Stephen Kinnock MP for Aberavon Annual Report 2016-2017 2016 - 17 has been another eventful year in politics. The uncertainty and turbulence that was unleashed by the EU referendum has continued, and in many ways the country is more divided than at any time in modern political history. Young versus old, graduates versus non-graduates, city versus town, these are the fault lines upon which contemporary Britain is built. The Prime Minister has struggled to hold her party together on Brexit, and her attempt to do so by calling a snap election failed spectacularly. She is a discredited leader trying to assert her authority on her own party, whilst simultaneously attempting to negotiate with the EU. With every day that passes her task looks more like Mission Impossible. Annual ReportAnnual On steel, I am very pleased that we are in a far better place today than we were at the time of my last annual report, but we are certainly not out of the woods yet. We shall need to be vigilant to ensure that if the joint venture between Tata and Thyssenkrupp comes to pass, then British (and particularly Port Talbot!) steel jobs are protected, and that serious investment is made to keep us at the leading edge of this fiercely competitive global industry. Our fight continues to convince the Ministry of Justice that the Baglan Industrial Park is not a suitable site for a new prison. It has been an impassioned campaign and the Minister and his officials have been left in no doubt as to the level of opposition to their plans. Some highlights of the year in Aberavon include bringing Google Digital Garage and Reclaim’s LEAD project to Port Talbot. ReportAnnual I hope that you enjoy reading this report. It is an honour and a privilege for me to serve the people of Aberavon. Stephen Kinnock MP for Aberavon 9 NEWSLETTERS Aberavon Aberavon ADVICE SURGERIES COFFEE 4 MORNINGS 7COMMUNITY EVENTS FUNDING FAIR GOOGLE DIGITAL GARAGE PRISON PUBLIC MEETING DIVIDED VIEWS COMMON FUTURE LEAD PROJECT WASPI DRUGS ROUNDTABLE 4 SURVEYS Aberavon WASPI DIGITAL VOTES AT 16 BREXIT 4954 DELIVERED - - - TO - - - ABERAVON BAGLAN BRITON FERRY EAST BRITON FERRY WEST BRYN & CWMAVON COEDFFRANC CENTRAL COEDFFRANC NORTH COEDFFRANC WEST CYMMER 4370 GLYNCORRWG GWYNFI EMAILED MARGAM PORT TALBOT - - - AND - - - SANDFIELDS EAST SANDFIELDS WEST 1090 TAIBACH RESPONSES 16 WARDS VISITED - - 14 - - LOCAL BUSINESSES Aberavon Aberavon - - 20 - - GROUPS CHARITIES EVENTS - - 4 - - SCHOOLS ---SPORTS--- ---EVENTS--- RICHARD BURTON10K ROUND THE PIER SWIM 3 MPS FOOTBALL TEAM FOUGHT 13 Aberavon CAMPAIGNS UNISON PAY UP NOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING BAGLAN LIBRARY CONTAMINATED BLOOD UNIVERSAL CREDIT BOUNDARY REVIEW STEEL SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY TIDAL LAGOON RAIL ELECTRIFICATION PRISON WASPI PIP STEEL CONTIRIBUTED TO ARTICLE 50 EU WITHDRAWAL BILL ENERGY WALES DEMOCRACY -30- PENSIONS TRADE UNIONS BROADBAND ISRAEL/PALESTINE WELFARE DEBATES INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY - - - MEMBER OF - - - - - HAVE - - EU SCRUTINY WELSH AFFAIRS Parliament --4-- BREXIT 3 COMMITTEES ROLES IN PARLIAMENT - - - ACROSS - - - RAISED --2 -- STEEL APPGs STEEL (VICE CHAIR) YOUNG BREXIT (CHAIR) 7 - - - AND - - - TIMES --2 -- LABOUR GROUPS LABOUR BUSINESS (CHAIR) LABOUR BACKBENCH BREXIT (VICE CHAIR) WRITTEN EU WITHDRAWAL BILL HOSTED MY LIFE AS A BULLY BANGLADESH --20-- Parliament 2 COMMUNITY ARTICLES VISITS TO - - - ON - - - PARLIAMENT --7 -- SUBJECTS STEEL ELECTIONS BREXIT JO COX LABOUR IMMIGRATION BENEFITS - SUBMITTED - - - ACROSS - - --92-- --12-- PUBLICATIONS WRITTEN THE HOUSE MAGAZINE QUESTIONS PROGRESS LABOUR LIST FINANCIAL TIMES SIGNED DAILY MAIL NEW EUROPEAN FABIAN SOCIETY -51- GUARDIAN PROSPECT EVENING STANDARD EDMs SUNDAY TIMES EARLY DAY MOTIONS EVENING POST APPEARED CHANNEL 4 ITV WALES 28 BAY TV GMB 60,000 TIMES SHARP END - - ACROSS - - PESTON ON SUNDAY EMAILS Media Media DAILY POLITICS 12 SKY NEWS VICTORIA DERBYSHIRE TV NEWSNIGHT BBC WALES TODAY SHOWS BBC NEWS APPEARED - 12 INDIVIDUAL WESTMINSTER HOUR TALK RADIO TIMES CASES ANY QUESTIONS PIENAAR’S POLITICS - - ACROSS - - SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT SLACKTIVISTS 9 WEEK IN WESTMINSTER TODAY PROGRAMME RADIO JEREMY VINE PROGRAMMES HOUSING RECEIVED OVER PIP DLA ESA Casework IMMIGRATION EU 60,000 DWP LOCAL GOV FUNDING PENSIONS DEBT EMAILS TAX CREDITS ENERGY DEFENCE ANIMAL WELFARE HELPED OVER PRISON BREXIT BROADBAND - - 700 - - MOBILE PHONE COVERAGE CONSTITUENTS - - - WITH OVER - - - - -1400- - INDIVIDUAL TIMES CASES OFFICE OPEN DAYS A WEEK FOR HELP AND ADVICE 4 Keep In Touch As your MP, I'd like to stay in touch and hear your views. You can visit my website to sign up to my mailing list. www.stephenkinnock.co.uk I send out a monthly newsletter and may also contact you to ask for your opinion on issues that may be important to you. .