|
|
Welcome to the website of Montgomeryshire Lib Dems, Lembit Öpik MP and Mick Bates AM
The Liberal Democrats have a proud record in Montgomeryshire, Powys, of representing local people on our local councils, on the National Assembly in Wales and at the Westminster Parliament.
Lembit Öpik has been the Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire since 1997 (succeeding Alex Carlile), with Mick Bates being elected to the Welsh Assembly for Montgomeryshire at their first election in 1999.
Local MP calls for an end to airlines' tax on breathing
New!
Fri 3rd Jul 2009
Lembit Öpik, Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire , has lent his support to the campaign to end the restrictions and charges that airlines place on people with a lung condition by the British Lung Foundation and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK.
|
|
Read "Local MP calls for an end to airlines' tax on breathing " in full.
|
IRAN'S TREATMENT OF BAHA'I MEMBERS IS DEPLORABLE - ÖPIK
New!
Thu 2nd Jul 2009
Lembit Öpik, Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire, has questioned both the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister in the last few days over their involvement and influence in securing the release of the seven members of the Baha'i faith who are due on trial in a closed court on 11th July in Iran.
|
|
Read "IRAN'S TREATMENT OF BAHA'I MEMBERS IS DEPLORABLE - ÖPIK " in full.
|
ÖPIK WELCOMES MILK DEAL
New!
Wed 1st Jul 2009
Lembit Öpik, Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire, has welcomed the statement from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Hilary Benn MP, that all milk that had been bought by Dairy Farmers of Britain now had new buyers.
|
|
Read "ÖPIK WELCOMES MILK DEAL" in full.
|
WAG must ensure money kept in the bag from plastic proposals
Mon 29th Jun 2009
Shadow Minister for the Environment and Sustainability Mick Bates AM has welcomed the news that plans to drastically reduce the use of plastic carrier bags are to be revealed by the Minister Jane Davidson later today but warns that proposals must be firm to ensure money raised from the levy ends up back in the hands of the people.
|
|
Read "WAG must ensure money kept in the bag from plastic proposals" in full.
|
AMs Back Carno Station Petitioners
Thu 25th Jun 2009
Members of the National Assembly Enterprise and Learning Committee met a delegation from Carno for an event at the Senedd yesterday, hosted by Montgomeryshire AM Mick Bates. They heard how the completion of the formal business case for the re-opening of Carno Station called for by the committee had been stalled by official inaction over the past year.
|
|
|
Read "AMs Back Carno Station Petitioners" in full.
|
Carno Station Petition Shunted Into Siding
Tue 23rd Jun 2009
The Petitioners for the re-opening of Carno Station are travelling to the National Assembly on June 24th to a media event hosted by Mick Bates AM to mark the second anniversary of the handover of their petition to the Presiding Officer. They are aggrieved because their petition to have Carno station re-opened has been stalled for the last year.
|
|
Read "Carno Station Petition Shunted Into Siding" in full.
|
Archive of earlier news stories.
Archive of earlier articles.
Archive of earlier speeches.
 News Story Feed (v1.0).
Press Article Feed (v1.0).
Speech Feed (v1.0).
Printed and hosted by Prater Raines Ltd, 98 Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BY.
Published and promoted by Montgomeryshire Liberal Democrats, Lembit Öpik MP and Mick Bates AM, all at
The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.
|
|
