Llanelli AM under pressure to break silence over Prince Philip Hospital stance
LLANELLI AM Keith Davies is coming under growing pressure to "nail his colours to the mast" on where he stands in the fight to protect Prince Philip Hospital.
Mr Davies will attend an extraordinary meeting of Llanelli Town Council to discuss Llanelli's hospital on Monday. Members hope the AM will take firm action in backing the campaign.
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Keith Davies
With the Welsh Labour Government and the opposition holding the same number of seats in the Assembly, councillors believe Mr Davies should use his position to tip the balance in favour of protecting services at Prince Philip Hospital.
They have called for the AM to declare his support for people over party politics.
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At the latest Llanelli Town Council meeting, Councillor Jeff Owen said: "What we need is for Keith Davies to take a stance in front of us at the meeting on Monday.
"We want to know where he stands and how he is going to vote, and also whether he has put any pressure on Lesley Griffiths (Health Minister)."
Councillor Bill Thomas suggested Mr Davies would be breaching the code of conduct as an Assembly member if he made his feelings clear before the issue was decided upon.
Mr Thomas said: "They are meant to vote with their minds closed and by only what is presented in front of them. By telling us his views he would predetermine his position — that is the position he is in."
But Mr Owen insisted Mr Davies's views were needed immediately.
He said: "The time for talking has gone, if we wait until it reaches the final decision on the future of the hospital it will be too late. He needs to make his intentions clear to us now — even if it is confidentially.
"I would expect him to stand up in front of us and nail his colours to the mast on Monday."
Responding to the comments at the meeting, Mr Davies said: "I look forward to meeting members of the town council on Monday, along with regional AMs Rebecca Evans and Joyce Watson. I, like the majority of people in Llanelli, value our hospital and the service its staff provides to patients.
"My priority is to ensure that Llanelli people continue to have access to accident and emergency at Prince Philip. We need more than a nurse-led urgent care centre.
"That is the message I have relayed to the First Minister and to the Health Minister and it is the message I will be sharing with councillors on Monday."
Comments
by leighrichards
Saturday, July 07 2012, 11:56AM
“jeffrey im sure all dai was asking for was a bit more clarity in your post...as ive no doubt you have something interesting to say on this important subject.....as for the issue itself i think this AM could go along way to restoring his reputation in the eyes of the people of llanelli and the rest of wales if he went against the welsh labour party line and voted to keep services at the hospital....”
by jeffrey3
Saturday, July 07 2012, 11:37AM
“well dai my bach its whot called memory loss and nothing to be done for it so get off your horse its not every person who is whole ,some get illness like myself if you cant get the gist of whot im saying tuff”
by Dai_Chotomy
Friday, July 06 2012, 10:51PM
“I tried very hard to read your post jeffrey3 but unfortunately I found it totally incomprehensible. I have rarely seen so many words put together with so little reference to the English Language.”
by jeffrey3
Friday, July 06 2012, 9:18PM
“Prince Philip Hospital they cut sevices in morriston so why not pph as this is whot the ams are good at remind why we got them i tell you it cost more for us in taxes to keep them whrn most didnt so will he wont he will not make any difference as everybody else will vote against him look at your local councillor if its in their backyard they crow like the locals but still its done as he is out voted thus its the same in cardiff if they want it done done it will be look to the women ams who said after appeal by post readers they waited like sly dogs and done it ,later so it will be as cardiff wants jeff3”
by JerryLew
Friday, July 06 2012, 12:30PM
“sochat - well said - lol.
Wonder if he'll be staying in St Davids Hotel again - lol.”
by sochat
Friday, July 06 2012, 9:24AM
“Give him another gin and tonic,that might spur him into action.”