Responding to today's Budget announcement, Kirsty Williams, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats commented:

Commenting on the findings of WJEC's Internal Review into this January's GCSE English Language Unit 1 and 2 results, Aled Roberts, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Education said:

F ollowing an announcement that England is to have a new Early Years Pupil Premium, the Welsh Liberal Democrats are calling on the Welsh Labour Government to extend the Pupil Deprivation Grant to nursery pupils.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats Housing Spokesperson, Peter Black has expressed his concern at the lack of progress by the Welsh Government in bringing empty homes around Wales back into use.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats' plans for concessionary bus schemes for young people, students and part-time workers came a step closer to becoming a reality last night when the Welsh Government agreed to support the party's plans.

Aled Roberts, Welsh Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Welsh Language is today calling on the Welsh Government to use Equality Impact Assessment Guidance to check how its policies are impacting on the Welsh language.

Speaking in the Welsh Assembly today, the Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black pressed the Minister for Housing and Regeneration to give local councils the power to better control the spread of houses in multiple occupation in residential areas.

Both the First Minister and Education Minister categorically failed to provide sufficient details on how they supported schools with regards to the introduction of the new English Language GCSE exams, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have today argued.

Commenting on the day the Education (Wales) Bill reaches Stage 3 proceedings in the Assembly, Aled Roberts, Welsh Liberal Democrat AM for North Wales and the party's spokesperson on Education, said:

Ceredigion's Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams has written to Welsh Agriculture Minister Alan Davies, asking whether he will be implementing similar schemes in Wales to that announced in England to protect farmers and fishermen in flood affected areas.