Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, Jenny Willott, has commented on the news that the Vulcan Hotel in Adamsdown has closed and is moving to St Fagan's Museum. Responding to news that the official notification of plans to relocate the Vulcan Hotel to St Fagans has now been submitted to Cardiff Council, Jenny said:

Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, has called on the Welsh Labour Government to take immediate action to tackle huge NHS physiotherapy waiting lists.

Statistics released today reveal that the number of people waiting over 14 weeks for physiotherapy care increased to 2,755.

The maximum wait for access to specified diagnostic tests is 8 weeks and for specified services is 14 weeks. Today's statistics show that 8,420 patients have been waiting longer than 8 weeks for diagnostic services, while 3,516 patients have been waiting over 14 weeks for therapy services.

Brecon and Radnorshire Liberal Democrat MP, Roger Williams has welcomed the Queen's speech that was delivered today to both houses at the state opening of Parliament. The speech, which sets the programme for the Governments year ahead, had economic growth as its main priority. There was also a commitment to introduce a Grocery Code Adjudicator, reform of electricity markets and the water industry.

Eluned Parrott AM has questioned the Welsh Government's competency after it has been indicated that hundreds of jobs in Cardiff that had been touted as new are in fact mostly jobs that will be transferred from other parts of Cardiff.

Following his trade trip to India, the First Minister had spoken of hundreds of jobs coming to Cardiff thanks to investment by the Indian-owned call centre Firstsource. However, it has emerged that the majority of staff will actually transfer from another call centre operator in the city with the company stating that there has been a "misunderstanding" and the Welsh Government might have been a bit "over-enthusiastic".

Responding to the Health Minister's 'remarkable achievement' claim regarding the financial position of Welsh LHBs, Kirsty Williams, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrat said:

"I am absolutely flabbergasted that the Health Minister can call this a 'remarkable achievement'. What's remarkable is that the Health Minster thinks that this is an achievement.

In the Senedd this afternoon, Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, challenged the First Minister over his Government's record on stroke treatment in Wales.

The first recommendation of the Assembly's Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee's report, which was published over two years ago, was for the Welsh Government to develop a stroke strategy. Since then, the Welsh Labour Government has ignored these calls, refusing to make steps towards a comprehensive stroke strategy.

Jenny Willott, Cardiff Central's Liberal Democrat MP, has welcomed the passing into law of the Protection of Freedoms Act, which received its Royal Assent today, as a landmark moment in the fight for civil liberties.

The Act, which the Lib Dems called for in opposition, will roll back some of the worst abuses of power by the Labour Government. Changes in the legislation include preventing schools from finger-printing children, stopping councils using anti-terrorism laws to snoop on people, and ending the storage of DNA from innocent people.

Peter Black, Welsh Liberal Democrat Chief Whip and South Wales West Assembly Member has today criticised the Labour Government for shelving legislation that ensures healthy eating is promoted and supported in schools across Wales.

The Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure, introduced by former Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member, Jenny Randerson, was the first piece of legislation to be given Royal Assent under the National Assembly's new legislative powers in the third Assembly term

William Powell, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development, has given his backing to the National Assembly for Wales' Environment and Sustainability Committee report into the business case for a single environment body for Wales.

William Powell, Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales and Welsh Liberal Democrat representative on the Committee, said:

Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams has today raised with the Secretary of State for Wales the sluggish pace of progress is being made in the Welsh Assembly Government in the roll out of broadband.

Speaking in Welsh questions earlier today, Mark Williams praised the £57 million given to Wales for investment in broadband, and highlighted progress being made in other areas of the country where this investment had also been awarded, and spoke of the frustrations of those in rural areas of Wales who are still waiting for action.

With just over a week to go until polling day, Shadow Minister for Local Government, Peter Black, has reminded people that a vote for the Welsh Liberal Democrats is a vote for low council tax bills.

Peter Black commented:

"Welsh Liberal Democrat-led councils are keeping council tax increases low, and have consistently kept them low over the past four years. It is not right for other parties to ask people who are struggling to keep their heads above the water to pay more to their council.

Peter Black, Shadow Welsh Liberal Democrat Local Government Minister has criticised the Labour party and the Labour Government for taking the 'local' out of local government in the run up to the local government elections on May 3^rd.

Campaigning for the council elections is well under way with Welsh Liberal Democrats reminding people of their record in local government and telling voters how they will work with their local communities if elected. Labour, on the other hand, is attempting to hoodwink the voters, telling people to vote on the record of the Westminster government and not on local issues.

A Freedom of Information request has shown that the number of cancelled operations has continued to be on the rise with Local Health Boards struggling to keep up with demand.

Responses from Local Health Boards have shown there is still a significant problem of NHS bed shortages across the whole of Wales. Hywel Dda LHB revealed that 2,486 operations have been cancelled due to the lack of beds, while in Cardiff and Vale LHB 2,618 operations were cancelled.

Cardiff Council have asked the police to investigate whether Labour's Head of Press and Broadcasting and Splott ward candidate, Luke Holland, may have committed a "corrupt practice" as defined by the Representation of the People Act 1983.

Under the Representation of the People Act 1983, a law that regulates the fair running of elections,

Welsh Liberal Democrats manifesto for the local elections 2012

Maniffesto Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru ar gyfer etholiadau Ileol 2012

Kirsty Williams, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, today launched the Welsh Liberal Democrat campaign for the local government elections by promising to continue delivering better local services, better schools and better value for money.

Welsh Liberal Democrat research has shown that a large proportion of mental health patients are leaving full time care without any support available to them.

A Freedom of Information response has shown that 50% of mental health patients are being discharged from Cardiff and Vale LHB without being assigned a care co-ordinator. The FOI response has also shown that 36% of patients are being discharged without any type of care plan.

Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Kirsty Williams, has welcomed the rise in the income tax personal allowance that will put £130 back in the pockets of over a million low and middle income workers in Wales.

The rise has meant that a further 51,000 of the lowest paid people in Wales are lifted out of paying income tax altogether.

Responding to new UK export statistics, Shadow Welsh Liberal Democrat Business and Enterprise Minister Eluned Parrott AM said: "We should be positive about the fact that Welsh exports have risen by 4% on the corresponding quarter in 2010. However, this is set against an 8.1% rise across the UK.

"The importance of the USA is emphasised by the figures which show that the USA is Wales's largest export market. Amazingly, 81% of Welsh exports to the USA are from the energy or engineering sectors.

William Powell, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development, has called on the Welsh Government to intervene to protect Llandeilo town centre from a potentially devastating and rushed planning decision.

Carmarthenshire County Council Planning Committee is scheduled to pass an application to build a new J Sainsbury's supermarket on the banks of the Afon Tywi tomorrow, following last minute alterations to the plans. As a result of the late changes it is clear that potential objectors have not had the opportunity to fully scrutinise the plans and therefore it is essential that the Welsh Government steps in to prevent rushed pre-election decisions from damaging the future of the town.