Madam,

This week we learnt, via a campaign group, the amount of words spoken by each Assembly Member in the Siambr in the National Assembly.

This reflects the amount of work that each Assembly Member does representing their constituents - challenging the government, and raising matters of local importance.

The worst-performing AM, the one who has spoken the least amount of words since the 2016 election, was UKIP’s Nathan Gill.

You’ll never guess who the second worse performer was - Dafydd Elis-Thomas.

Since May 2016 he has only spoken a measly 11,345 words. That’s approximately 150 words a week. I speak more words to my children as I send them to school every morning!

Being a minister is no excuse. His constituents still need representation and other ministers have a far better speaking record.

The people of this area deserve better.

Fortunately we are also represented by Simon Thomas AM. Mr Thomas has spoken 173,550 words in the Siambr since the 2016 elections, making sure that the voice and needs of Dwyfor-Meirionnydd are heard loud and clear.

The information can be found here.

Yours etc,

Arthur Davies, Maes Gerddi, Porthmadog.

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