Cardiff Central - Jo Stevens MP

Time to Stop Banks Exploiting Vulnerable Customers

Time to Stop Banks Exploiting Vulnerable Customers – 23 May 2018 Today I’ve written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) together with supportive MPs calling on them to take action on banks charging extortionate fees for unarranged overdrafts. Whilst these fees are part of banks’ business models, they are almost always massively out of proportion with the actual overspend and hit…

The impact of monsoon season on the Rohingya

The impact of monsoon season on the Rohingya – 8 May 2018 This afternoon I held a debate in Westminster Hall on the impact of the monsoon season on the Rohingya refugees who, having fled violence and persecution in Burma, are living in camps across the border in Bangladesh. Monsoon season is fast…

Tax Free Childcare in Wales

Tax Free Childcare in Wales – 5 April 2018 The Tax-Free Childcare scheme provides help with the cost of childcare for working families. Parents of children aged under 12 and parents of disabled children aged under 17 can apply online through the UK government childcare service which can be accessed via…

Supporting Christian Aid Week in Parliament

Supporting Christian Aid Week in Parliament – 11 May 2018 Ahead of Christian Aid Week, I was pleased to attend an event in Parliament to find out about activities and events taking place during the charity’s annual fundraising week in Cardiff Central. Last year, an amazing £11,324 was raised in Cardiff…

Splott Road Bridge Update – 11 Jan 2018

Splott Road Bridge Update – 11 Jan 2018 February 2018 represents a major milestone towards the electrification of the railway to Cardiff. Work on Splott Road Bridge enters a critical phase and preparations for the new overhead line equipment continue. Road closure As part of the work to reconstruct Splott Road Bridge, a full road closure…

Speech in Welsh Affairs Debate – 19 March 2018

Speech in Welsh Affairs Debate – 19 March 2018 Today I spoke in the rescheduled Welsh Affairs Debate, which should have taken place on St David’s Day but had to be postponed due to the snow and extreme weather. It was important to me to speak not just about the Wales…

Save our Live Music Venues – the Agent of Change Bill

Save our Live Music Venues – the Agent of Change Bill – 11 Jan 2018 This week my Labour colleague John Spellar MP introduced a bill which would help to protect live music venues in England using the Agent of Change principle, which the Welsh Government has led the way by introducing in…

Rohingya Refugee Crisis – Asking for a Debate in Parliament

Rohingya Refugee Crisis – Asking for a Debate in Parliament – 20 Jan 2018 The Rohingya refugee crisis continues in Bangladesh, with Rohingya people fleeing a genocide at the hands of the Burmese military. Bangladeshi authorities are working hard to support as many refugees as they can, but are reliant on international aid contributions such as…

Roath to Russia Football Tournament – Refugee Week 2018

Roath to Russia Football Tournament – Refugee Week 2018 Sport Cardiff and partners have organised a 5-a-side football tournament in Roath as part of Refugee Week 2018. Football clubs, work teams and refugees are all welcome to join in with this event which is also during the football…

Roath Flood Scheme: Phase Three PAUSED

Roath Flood Scheme: Phase Three PAUSED – 16 March 2018 I have today been contacted by Natural Resources Wales in regards to ‘phase 3’ of the Roath Flood Scheme. NRW have announced that they are pausing tree felling and construction for four months.  Their position is set out in full below: We have…

Roath Flood Defence Scheme – Ecological Assessments

Roath Flood Defence Scheme – Ecological Assessments – 9 Jan 2018 Further to my discussions with Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Hannah Blythyn AM, Welsh Government Minister for Environment, regarding the ongoing flood prevention works, NRW have provided me with their ecological surveys for the site which can be downloaded below. Click…

Roath Flood Defence Scheme: Construction Update

Roath Flood Defence Scheme: Construction Update – 22 Feb 2018 Construction work continues to progress throughout Railway Gardens (the Sandies) and Waterloo Gardens, as well as at Waterloo Road bridge. We would like to thank the community for their ongoing patience during this time and assure you that we are working as fast…

Roath Flood Defence Scheme – Meeting with the Minister

Roath Flood Defence Scheme – Meeting with the Minister – 12 Jan 2018 Statement: Meeting with the Minister This week my team, along with Jenny Rathbone AM and other local elected representatives, met with Hannah Blythyn AM, Minister for Environment, and representatives from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to discuss the Roath Flood Defence…

Reuniting Refugee Families and Banning Unpaid Trial Shifts

Reuniting Refugee Families and Banning Unpaid Trial Shifts – 16 March 2018 Unusually for a Friday, I am in Parliament today to support two very important Private Members’ Bills. These are the Reuniting Refugee Families and the Banning Unpaid Trial Shifts Bill. As the name suggests, Private Members Bills are Bills…

Processions March

Processions March I joined thousands of women and girls from across Cardiff and beyond this weekend to take part in a ‘living artwork’ marking 100 years since some women won the right to vote. The Processions march was created by Artichoke and saw thousands of women marching through…

Open Letter to the Government on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals

Open Letter to the Government on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals – 23 Jan 2018 I have today signed my Labour colleague Carolyn Harris’s open letter to the Government, asking for the maximum stake to be reduced from the current £100 to £2. Here is the letter in full:     Rt Hon…

Notice: Cold Weather Payments Triggered for Cardiff Central Postcodes

Notice: Cold Weather Payments Triggered for Cardiff Central Postcodes – 6 March 2018 You may be entitled to cold weather payments if you receive benefits and live within either of these postcodes CF10, CF14, CF23, CF24. You may get Cold Weather Payments if you’re getting: Pension Credit Income Support income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance income-related…

My Question to the Prime Minister about her “Hostile Environment”

My Question to the Prime Minister about her “Hostile Environment” – 8 May 2018 I challenged the Prime Minister in PMQs last week about the “hostile environment” which the new Home Secretary has described as, “not in line with our country’s values”. Whilst she was Home Secretary she boasted that “the…

Mistreatment of the Windrush Generation

Mistreatment of the Windrush Generation – 18 April 2018 In the last week many constituents have got in touch to express their anger and shame at the treatment of the Windrush generation by the Government so I thought I would share my response  here.   Thank you for contacting me about the unacceptable and shameful situation that many members…

Letter to Home Secretary on Protests Outside Abortion Clinics

Letter to Home Secretary on Protests Outside Abortion Clinics – 14 May 2018 This week I have co-signed a letter by my Labour colleague Rupa Huq MP to new Home Secretary Sajid Javid. The letter asks him in his new role to continue the review which had been taking place into protests outside abortion clinics and the possible introduction…

Joint Letter to the Foreign Secretary RE Myanmar Military and the ICC

Joint Letter to the Foreign Secretary RE Myanmar Military and the ICC – 21 Feb 2018 Along with over 100 of my Parliamentary colleagues, I have co-signed a letter to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson calling for the referral of the Myanmar military to the International Criminal Court for their actions against the Rohingya.  The…

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