We'll Keep a Welcome… A Manifesto for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Wales
We'll Keep a Welcome…
Assembly Elections 2007
The Manifesto campaign to help improve the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Wales has seen considerable success, and the partners involved in the campaign thank the party leaders and candidates in Wales for demonstrating such support for our aims.
The 5 Pledges
- Welcome people seeking safety from persecution
- Empower refugees to rebuild their lives
- Provide fair and equal access to services
- Protect children and young people
- Develop a strong evidence base
The first pledge was comprehensively delivered by all four main parties. Each avoided negative images of asylum and immigration and such political leadership deserves to be welcomed.
More information about the remaining four pledges can be found in the manifesto, which can be downloaded here as the Manifesto PDF 
.
We will shortly be hoping to publish good news on the implementation of the four outstanding commitments, following the publication of the Welsh Assembly Government's Refugee Inclusion Strategy.
The Assembly Members
The following successful candidates pledged their commitment to the Manifesto, and we are very grateful to them.
| Constituency/Region | Party | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Aberavon | Conservative | Daisy Meyland-Smith |
| Aberavon | Labour | Brian Gibbons |
| Alyn and Deeside | Liberal Democrats | Paul Brighton |
| Anglesey | Plaid Cymru | Ieuan Wyn Jones |
| Brecon & Radnorshire | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams |
| Brecon & Radnorshire | Labour | Neil Stone |
| Bridgend | Liberal Democrats | Pete Foley |
| Caerphilly | Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle |
| Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson |
| Cardiff North | Labour | Sophie Howe |
| Cardiff North | Liberal Democrats | Ed Bridges |
| Cardiff North | Plaid Cymru | Wyn Jones |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Conservative | Karen Robsons |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Labour | Lorraine Barrett |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Hannigan |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Plaid Cymru | Jason Tody |
| Cardiff West | Labour | Rhodri Morgan |
| Cardiff West | Liberal Democrats | Alison Goldsworthy |
| Cardiff West | Plaid Cymru | Neil McEvoy |
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Liberal Democrats | Ian Walton |
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Glyn Thomas |
| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Labour | Christine Gwyther |
| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Plaid Cymru | John Dikon |
| Ceredigion | Labour | Linda Grace |
| Clwyd West | Liberal Democrat | Simon Croft |
| Cynon Valley | Labour | Christine Chapman |
| Delyn | Plaid Cymru | Meg Elis |
| Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Elis-Thomas |
| Gower | Conservatives | Byron Davies |
| Gower | Labour | Edwina Hart |
| Gower | Liberal Democrats | Nick Tregoning |
| Gower | Plaid Cymru | Darren Price |
| Islwyn | Liberal Democrats | Mark Maguire |
| Islwyn | Plaid Cymru | Allan Pritchard |
| Llanelli | Plaid Cymru | Helen Mary Jones |
| Mid and West Wales | Conservatives | Nick Bourne |
| Mid and West Wales | Conservatives | Glyn Davies |
| Mid and West Wales | Conservatives | Lisa Francis |
| Mid and West Wales | Green Party | Marilyn Elson |
| Mid and West Wales | Green Party | Timothy Foster |
| Mid and West Wales | Green Party | John Jennings |
| Mid and West Wales | Green Party | Leila Kiersch |
| Mid and West Wales | Green Party | Chris Simpson |
| Mid and West Wales | Labour | Joyce Watson |
| Mid and West Wales | Liberal Democrats | David Peter |
| Mid and West Wales | Liberal Democrats | William Powell |
| Mid and West Wales | Plaid Cymru | Nerys Evans |
| Montogmeryshire | Labour | Rachel Maycock |
| Montogmeryshire | Plaid Cymru | David Thomas |
| Neath | Labour | Gwenda Thomas |
| Newport East | Labour | John Griffiths |
| Newport East | Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend |
| North Wales | Conservatives | Mark Isherwood |
| North Wales | Green Party | Joe Blakesley |
| North Wales | Green Party | Wilf Hastings |
| North Wales | Green Party | Jim Killock |
| North Wales | Green Party | Maredudd ap Rheinhalt |
| North Wales | Labour | Ken Skates |
| North Wales | Plaid Cymru | Rt Hon Dafydd Wigley |
| North Wales | Plaid Cymru | Janet Ryder |
| Pontypridd | Labour | Jane Davidson |
| Pontypridd | Liberal Democrats | Michael Powell |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Labour | Tamsin Dunwoody |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Liberal Democrats | Hywel Davies |
| Rhondda | Liberal Democrats | Karen Roberts |
| Rhondda | Labour | Leighton Andrews |
| South Wales Central | Green Party | Nigel Baker |
| South Wales Central | Green Party | John Matthews |
| South Wales Central | Green Party | Richard Payne |
| South Wales Central | Green Party | David Pierce |
| South Wales Central | Labour | Cerys Furlong |
| South Wales Central | Labour | Anthony Hunt |
| South Wales Central | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Cox |
| South Wales Central | Liberal Democrats | John Dixon |
| South Wales Central | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sherwood |
| South Wales Central | Plaid Cymru | Gwenllian Landsdown |
| South Wales Central | Plaid Cymru | Leanne Wood |
| South Wales East | Conservatives | William Graham |
| South Wales East | Green Party | Owen Clarke |
| South Wales East | Green Party | Gerry Layton |
| South Wales East | Green Party | Alasdair McGowen |
| South Wales East | Green Party | Ann Were |
| South Wales East | Liberal Democrats | Mike German |
| South Wales East | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Watkins |
| South Wales East | Plaid Cymru | Jocelyn Davies |
| South Wales East | Plaid Cymru | Colin Mann |
| South Wales West | Green Party | Rhodri Griffiths |
| South Wales West | Green Party | Brig Oubridge |
| South Wales West | Green Party | Jane Richmond |
| South Wales West | Green Party | Jonathan Spink |
| South Wales West | Labour | Howard Davies |
| South Wales West | Labour | Erica Kirchner |
| South Wales West | Labour | Leighton Veale |
| South Wales West | Liberal Democrats | Peter Black |
| South Wales West | Plaid Cymru | Carolyn Edwards |
| South Wales West | Plaid Cymru | Bethan Jenkins |
| South Wales West | Plaid Cymru | Dr Dai Lloyd |
| Swansea East | Labour | Val Lloyd |
| Swansea East | Plaid Cymru | Danny Bowles |
| Swansea West | Labour | Andrew Davies |
| Swansea West | Plaid Cymru | Ian Titherington |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Labour | Jane Hutt |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Plaid Cymru | Barry Shaw |
| Wrexham | Liberal Democrats | Bruce Roberts |
| Wrexham | Plaid Cymru | Siôn Aled Owen |