People are “disgusted” that Radnorshire is not to be included in the new Senedd constituency of Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, says James Evans.
The Brecon and Radnorshire MS asked at the Senedd for a statement from the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for the Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.
He said that many people in Radnorshire are disgusted that the Commission has decided not to include Radnorshire in the new constituency of Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd.
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The Brecon and Radnorshire MS asked at the Senedd for a statement from the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for the Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.
He said that many people in Radnorshire are disgusted that the Commission has decided not to include Radnorshire in the new constituency of Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd.
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00:00I would also like a statement from the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for the Boundary
00:04Commission.
00:05Many people in Radnorshire have been very disgusted that the Boundary Commission has
00:08decided to remove Radnorshire from the new constituency of Brachyniog Tawynedd, something
00:14that was very disheartening to me as a proud Radnorshire man myself.
00:18The Radnorshire was established in the 1500s and the Boundary Commission seems to be riding
00:22a roughshod over local history, something that I don't stand for and the residents
00:27of Radnorshire don't stand for either.
00:29So if we could have a statement from the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for
00:32the Boundary Commission, so we can all question these decisions and how the Boundary Commission
00:36has actually come up with these ridiculous proposals.
00:38Yes, the Boundary Commission had more than one consultation over the boundaries of the
00:51new constituencies, so I'm sure representations were made and they came back with draft proposals
00:58and then more consultation before coming to their final decision.
01:03So your points have been made and aired in the Chamber today.