Concerns have been raised after it was revealed that waiting times for Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (sCAMHS) in the Cardiff and Vale Health Board shows that waiting times for initial appointments are the worst in Wales for a 7^th consecutive month.

Cardiff Liberal Democrat Group Leader Cllr Rhys Taylor.

This week, First Minister Mark Drakeford once again reiterated his opposition to an independent inquiry into children’s services in Wales. Drakeford’s rejection of the proposal came in response to a question asked by Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds in the Senedd chamber.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have today called on the Welsh Labour Government to outline plans to end what it describes as Cardiff Airports blackhole on taxpayers’ money.

Marking carers week, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have renewed their calls for greater assistance for unpaid carers in Wales.

Welsh Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds MS. 

Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds has joined tributes paid to the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee.

According to the latest data released by the ONS Wales is the only UK nation to see its economy shrink.

According to the data Welsh GDP declined by 0.3% in the third quarter of 2021, while it grew in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland by 0.6%, 0.9% and 1.4% respectively.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have argued that the figures show more needs to be done in Wales to support small businesses and the self-employed as well as encourage private sector investment which has long lagged behind other UK nations.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds MS.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called on Deputy Minister Lee Waters to offer the public assurances that public transport and air services across Wales will operate smoothly during this weekend’s Queen's Platinum Jubilee bank holiday.

Responding to the report published by the Special Committee on Senedd Reform today, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have welcomed much-needed reforms, but have remained critical of areas that fall short of creating a strong democracy in Wales, including Plaid Cymru and Labour refusing to back the fully proportional Single Transferable Vote (STV) system.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds MS.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have today raised their concerns for the future of Welsh Universities stating that there is a real risk that the new Shared Prosperity Fund will duplicate functions and funding and result in competing priorities. 

Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds MS in the Senedd.