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School bus safety plans rejected by Assembly Government |
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Wednesday, 01 October 2008 |
COMMENTING on the outcome of the Learner Travel Measure vote in the National Assembly this evening, Alun Cairns AM led the debate for the Welsh Conservatives said:
“This is bitterly disappointing. The Assembly Government has sold pupils and parents short.
“The amendments tabled were to make sure that all children were taken to their school of choice in the safest possible way.
“But Labour and Plaid rejected them.
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Families betrayed over school bus safety plans |
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008 |
WELSH Conservatives expressed anger and frustration today over the fact the Learner Travel Measure will not address safety needs and will discriminate against welsh language and faith schools.
Alun Cairns AM, who chaired the Learner Travel Measure Committee, said it was extremely disappointing that the Minister was not prepared to test the Assembly’s powers over such important issues.
Legal advice suggests ministers could issue guidance to councils across Wales to introduce compulsory seat belts on school buses, phase out double decker vehicles, and end the practice of three pupils for every two seats.
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Government must ensure fairness on free school transport |
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 |
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COMMENTING on today’s decision by
Assembly Members to extend new rules on free school transport to faith based
schools but not pupils in Welsh medium education, Welsh Conservative AM Alun
Cairns
said:
“I very much welcome the committee’s
decision to enshrine the rights of pupils in faith schools in this new
legislation."
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Archbishop of Wales joins calls to amend measure |
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
Welsh Conservative AM Alun Cairns today welcomed support from the Archbishop of Wales to give pupils and faith and Welsh medium schools the same right to free transport as those elsewhere in the state sector.
In a letter to Transport Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones, the Most Reverend Dr Barry Morgan says he shares the concerns of AMs that some schools could be excluded from new regulations proposed in the Learner Travel Measure.
The committee scrutinising the proposals is due to meet in the National Assembly tomorrow.
Alun Cairns, wrote to the Transport Minister to express concern over the Measure which he claims currently discriminates against children attending faith and Welsh medium schools.
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Learner Travel Amendments |
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
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Alun Cairns has written to the Deputy First Minister outlining his proposals to strengthen the Learner Travel Measure which is due to be considered by the Assembly, next week. The Learner Travel Measure is aimed at improving saftey on school transport but in its current form does little to address safety concerns and makes no provision for parents and children who wish to attend schools of a religious character, welsh medium schools or single sex schools. Alun has drafted a number of ammendments but needs the support of all Assembly Members.
Therefore Alun is asking all parents, teachers and governors to write to the Minister and their Assembly Members, to outline their concerns. If you do write, it would be helpful if you could provide Alun with a copy of your letter, in order to strengthen his campaign. The text of Alun's letter is below.
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