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Jenny Willott - First ever Lib Dem MP for Cardiff Central

Jenny outside the House of Commons

Welcome!

Welcome to my website, which holds information on my local and parliamentary activities, and on how you can contact me.

I hold regular advice sessions in my constituency office and in the community. For further information about my advice surgeries click the link below:

My advice surgeries

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Recent updates

  • My e-news bulletin for the month of April.
    Erthygl: 2012 Mai 17
    Welcome to my e-news bulletin for the month of April

    Here is my monthly update for the last month which will give you an idea of what I've been up to last month, both in the constituency and in Westminster. Please feel free to forward this email to your friends and family, who can sign up themselves by clicking onto my website.

    I look forward to receiving your feedback!



    Jenny Willott MP

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    Casework

    A large part of the time I spend in the constituency is dedicated to helping constituents with problems and offering advice. This month, I dealt with queries from constituents from across the 6 wards in the constituency about a wide range of issues, with benefits/tax and immigration being the biggest issues.

    Some of the wide ranging issues I have dealt with this month include:


    Remember, if there is anything I can help you with, please do contact me on the details listed at the bottom of the email or come along to one of my advice surgeries - no appointment is needed.
    Out and about in the constituency

    I have been busy visiting organisations and attending events across the constituency again this month. Here are a few of the things I have done:

    • Visited Asda Pontprennau with Vince Cable

    • Visited Cardiff Institute for the Blind and RNIB with Vince Cable

    • Attended a Clothes Party at Hope Court with Cathays Councillor Elizabeth Clark


    • Attended a Thanksgiving Service at Llandaff Cathedral with the Queen for her Diamond Jubilee

    • Attended the Cardiff Business Club Lunch when Nick Clegg was the speaker

    • Held my regular advice surgeries on Friday afternoons

    • Joined local Lib Dem councillors and candidates out knocking on doors and speaking to residents across Cardiff


    In Parliament

    This month sees the start of the new Parliamentary session and a new Queen's Speech. The pomp and circumstance surrounding the Queen's regular visits really is something to see and one of my favourite parts is hearing the military band outside Parliament playing for the crowds gathered to see the Queen such military classics as the Doctor Who theme and Star Wars.

    The Speech laid out the Government's legislative programme for the coming year. Particularly welcome is legislation to split up the banks so that those providing high street banking services can't gamble their customers' money on high risk investments in the way that we've seen in the past.

    I'm also delighted to see the Pensions Bill, which will introduce a £140 flat rate pension for all new pensioners, getting rid of the complex system of means testing which has, for many on lower incomes, made saving for retirement futile. This will particularly benefit women, who on average have a pension of £40 less a week than men. The new system is based on the Citizens' Pension that Lib Dems have proposed for a number of years. After introducing the Triple Lock, which in April meant that the Basic State Pension increased by £5.30, the highest cash increase ever, this is another sign that Lib Dems in Government are making a difference in the living standards of pensioners.

    Finally, the Speech contained reference to reforming the House of Lords. Efforts to reform the Lords have been going on for 100 years, so I don't think it will be quick or easy to do, and whilst it is certainly not the most important item in the Queen's Speech, I do believe that it is absolutely right that this issue is finally tackled.

    However, not everything can be tackled by legislation. You can't legislate to get the economy moving or pass a law demanding businesses create new jobs, so the Government also needs to create the right environment for businesses to succeed and for confidence in the economy to grow.

    The Government's plans for growth are central to getting the deficit under control and moves such as cutting red tape, setting up a Green Investment Bank to invest in jobs in the sector, and working with pension firms to invest money into long term, sustainable projects are critical to helping the economy get back on its feet.

    April also saw the launch of the new Youth Contract, investing £1 billion in helping young people get the training and support they need to find work, andan increase in the personal income tax threshold, as promised in the Lib Dem Manifesto. As a result, 138,000 low and middle income workers in Cardiff received an average tax cut of £130 in April and, 5,700 people were lifted out of paying income tax altogether. People will see a further income tax cut next April and in future years until we reach the £10,000 threshold we promised at the last election.

    There is of course much more work to be done, and getting the economy moving will not be easy, but there is a real commitment in Westminster to make sure that this is exactly what happens.


