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Ruth Jones MP for Newport West calls on the UK Government for action to get a grip of illegal levels of air pollution in England as shadow Minister for air quality.

Ruth Jones MP for Newport West calls on the UK Government for action to get a grip of illegal levels of air pollution in England as shadow Minister for air quality. In response to last week’s prevention of future deaths report into the devastating death of Ella Kissi-Debrah in 2013,…

Ruth Jones votes against the PCSC Bill following Newport’s peaceful vigil

Ruth Jones MP for Newport West will be voting against the U.K. Government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill following a peaceful vigil which was held in memory of Sarah Everard and Wenjing Lin and all women who have been victims of violent acts committed by men. On Saturday Ruth…

My St. David’s Day Debate Speech

Diolch Dirprwy Lefarydd, Mae Cymru yn genedl fach ond mae hi’n genedl falch hefyd, fel y grŵp Aelodau Seneddol bod Cymru yn anfon i’r lle hon. Thank you Deputy Speaker, Wales is a small nation, but it is also a proud one. Like the group of MPs that Wales sends…

Latest South Wales Argus Column

To all in Newport West, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year. At the risk of having this quoted back at me when I write next year, let us all hope this year is better than the last. The most hopeful start to this new year is…

The Report Stage of The Environment Bill

The Environment Bill reached its Report stage in the Commons on Tuesday 26th January 2021. This was a milestone as the Bill was initially introduced to Parliament in the Spring of 2019. It has gone missing several times and has taken three attempts to get it to the current stage…

Ruth Jones Speaks in Global Britain Debate

Now we have left the European Union, it is vital that we do things in the right way. Nowhere in the entire four and a half years of the Brexit process did the UK government state that leaving the EU would mean departing from our commitments on the protection of…

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Ruth Jones MP welcomes Census change to Count Armed Forces Community In

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 welcomes Digital Parliament progress

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…

Update

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…

Digital Parliament to become a reality

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…

A busy year since I was first elected

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…

Help for Newport West residents during the Coronavirus COVID 19 outbreak.

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…

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Ruth Jones MP

On Monday I was sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Newport West. It is a privilege to be re-elected, I look forward to serving our constituency. If you need to get in touch, you’re able to do so on ruth.jones.mp@parliament.uk

General Election 2019

I am no longer an MP. This is because Parliament has been dissolved until after the General Election I am now the proud Welsh Labour candidate for my home constituency of Newport West.

Update on my week in Parliament

I just wanted to share an update on my week in Parliament before getting my train home to Newport West. This week was a busy one in the House. I spoke on a range of issues and because most of the Tory Party were in Manchester at their party…

Weekly blog

The Prime Minister’s attempt to silence Parliament and stop me, and my colleagues, doing our job triggered protests and outrage up and down the country. This new PM has no mandate for a no deal Brexit and as of now he no longer has a majority. The risk posed by…

Ruth Jones MP pledges support for Local Pubs in Newport West

Ruth Jones MP has today pledged their support for the Long Live the Local Campaign to help pubs in Newport West keep their doors open. Ruth Jones joins the more than 150,000 people who have signed the petition so far, including 265 in Newport West. Ruth Jones MP is calling…

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