For the first time in the history of the Census, there will be a question on service in the Armed Forces following a campaign led by The Royal British Legion and Poppyscotland and supported by Ruth Jones MP. Ruth is delighted that the Government has announced the 2021 Census will now…

Ruth Jones, Member of Parliament for Newport West has welcomed the progress made in bringing about a Digital Parliament. Ruth said “I want to thank the Speaker and the House authorities for working so hard to deliver a Digital Parliament in such a short time. At a national crisis, when we…

I would like to reassure everyone that the £10,000 that is available to each MP is to be used to enable staff to work from home to keep them safe. In some cases it will not be used. I can confirm that the 4 full time staff  in the Newport…

Ruth Jones MP welcomed a letter from Dr John Benger the clerk of the House of Commons, which committed to working together to finding a solution that allows Members to work remotely. Dr Benger’s letter came in response to a letter signed by Ruth Jones and 153 Members of Parliament…

April the 4th 2019 was the day the Newport West by election was held. This was due to the sad death of Paul Flynn our MP of 32 years and who is still greatly missed today. Looking back on the last 12 months I have to say that its been…

Small Business Support The Welsh Government has announced a package of support worth more than £200m for small businesses during the coronavirus outbreak. Retail, leisure and hospitality businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or less will receive 100% business rate relief and pubs with a rateable value of between…