Shropshire Liberal Democrats - fighting for fair funding for Shropshire schools and marching against Conservative education cuts
Kirsty Williams, Wales' Lib Dem Education Minister said :"I am pleased to announce today(15th October) that in Wales we have secured free school meal provision for all school holidays until at least Easter 2021.
The coronavirus pandemic has presented countless challenges this year, but with the Welsh Government now guaranteeing £11 million for these provisions, we can help support those who look to school for more than just education."
Liberal Democrats in Scotland, Wales and England have joined with the Alliance Party in calling for a "four nations summit" to consider a united approach to keeping family gatherings safe during the festive season.
In a joint letter to the four governments of the UK, the Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, Scottish Leader Willie Rennie, Welsh Leader Jane Dodds and Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP warned the "interlinked nature of life in the United Kingdom means no one government can devise guidance for the festive season in isolation."
Councilors along the Shropshire/Powys border have written to Mark Drakeford, Welsh First Minister, urging him not to forget the many self-employed who working on both sides of the border during the current lockdown.
Nigel Hartin (Clun), Ruth Houghton (Bishop's Castle) and Heather Kidd (Chirbury and Worthen) have pointed out to the Minster that in rural areas like the Welsh/English border a great many people are self-employed and that the lockdown has impacted on many residents in England as well as Wales.
Heather Kidd, Deputy Group Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Shropshire Council (Chirbury and Worthen) has called on Shropshire Council to join the growing number of Councils up and down Britain that are giving vouchers to Free School meal recipients over half term. She is also pressing them to prepare to do likewise during the Christmas Holidays if the Government persists in refusing to do so.
