AM SUPPORTS ADVOCACY ACTION WALES

National Assembly Member for Monmouth, Nick Ramsay, is lending his support to Advocacy Action Wales, a specialist advocacy service for people with learning disabilities who have complex needs or communication difficulties.

Nick has been contacted by Advocacy Action Wales, who are seeking match funding to enable their grant funding from the Welsh Assembly to continue after the end of this month.

Speaking earlier today Nick said: "Advocacy Action Wales provide a valuable service to some of society's most vulnerable people, including many of my Monmouthshire constituents. I believe it would be a great shame if this service no longer existed.

"I have written to Edwina Hart AM, the Minister for Health and Social Services at the National Assembly for Wales, requesting that Advocacy Action Wales be granted additional time to resolve its funding problem."

Nick added: "I hope this request will be permitted to allow further time for funding to be secured.

"I have offered my support to Advocacy Action Wales whose valuable service should not be lost to those who rely on the organisation for specialist advocacy services."