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

The Welsh Liberal Democrats Finance and Social Justice Spokesperson, Peter Black has reiterated his opposition to the introduction of regional pay in advance of a debate in the Welsh Assembly tomorrow.

Speaking on behalf of the Welsh Liberal Democrats group in the Assembly, Mr. Black said that they believe that the introduction of regional pay would be disastrous for Welsh workers and the Welsh economy.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats are today calling for opposition parties to unite and vote for an annulment motion that would stop the Welsh Government's plans to delay elections in Anglesey.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have tabled an 'annulment motion' to the Order that delays the elections in Anglesey. This is the legal mechanism available to the Assembly to call in pieces of secondary legislation which the Assembly doesn't ordinarily get to vote for.

Responding to the Investigation Report on Funding for AWEMA, Peter Black AM, said:

"For ten years, the Labour government has stood by as millions of pounds of taxpayers money is wasted by a charity that has played fast and loose with public money.

"The Welsh Labour Government was repeatedly warned over the last decade that all was not well at Awema, however, they still continued to throw Welsh tax payers' money at this charity.

Further evidence of Welsh Labour Government inaction over Awema has come to light. A Written Assembly Question reveals how, Jane Hutt, the then Equalities Minister had not met with Awema officials in her new tenure following a critical report of the race charity in 2004/2005

In April 2006, Peter Black, Welsh Liberal Democrat AM asked:

Peter Black, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Equalities Minister, is today calling on the Welsh Labour Government to make public the report commissioned back in 2003 regarding financial irregularities in the equalities body All Wales Ethnic Minority Association (Awema).

The report commissioned by the then Labour Social Justice Minister, Edwina Hart, has never been made public but it does raise questions whether it recommended it was time to stop funding Awema. It has been suggested that the report did recommended stopping funds to Awema but that this was never actioned by Labour Ministers.

Peter Black, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Housing Minister, has today been given permission by the National Assembly to introduce a bill that will regulate the process by which mobile homes (park homes) are regulated and sold in Wales.

Currently, there are many cases throughout Wales' 80 park home sites of unfair practice. Problems faced by residents range from a lack of site maintenance to changes in ground rent and site policy without consultation, through to harassment and bullying.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Local Government, Peter Black, has welcomed the decision by the Welsh Government that it is no longer planning to legislate to force local councils to collaborate.

The Minister's announced in July 2011 set out the Welsh Government's intention to bring forward a Local Government (Collaborative Measures) Bill, giving Ministers the power to merge local councils. The Minister has now told Plenary that as a result of the Welsh Local Government Compact committing local authorities to further collaboration, and because of their progress that has been achieved already, he is "minded that there is no immediate need for further legislation in the area of collaboration."

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have spoken out against the Local Government Minister's announcement that he intends to delay the election of councillors in the County of the Isle of Anglesey for a year.

Aled Roberts, Assembly Member for North Wales said:

"The Welsh Liberal Democrats made our views clear to the Minister during the consultation process that we were not convinced, given the scale of issues facing Anglesey council, there was any reason to delay Council elections until 2013.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Finance, Peter Black, has welcomed news that Wales will get an extra £9m as a result of UK government spending on next year's Olympics.

It settles a long-running row with Westminster about whether the UK's devolved administrations should get a windfall because of the London games.