Cheryl Gillan MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, answers the questions that you asked here.
Tony Makara: Is there a danger that a vote on devolution in Scotland
could trigger a break-away trend in Wales too and if so how could that
be countered?
Tony I think you mean if there was a vote on independence not devolution, as there is already a Parliament in Scotland.
I do not believe there is any real appetite for independence in Scotland or indeed in Wales. When you really think it through, it does not make any sense to break up the world's fifth largest economy and we could sacrifice our position at the top in international arena such as the UN and even Europe.
Wales, although a proud Nation, is also inextricably
linked to England in so many ways and I have never been asked to press
for independence by anyone I have met over the past 2 years. I think
Wales and for that matter Scotland is stronger and better placed as
part of the United Kingdom. When we are facing challenges in the future
from emerging economies like China and India we need a united front.
Tax cutter: What do you think can be done to overcome an often illogical anti-Tory bias in Wales?
The Labour party and for that matter the other parties have always sought to paint the Conservatives as anti-Wales, as if supporting the Union is somehow anti the constituent countries of the Union. That for me is an enormous lie.
What concerns me is that Wales is still the poorest part of the UK and I would hope that so many of our developing policies would help lift many families in Wales and build on the strength and determination which is, to me, such an obvious national characteristic. I would hope that our policies on tackling social breakdown and on helping people achieve their aspirations would appeal to voters. I and the tremendous and growing Welsh team of politicians and candidates for the next council elections and the Westminster elections (whenever the PM finds the courage to call it) will be doing our best to show that our plans are quite simply the best for the people and families in Wales.
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