social Justice spokesperson, Peter Black has pledged his support to those campaigning for a shake-up inf the present system of benefits for carers.

Mon 1st Sep 2008:

Child database should be scrapped not delayed - Black.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Social Justice spokesperson, Peter Black has called for the Government database containing details on every child in the UK to be scrapped.

Fri 29th Aug 2008:

Police crime maps will create more problems than they solve says Assembly Member.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Social Justice and Communities spokesperson, Peter Black has questioned plans to produce an on-line map detailing crime hot spots around Wales.

Thu 21st Aug 2008:

Local Authorities need power and funding to break mortgage deadlock says Assembly Member.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Housing spokesperson, Peter Black has called on the Government to support a bid by local councils that they should be given the ability to provide mortgages for those unable to access credit from traditional routes together with a £2 billion public sector loan to finance the initiative.

Fri 15th Aug 2008:

Cloning of e-passports 'destroys the last shred of ID card credibility' says AM.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Social Justice Spokesperson, Peter Black has questioned the viability of the Government's ID card scheme after reports in a national newspaper detailing how it had been able to get a security researcher to clone two of the UK government's new e-passports which contain allegedly 'fake proof' microchips.

Sun 10th Aug 2008:

Video Game Classification needs reform to protect children says Assembly Member.

Responding to a government consultation on the subject, the Welsh Liberal Democrat Heritage spokesperson, Peter Black has called on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to hand over the classification of video and computer games to the British Board of Film Classification so as to protect children from inappropriate content.

Thu 7th Aug 2008:

More blogging politicians needed says Assembly Member.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black, has called on more Welsh politicians to embrace the 'new media' and get themselves a blog.

Thu 31st Jul 2008:

Government must take stronger action to help those facing huge fuel bills.

A 35% rise in gas bills and a 9% hike in the price of electricity for British Gas customers are totally unacceptable and must be matched by Government action, the Welsh Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Social Justice, Peter Black, has said.

Tue 29th Jul 2008:

Regulator must look more carefully at energy companies says AM.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Social Justice, Peter Black, has called on the energy regulator Ofgem to act to curtail energy price rises where suppliers are making excessive profits.

Thu 24th Jul 2008:

AM warns people to beware of phone canvassers promoting government energy efficiency schemes.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member, Peter Black, has warned people to beware of cold canvassing phone calls from organisations claiming to be handing out government grants for insulation and wall cavity grants.

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