Transport and environment

Plaid Cymru

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Welsh assembly, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

  • Deliver tidal lagoons in Swansea Bay, Cardiff and Colywn Bay
  • Reform Red Meat Levy so £1m of funding stays in Wales
  • Reduce plastic waste with a deposit return scheme
  • Oppose construction and use of pylons in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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Welfare and pensions

Plaid Cymru

Main pledges

  • Keep the triple-lock on pensions and ensure a Living Pension for all
  • Scrap the "Bedroom Tax"
  • Oppose increases in the pension age
  • Ban private firms from carrying out benefits assessments for profit
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Education and family

Plaid Cymru

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Welsh assembly, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

  • Guarantee employment / training / education for anyone under-25 and looking for work
  • Free, full-time nursery places for all three-year-olds
  • Increase availability of Welsh education from nursery to FE, HE and adult learning
  • Create network of specialist National Colleges of Vocational Education for 14+ and post-compulsory education
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Immigration

Plaid Cymru

Main pledges

  • Introduce Welsh-specific visas
  • Take international students out of net migration targets
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Housing

Plaid Cymru

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Welsh assembly, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

  • Roll out scheme to make housing stock more energy efficient
  • Ensure veterans receive adequate housing
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Future of the UK

Plaid Cymru

Main pledges

  • Create a Welsh legal system
  • Publish a human rights charter for Wales
  • Provide an incentive for students who remain or return to live and work in Wales after graduation
  • Grant 16- to 17-year-olds the right to vote
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Key priorities

Plaid Cymru

Main pledges

  • Negotiate a Brexit deal that puts Wales first
  • Demand all future free trade deals must be endorsed by Welsh Assembly
  • Guarantee rights of all Europeans currently living and working in Wales
  • End the business rates system, moving to a turnover-based system
  • Introduce a fuel duty regulator to stop rising fuel costs
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Economy and taxes

Plaid Cymru

Main pledges

  • Open a publicly owned bank
  • Ask for control over tax rates including corporation tax, air passenger duty and VAT
  • Introduce an independently verified Living Wage
  • Demand stringent anti-dumping measures for steel
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Health and care

Plaid Cymru

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Welsh assembly, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

  • Train and recruit 1,000 doctors and 5,000 nurses in Wales over next decade
  • Introduce a social care rescue plan to help people live independently
  • Introduce a carers' contract to support those who care for others
  • Push for Wales' share of £350m a week promised by Leave campaign
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Foreign and defence

Plaid Cymru

Main pledges

  • Maintain 0.7% GDP commitment for international aid
  • Scrap Trident
  • Oppose military action without UN and Parliamentary authority
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Brexit

Plaid Cymru

Main pledges

  • Ensure Wales can continue to buy and sell to Europe without costly barriers
  • Secure money promised to Wales by Leave campaign and "not accept a penny less"
  • Fight to get best Brexit deal for Welsh industry and agriculture
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