Trans Day of Remembrance
Sioned Williams MS - Plaid Cymru spokesperson for Social Justice and Equalities
Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance that honours the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Today I stand with my trans siblings in Wales and across the world who are abused, slandered and persecuted merely for the so-called ‘crime’ of being themselves.
Welsh Government urged ‘not to neglect Valleys communities’ in Metro plans
Plaid Cymru MS for South Wales West, Sioned Williams, has urged the Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters, to “significantly improve” current plans to construct the Swansea Bay and West Wales Metro as they “more or less completely ignore” the Swansea and Afan Valleys.
MS urges Education Minister to stop Swansea Valley school closures
Sioned Williams has called on the Education Minister to overturn Neath Port Talbot’s ‘contemptuous' decision to close three local primary schools.
MS slams Council’s ‘undemocratic’ school closure decision
Plaid Cymru Member of Senedd for South Wales West, Sioned Williams, has slammed Neath Port Talbot Council’s “undemocratic” decision to close three primary schools despite “overwhelming local opposition” to the plans.
‘Don’t leave our most vulnerable at the mercy of the Tory Westminster Government’ - Sioned Williams MS
Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for Social Justice and Equalities, Sioned Williams MS, has today urged the Welsh Government to “act now" to mitigate Westminster cuts to Universal Credit, as the £20 weekly uplift in Universal Credit comes to an end.
Plaid MS welcomes WRU plans to strengthen female participation in rugby
Plaid Cymru MS Sioned Williams has welcomed plans announced by the WRU to strengthen female participation in rugby but has called on the union to fulfil the calls of 123 former Welsh internationals to improve support for women’s rugby.
Plaid MS welcomes inclusion of Pontardawe’s ‘Dai Tenor’ to the Dictionary of Welsh Biography
Plaid MS Sioned Williams has welcomed the addition of the celebrated Pontardawe opera singer, David John Jones, known affectionately as ‘Dai Tenor’, to the Dictionary of Welsh Biography, following a successful campaign.
Plaid MS calls on Welsh Government to tackle mask non-compliance in supermarkets
Plaid MS Sioned Williams has written to the Welsh Government following concerns locally that there has been a noticeable reduction in the number of people complying with the requirement to wear masks in supermarkets.
Plaid MS in call to save Afghan family facing threat to life
Plaid Cymru MS Sioned Williams is working with members of the public in Swansea to try and evacuate a family in Afghanistan who they believe are facing a genuine and immediate threat to their lives.
Sioned celebrates 100 days in the Senedd
It's 100 days since I was elected as Plaid Cymru MS for South Wales West. It's been a huge privilege to speak up for residents and also raise issues as Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on Social Justice and Equalities. Together with my Plaid Cymru colleagues , I will continue to challenge decisions when needed and hold the Labour Welsh Government to account to ensure a fairer Wales. Here are some images which convey these first 100 days of my role.