Weekly Round Up – 16 July 2021

This is my last Weekly Round Up before the Senedd goes into recess. You can follow my constituency activities on my social media channels, but I will be posting my next Round Up when formal Senedd business recommences in September.

Constituency 

1. I attended the official opening of the expanded Cylch Meithrin Seren Fach in Mountain Ash. I was pleased to help this provider of Welsh medium early years education access funding for the project through the Welsh Government’s Community Facilities Programme.
2. I met with the Manager and Chair of Cynon Valley Museum to discuss various on-going projects.
3. I attended a meeting with residents in Ynysybwl to discuss flooding and flood prevention.
4. I met with local police at Aberdare Police Station for an update on various issues.

Senedd 

1. I chaired my first meeting of the Senedd’s Standards of Conduct Committee.
2. The Senedd’s Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee met for the first time, and held a virtual meeting with stakeholders at the Royal Welsh Show 2021.
3. I refounded the Cross-Party Group on Industrial Communities, and chaired our first meeting of the term where we agreed our programme of work for the next year.
4. I joined other Cross-Party Groups, including those set up on Long COVID, Diabetes, Small Shops and Poverty.