Next Assembly must prove its worth in North Wales - German/Burnham (Eleanor Burnham )

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Next Assembly must prove its worth in North Wales - German/Burnham

February 22, 2007 1:21 PM

Eleanor Burnham with her colleague Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Leader Mike German with staff at the Sharp factory in Wrexham

Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly leader Mike German and North Wales AM Eleanor Burnham have said the next Assembly must make a real difference to people's lives in North Wales, following a series of visits in the area.

Mr German, and local AM Eleanor Burnham visited the Sharp factory and an ambulance station in Wrexham before addressing a dinner in Arfon. They were also joined by Wrexham candidate Bruce Roberts, and Clwyd South candidate Frank Biggs.

Mr German said: "People in North Wales do not believe they have seen the best of what the Assembly has to offer, and from what I've seen, I have to say I agree.

"The Sharp plant is Europe's largest manufacturer of photo-voltaic cells, yet most of their output goes to Germany, because our government are not doing enough to encourage people to use this technology at home. Here we have a world leader in green energy - in Wales - but we do not have a government with the political will to make the most of it. Wales deserves better than that.

"My party wants to put Wales at the forefront of the Green Revolution, because we believe that investing in new energy technologies will be good for jobs. Scotland already has a green jobs strategy, but the Labour Government in Wales has consistently refused our calls to do the same."

Eleanor Burnham added: "Our ambulance services are a crucial part of the health service, and their ability to respond in emergencies is a matter of life or death. That's why we're campaigning for the extra investment the service needs to get the job done in the coming years. We also need to sort out the links with hospitals as too many ambulances are being delayed as they drop off patients, because hospitals are not ready to take them."

In a speech to members in Arfon, Mr German called for stronger links between North West Wales and the booming economy of Dublin.

He said: "In Dublin we have one of Europe's fastest growing economies.We need to look more imaginatively at how we can spread the benefits of that across the Irish Sea to North West Wales."

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