16th November 2007
The Record So Far
On May the 2nd 2007 Plaid Cymru promised to do the following during its first 100 days in government:
1. Our first act will be to stop Labour’s disastrous hospital closure and downgrade programme.
OUTCOME: Success – has been suspended – thanks to our influence
2. We will immediately ensure fairness for nurses by paying this year’s wage increase in one instalment back dated to April the 1st.
OUTCOME: Success – being paid – thanks to our influence
3. We will start making preparations to kick start the Welsh economy by reducing the rates bill for Welsh companies to be introduced in April 2008.
OUTCOME: Will be delivered from April 2008.
4. We will immediately begin work on a new National Citizen’s Service to create a new sense of public service and civic responsibility among young and old alike. We will take steps to introduce new funding to guarantee a more visible police presence on our streets.
OUTCOME: Part of One Wales - the work is underway to look at establishing units in local authorities, encouraging positive citizenship, discouraging and addressing anti-social behaviour through strategies such as mediation, reparation
5. Universal affordable childcare in all parts of Wales
OUTCOME: Success - One Wales providing £120m over 3 years
6. Promised to help pensioners with council tax increases.
OUTCOME: Success - We will provide extra help for pensioners with council tax from 2009/2010
7. We will begin work immediately on our nationwide Energy Saving Plan to reduce energy use by households and commercial users. We will set an ambitious target of a 3% cut in carbon emissions annually.
OUTCOME: Work underway on establishing the climate change commission. We will aim to achieve annual carbon reduction-equivalent emissions reductions of 3% per year by 2011 in areas of devolved competence.
8. First-Time Buyer’s Grants
OUTCOME: Work underway to reform the Homebuy scheme and make grants for those first- time buyers who are most in need available. £10.5 million allocated for this together with an additional £30 million to increase the supply of affordable homes.
Oh and we have also announced the chair of the Convention which will build support for a Parliament for Wales and a Funding Commission has been announced to look at how the Assembly is financed.
Not a bad start by any stretch of the imagination - and all this against the backdrop of the worst financial settlement from the Westminster Government since devolution began.
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Draig32 says:
November 21st, 2007 at 12:02 am
Good progress, but as far as point 8 goes, it will be unworkable without devolution of power consents for stations over 50mw. The pipeline is part of a larger plan initiated by the former Labour administrattion to bring at least 2 massive gas fired power stations to Milford Haven.
Whatever Plaid are discussing with Labour now they need to be aware that some kind of prior agreement has already been made between Labour in Cardiff and London - probably to bring gas to Wales instead of Nuclear…
Draig32 says:
November 21st, 2007 at 12:04 am
Sorry, meant point 7! Oops.