    5 ways to contact Jenny Willott MP
    • Visit Jenny at her weekly advice surgery - every Friday, 2.30pm until 4pm, at 99 Woodville Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4DY. No appointment necessary.
    • Write to Jenny in Westminster or at her Cardiff office:
      • Jenny Willott MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
      • Jenny Willott MP, 99 Woodville Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4DY
    • Online-www.jennywillott.com
    • Email Jenny -jenny@jennywillott.com
    • Phone the constituency office on 02920 668558 or the Westminster office on 0207 219 8418.
  • Jenny Willott MP comments on the Vulcan Hotel developments.
    Erthygl: 2012 Mai 17

    Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, Jenny Willott, has commented on the news that the Vulcan Hotel in Adamsdown has closed and is moving to St Fagan's Museum. Responding to news that the official notification of plans to relocate the Vulcan Hotel to St Fagans has now been submitted to Cardiff Council, Jenny said:

  • Jenny with Dean Macey, Jacqui Cozens from McDonalds, Wenlock and members of Cardiff AAC
    CARDIFF KICKS OFF OLYMPIC MASCOT TOUR
    Erthygl: 2012 Ebrill 25

    Cardiff Central's Lib Dem MP, Jenny Willott, was on hand on Saturday to help kick off the Olympic mascots' tour of the UK.

    The Games' mascot, Wenlock, who will be joined on his tour by the other mascot, Mandeville, started his 3 month UK tour at the McDonald's in Queen Street, alongside former Olympic Decathlete Dean Macey and some young athletes from Cardiff AAC.

  • £130 TAX CUT FOR 138,000 PEOPLE IN CARDIFF- WILLOTT
    Erthygl: 2012 Ebrill 5

    Cardiff Central's Liberal Democrat MP, Jenny Willott, has welcomed the rise in the income tax personal allowance which comes into force today [6th April] that will put £130 back in the pocket of 138,000 low and middle income workers in Cardiff.

    The rise will also mean that 5,700 of the lowest paid people in the city are lifted out of paying income tax altogether. This comes on top of the previous increase last year which saw 3,900 people lifted out of tax.

  • E-newsletter about the Budget 2012
    Erthygl: 2012 Mawrth 27

    Now that the dust has settled from last week's Budget, I thought I'd drop you an email setting out what the budget, and other recent changes, mean for people inCardiff.

    This budget shows the influence that Liberal Democrats have had in Government. There is an awful lot to be proud of, in particular the fact that even in difficult economic times, we have delivered the biggest increase in the income tax personal allowance in 30 years, putting money into the pockets of over 20 million working families across theUK.

  • NATIONAL STANDARD NEEDED FOR PROSTATE CANCER CARE- WILLOTT
    Erthygl: 2012 Mawrth 27

    Jenny Willott, the Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, has today called on people in Cardiff to help the Prostate Cancer Charity develop a new set of national standards for prostate cancer care.

    The charity has compiled a draft set of standards aimed at improving the treatment and care of people with prostate cancer across the UK, and is now asking members of the public with experience of prostate cancer to help finalise the standards.

  • WILLOTT: ALCOHOL PRICE PLAN LONG OVERDUE
    Erthygl: 2012 Mawrth 26

    Jenny Willott, the Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, has today welcomed Government proposals to bring in a minimum price for alcohol, calling them a big step forward in tackling dangerous drinking habits.

    Jenny has campaigned for minimum pricing since 2009 when figures showed that around 7000 people in Wales could die due to alcohol by 2019.

  • A budget for the many not the few
    Budget 2012: For the many, not the few
    Erthygl: 2012 Mawrth 21

    Over 20 million working people will be better off next year after Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government delivered the biggest ever increase in the income tax personal allowance in the Budget.

    The massive £3.5bn tax cut for working people delivers:

    • The biggest ever single uplift in the tax threshold
    • A personal allowance of £9,205 in April 2013
    • 21 million working people getting an extra £220 tax cut
    • Brings the total tax cut for basic rate tax payers to £550
    • Brings the total number of people lifted out of tax to 2 million.
  • WILLOTT WELCOMES BUDGET HELP FOR WORKING FAMILIES
    Erthygl: 2012 Mawrth 21

    Commenting on today's Budget, Jenny Willott, the Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, welcomed tax reductions for people on low and middle incomes. Jenny said:

    "Today the Chancellor announced the biggest increase in the income tax personal allowance in thirty years, increasing the allowance by £1,100 to £9,205.

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    Are you a sports fans with a heart willing to make a difference in your community?
    Erthygl: 2012 Mawrth 20

    Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central Jenny Willott is encouraging sports fans in cardiff Central to attend become Unified Sports® Coaches, by attending the free Unified Sports® Seminar at the Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Saturday 31st March 2012.

    Special Olympics Great Britain is running a nationwide search for sports fans with a heart willing to make a difference in their community. With the whole country sports-mad with the Olympics, the national charity is hoping to create a new generation of coaches for the future with six free Unified Sports® Seminars held across Great Britain in Cardiff (31/03), Birmingham (21/04), Middlesbrough (12/05), London (26/05), Glasgow (09/06) and Runcorn (23/06).

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