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SUrgery Bookings
Paul holds regular advice surgeries throughout the constituency approximately every three weeks.
Current Issues
Withybush Hospital
Protecting the services and status of Withybush Hospital is Paul’s top priority. Maintaining access to hospital services based locally is vital to the safety and convenience of Pembrokeshire people.
Along with Stephen Crabb MP, Paul has given his unqualified support to the Save Withybush Action Team (SWAT), and has repeatedly called for assurances from the Welsh Assembly Government that services will not be downgraded, and nor will they be centralised through the merger of the Pembrokeshire & Derwen NHS Trust with that of the other NHS Trusts in West Wales.
Housing
The combination of relatively low incomes and soaring property prices has left Pembrokeshire with a severe shortage of affordable housing, and means that many local families are unable to afford their own homes, and some are increasingly forced out of the county all together.
With more than 4,000 people currently on the waiting list for a Council or Housing Association home it is obvious that urgent action is needed to prevent this problem from becoming a crisis.
A40
Keeping competitive in the 21st Century is vital if Pembrokeshire is to maintain its position as one of Wales’ preeminent areas for industry and tourism. That is why Paul has long campaigned to see the dualling of the A40 from St Clears to Haverfordwest and Fishguard.
With new major developments of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) terminals at Herbranston and Waterston, as well as the ever increasing number of tourists and visitors to Pembrokeshire every year we cannot afford to let our infrastructure continue as it is, and risk the business and tourist benefits that Pembrokeshire possesses to be thrown away.
Also, the increasing danger of travelling on the un-dualled A40, as compared to the dualled section after St Clears reveals the pressing human need for the safety of all those travelling to and from our great county.
Rail Services
Improved rail services to and from Pembrokeshire is something Paul has been fighting for. At a time of massive fuel price increases, investment in the rail network in West Wales is vital both economically and environmentally, as well as giving residents more opportunity to use public transport. Paul has been fully supportive of the recent Jacobs report that recommends putting another five services per day to Fishguard, and upgrading the station there.
Paul is also very keen to improve services on the Milford Haven line, and to have a more integrated transport system where the train timetables fit in with bus timetables.
Rural Affairs
As a largely rural constituency, the farming industry remains at the heart of the Pembrokeshire economy. The issues facing the agricultural industry – from TB and Foot-and-Mouth to unsustainable prices – are ones that Paul feels passionately about.
Paul has met regularly with farming groups, such as the National Farmers Union and Farmers Union of Wales, as well as the Assembly Rural Minister Elin Jones, to protect one of Pembrokeshire’s principal industries.