FRIDAY: Ian Lucas Web Chat – Post Your Questions Now

[IanLucasLive]

@darryl 12962 wrote:

Question submitted by Beth via Twitter:

Will Mr Lucas group together with the other Welsh MP’s to demand that the WG sort out the NHS in Wales?

I hear complaints about the NHS in England every week in Parliament. Our NHS has issues everywhere – not just Wales.

[Rob]

A question from me (sat next to Mr Lucas!) regarding the recent plans unveiled by the FA for a ‘B’ League in the football pyramid. If in place right now it would mean that Wrexham FC would be aiming to be promoted into a league filled with reserves/B squads from the Premier League.

I am interested to hear your thoughts on the plan, and if you would support a focus on investing in more grass roots coaching and the like rather than such a radical disruptive change?

[IanLucasLive]

@Rob 12966 wrote:

Another question just popped in via email:

“Does Mr Lucas know how many of his constituents have been blocked by him on Twitter?”

Yes. I have blocked two people on Twitter who were rude and offensive. I have 3,235 followers currently.

[IanLucasLive]

@Rob 12970 wrote:

A question from me (sat next to Mr Lucas!) regarding the recent plans unveiled by the FA for a ‘B’ League in the football pyramid. If in place right now it would mean that Wrexham FC would be aiming to be promoted into a league filled with reserves/B squads from the Premier League.

I am interested to hear your thoughts on the plan, and if you would support a focus on investing in more grass roots coaching and the like rather than such a radical disruptive change?

I think the proposal increases the dominance of the. Premier League – a bad thing! I think we need to look at incentivising Trust and Supporter run clubs which, certainly for smaller clubs, is a more sustainable model.

[IanLucasLive]

Thanks for taking part – a useful and interesting exercise in accountability. Thanks to Wrexham.com for organising!

[Rob]

Many thanks to Ian for taking part – we hope the answers are of interest to readers and perhaps provoke further debate on issues raised!

[Alunh]

@IanLucasLive 12956 wrote:

I don’t think we have a non-diverse system. Schools in Wrexham vary widely in performance. I think that different schools can have different strengths in a comprehensive system. We need to improve primary/secondary links and develop different strengths for particular schools.

Thank you for the response Ian. I don’t think that you have answered the question which was not about performance but structure. You will know that Wrexham Council tried to get the Welsh Assembly to allow the Superschools to offer different profiles to the community but were knocked back because the Welsh Assembly is dogmatically attached to ONE Comprehensive model (unless Faith or Language are involved). Hence whilst any range of school models are available in England, Wales has one and one only

[wxm]

Questions and matters regularly raised and debated in these forums are once again prominent and at the top of the list … the town centre that does not have an effective offer or community heart, the need to improve education especially schools in and out of special measures, health especially the emerging need for better access to GP’s, and the overall continued economic and jobs decline. The ‘cuts’ that are not part of a single plan for a Wrexham, and with true consultation and leadership could spend the money we have as a community better. While Wrexham does not address these issues, other localities will thrive, and leave Wrexham further and further behind.

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