Yvette Cooper MP

Welsh Government News press release Minister welcomes success of GCSE English and Maths workshops. A series of GCSE English and Maths workshops have been well received by Wales' secondary schools. The aim of the workshops was to provide... Continue to article

Welsh Government News press release Further Education Teacher Training Incentives announced.   The Minister for Education and Skills, Leighton Andrews, has announced new initial teacher training (ITT) incentives for eligible students un... Continue to article

Labour party press release Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, responding to reports that some Afghan interpreters may be allowed to settle in Britain, said: "This is a welcome about turn by the Prime Minister. We called ... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release First Minister announces Public Policy Institute Wales Consortium Cardiff University will head up a consortium of research organisations and think tanks to run the Public Policy Institute for Wales, Firs... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release Too many questions about welfare changes remain unanswered - Minister The UK Government’s welfare changes are throwing a question mark over the Welsh Government’s ability to deliver support to some of Wal... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release Cardiff Airport key to Wales' position in global market- First Minister The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, will this evening reiterate the importance of Cardiff Airport in securing Wales’ position within ... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release Consultation on proposals for ground-breaking legislation to reform arrangements for renting homes Minister for Housing and Regeneration Carl Sargeant will today (Monday 20 May) launch a White Paper for c... Continue to article

Plaid Cymru's Westminster Group has tabled an amendment to the Queen's Speech expressing disappointment that a new Government of Wales Bill implementing the recommendations of the Silk Commission was not included in the Address. The cros... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release Minister calls for more to be done to increase diversity of Councillors in Wales. More needs to be done to ensure County and Community Councils better reflect the communities they serve, Local Government ... Continue to article

A £400m funding boost to increase the supply of housing in Wales will help realise the Welsh Government's ambitious plans to deliver 7,500 new affordable homes by 2016, Finance Minister Jane Hutt will announce today (Friday 3 May). Despi... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, today set out the purpose and remit of a new Commission established to review Wales's public services. The Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery will: ... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release Youth Engagement and Progression We identified increasing youth engagement and employment as a priority in our Programme for Government. Our aim is to help all young people overcome the challenges they f... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release Update on Business Rates When I made a statement to the Chamber on March 5th, I promised to provide a further update on the recommendations of the Morgan report to Members after the Easter recess. Tod... Continue to article

Welsh Government news press release When I made my Oral Statement on Enterprise Zones in January I said would provide a further update in April. In each Enterprise Zone we are focusing on capacity building activities. In Anglesey a num... Continue to article

Shadow Home Secretary press release Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary, said: “As we mark 20 years since the senseless and despicable murder of Stephen Lawrence, I pay tribute to Stephen’s family for their courageous campaigning to ... Continue to article

Welsh Government News press release Minister welcomes Commission's recommendations for renting homes in Wales. Carl Sargeant, the Minister for Housing and Regeneration, has welcomed a report by the Law Commission, recommending improveme... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release Developing fairer taxes to support the Welsh economy will be top of the agenda today when Wales' Finance Minister, Jane Hutt, meets Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growt... Continue to article

Labour party press release Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary, said: "The Home Secretary appears to have rushed forward this announcement after the unravelling of the Prime Minister's immigration speech yesterday and the damning repor... Continue to article

Labour press release Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, speaking on International Women's Day, said: "International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements and to reflect on wo... Continue to article

Labour press release Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary, said: “The Coroner’s call for ‘root and branch’ reform of gun licensing should be acted upon by the Home Secretary. “When I met with Bobby Turnbull earlier this year to discus... Continue to article

Welsh Government press release Local Government, Communities and Transport Minister Carl Sargeant has described a meeting with the UK Minister of State for Transport Simon Burns to discuss the future of rail in Wales as ‘very positive’. ... Continue to article

Welsh Government Press Release New figures published show that the Welsh Government cut its carbon emissions last year by 18 per cent. The figures, in the UK Government's Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme Performance ... Continue to article