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| Cameron's pledge for family help | Cameron's pledge for family help |
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| Conservative leader David Cameron says strong family values and social responsibility is the key to building a better future in the UK. | Conservative leader David Cameron says strong family values and social responsibility is the key to building a better future in the UK. |
| Speaking at the Welsh Conservative party conference he said "family-friendly reform" was needed. | Speaking at the Welsh Conservative party conference he said "family-friendly reform" was needed. |
| He said the party would "end the couple penalty in the benefits system that pays parents to live apart". | He said the party would "end the couple penalty in the benefits system that pays parents to live apart". |
| And he told the Cardiff conference that parents with a child under 18 would be able to request more flexible working. | And he told the Cardiff conference that parents with a child under 18 would be able to request more flexible working. |
| "We need to reduce family breakdown by reducing the pressures that help cause it," he said. | "We need to reduce family breakdown by reducing the pressures that help cause it," he said. |
| "That's why we'll help families spend more time together." | "That's why we'll help families spend more time together." |
| But he insisted that everyone played a part in helping society become "more responsible", including schools, doctors and police. | But he insisted that everyone played a part in helping society become "more responsible", including schools, doctors and police. |
| Go to any hospital, school or police force and it's always the same: this Government will not let them get on with the job David Cameron | Go to any hospital, school or police force and it's always the same: this Government will not let them get on with the job David Cameron |
| Mr Cameron said a key part of this was reducing the amount of paperwork many public servants needed to complete. | Mr Cameron said a key part of this was reducing the amount of paperwork many public servants needed to complete. |
| He drew on an experience he had witnessed in mid Wales when he was out on the beat with a police officer. | He drew on an experience he had witnessed in mid Wales when he was out on the beat with a police officer. |
| "A mother had come to him and said her son was nicking money out of her wallet," he told the party members. | "A mother had come to him and said her son was nicking money out of her wallet," he told the party members. |
| "She wanted the policeman to give a stern warning, to paint a brief but dark picture of how small crimes lead to larger ones. | "She wanted the policeman to give a stern warning, to paint a brief but dark picture of how small crimes lead to larger ones. |
| "And do you know how the officer had to handle it? | "And do you know how the officer had to handle it? |
| "Because of all the targets, bureaucracy and paperwork, he had to take the child to the station, go through all the paperwork and caution him - so he could say he had detected a crime, solved a crime and cleared up a crime. | "Because of all the targets, bureaucracy and paperwork, he had to take the child to the station, go through all the paperwork and caution him - so he could say he had detected a crime, solved a crime and cleared up a crime. |
| "If that was isolated it would be bad enough. | "If that was isolated it would be bad enough. |
| "But go to any hospital, school or police force and it's always the same: this government will not let them get on with the job." | "But go to any hospital, school or police force and it's always the same: this government will not let them get on with the job." |
| Regulate debt | |
| Mr Cameron told the conference that a Conservative government would inherit the worst public finances of any incoming modern administration if the party wins the next election, with every child in Britain born owing £17,000. | |
| "We cannot continue on this irresponsible path. We need to live within our means," he said. | |
| He promised to bring "law and order" to the financial markets by restoring the Bank of England's power to regulate debt in the economy. | |
| The warning from the Governor of the Bank about further tax-and-spend measures to revive the economy was a "big victory for responsibility", Mr Cameron said. | |
| "The prime minister who has spent and borrowed with no responsibility and no restraint, well this week he finally lost the argument." | |
| Business rates | Business rates |
| Welsh Conservative Leader Nick Bourne is due to speak at the conference later where he will announce plans to exempt tens of thousands of small businesses from business rates. | Welsh Conservative Leader Nick Bourne is due to speak at the conference later where he will announce plans to exempt tens of thousands of small businesses from business rates. |
| He is expected to say firms with a rateable value of up to £10,000 would, under a Tory-led assembly government, be not have to pay business rates. | He is expected to say firms with a rateable value of up to £10,000 would, under a Tory-led assembly government, be not have to pay business rates. |
| Firms worth between £10,001 and £15,000 could have a 20% business rate cut. | Firms worth between £10,001 and £15,000 could have a 20% business rate cut. |
| Nick Bourne is expected to address delegates at the conference later | Nick Bourne is expected to address delegates at the conference later |
| The Conservatives estimate the business rate reduction scheme would cost £53m and benefit up to 90,000 firms. | The Conservatives estimate the business rate reduction scheme would cost £53m and benefit up to 90,000 firms. |
| Closing the two day conference, Mr Bourne will pledge to make small businesses "a priority" if Conservatives take power after the 2011 assembly election. | Closing the two day conference, Mr Bourne will pledge to make small businesses "a priority" if Conservatives take power after the 2011 assembly election. |
| He will argue that the scheme could be funded through "restoring balance" to the assembly government's finances. | He will argue that the scheme could be funded through "restoring balance" to the assembly government's finances. |
| The Welsh Tory leader will accuse Welsh ministers of "pandering to populism" through gimmicks and giveaways which had "whittled down" the public purse. | The Welsh Tory leader will accuse Welsh ministers of "pandering to populism" through gimmicks and giveaways which had "whittled down" the public purse. |
| Mr Bourne will also announce plans for a Welsh manufacturing strategy and "sustainable energy schemes" to produce more green jobs. | Mr Bourne will also announce plans for a Welsh manufacturing strategy and "sustainable energy schemes" to produce more green jobs. |