Reform UK debate on face-coverings faces cross-chamber opposition
A Senedd debate on whether full-face coverings are against 'British values' was condemned by Wales' deputy first minister as "shameful".
Tabled by Reform MS Jason...
Senedd Commission quizzed on GB News and use of smart glasses...
The use of smart glasses on the Senedd estate is a question of "equity", a Plaid Cymru MS has said.
Pen-y-Bont Bro Morgannwg MS, Sarah...
School attendance figures are “appalling”, says Welsh Conservative leader
Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar, has declared Wales has a "huge" school attendance problem.
Questioning education minister, Anna Brychan, on what action she...
Summer wildfires were “extremely challenging” for firefighters
Firefighters do not feel "adequately trained, equipped, or prepared" to deal with wildfires, a Senedd committee has heard.
Speaking to the climate change committee on...
Senedd calls for disused coal tips action and inclusion of Aberfan...
Senedd Members called for action on coal tip safety ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.
On October 21, 1966, a coal tip...
Conservative MS says Supreme Court ruling on sex is “crystal clear”
A Conservative MS has described the Supreme Court's ruling on biological sex as "crystal clear" - suggesting anyone with "a shred of common sense"...
Welsh Tory leader calls for the declaration of a “health emergency”...
More than £600 million has been paid out in Welsh NHS clinical negligence and personal injury claims over the past five years, the Senedd...
Senedd Opening: Great-grandson of Aberfan caretaker meets King and Queen
The great-grandson of a caretaker who pulled children from the Aberfan disaster met the King and Queen at the official opening of the Senedd.
Noah...
Senedd opening: Former tour guide Delyth Lewis leads King and Queen...
A former tour guide who has worked at the Senedd for nearly 25 years led the procession to mark the official opening of the...
King and Queen visit Wales to celebrate Ceremonial Opening of the...
King Charles III said he was "immensely privileged and proud" to have maintained a "special connection with Wales" throughout his life, as he and...
Reform MS calls for Wales’ finance minister to hand over job...
A Reform MS has clashed with Wales' finance minister, suggesting she should "hand over the reins to someone more competent".
Cai Parry-Jones, Reform's shadow finance...
Senedd Members challenge Welsh Government over children priced out of sport
Wales' culture and sport minister faced cross-party questioning in the Senedd over whether children from low-income families are being locked out of sport.
Culture and...
Reduced leisure hours and poverty locking local children out of sport,...
Children in Wales are being priced and frozen out of playing sports due to leisure centre cuts and soaring costs, politicians have warned.
Reform MS...
Welsh Government plans to tackle winter flooding questioned in the Senedd
Welsh Government plans to prepare for winter flooding don't "cut it", according to a Reform MS.
Speaking in the Senedd on Tuesday October 13, Wales'...
Welsh Tory leader calls for cap on public sector ‘fat cat’...
Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar has called for a public sector pay restraint bill to curb "unacceptable salaries for public sector fat cats" in...
The Ceremonial Opening of the Senedd: What is it, why is...
The King and Queen will head to Wales this week for the Ceremonial Opening of the Senedd but what is it and why is...
Reform accused of creating a “political points-scoring exercise” over regional rugby...
Reform's calls for the Welsh Government to ensure the Welsh Rugby Union protects the four regional teams has been dismissed as a "political points-scoring...
Senedd backs calls for the creation of family drug and alcohol...
A Senedd Member who experienced the care system as a child has spoken in favour of creating family drug and alcohol courts in Wales.
On...
Senedd rejects Reform calls to end social housing access for foreign...
Foreign nationals living in social housing should be given three months to find private housing or face deportation, a Reform MS has said.
During a...
Senedd clash over third Menai crossing and M4 relief road
A Reform MS has told the Welsh transport minister to "stop thinking and just get on with it" during a Senedd debate on future...
Health minister rejects Reform claims over NHS waiting lists
Wales' health minister has been accused of "moving the goalposts" on NHS waiting times during a Senedd debate.
Reform UK shadow health minister Benjamin Hodge...
Senedd backs cross-party calls to review Welsh funding formula
Senedd Members have backed calls to review Wales' funding formula to increase fairness and transparency in how the nation is financed.
A cross-party motion tabled...
Tory MS questions if Plaid Cymru election pledge was an “outright...
A Conservative MS has questioned whether Plaid Cymru lied or misled voters during this year's Senedd election.
Andrew RT Davies quizzed the minister for government...
Welsh Government international offices declared a “waste” by Reform MS
A Reform MS has said he was "shocked at the waste" upon entering the Senedd, questioning money spent on international offices.
David Mills, a Brycheiniog...
Senedd backs calls for a defence industrial strategy
A call from the Welsh Conservatives for greater support of Wales' defence industry has been backed by Labour and Reform UK Senedd members.
Darren Millar,...
Delivery is “not matching ambition” in NHS digital transformation, says Audit...
NHS bodies have "clear digital ambitions" but delivery needs to improve to ensure better services and value for money, according to Audit Wales.
Wales' Auditor...
Senedd Members reject Reform bid to scrap 20mph speed limits
Senedd Members have rejected a Reform motion calling for the Welsh Government to scrap default 20mph speed limits.
The proposal was defeated by 51 votes...
Welsh child payment scheme stalled until UK Treasury agrees tax rules,...
A proposed Welsh child payment scheme designed to lift thousands of families out of poverty cannot be rolled out until the UK Treasury agrees...
Senedd backs calls for a ‘polluter-pays’ principle in dealing with contaminated...
"Communities should not be left carrying the consequences of pollution they did not cause", a Plaid Cymru MS has declared - as the Senedd...
Parents must be treated as “vital to the care team” in...
Parents must be treated as "vital to the care team" and not as visitors when their child receives neonatal care, Wales' Women's Minister has...
New NHS accountability framework unveiled by Wales’ Health Minister
Problems in the Welsh NHS will be spotted and addressed before they become serious issues, Wales' health minister has said.
Mabon ap Gwynfor updated Senedd...
Opposition leaders clash with First Minister over Welsh independence
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth clashed with opposition party leaders over independence and Wales' place in the UK following his attendance at a YesCymru...
Pause in scheduled treatments for trans patients “unacceptable”, says Wales Greens...
The leader of the Wales Green Party has suggested the pause in scheduled treatments for trans patients sets a "dangerous precedent".
Caerdydd Penarth MS, Anthony...
Further education one of Wales’ “greatest success stories” says former education...
Wales' former education minister has called for a "clear assessment" of the consequences of failing to fund further education.
Labour's Lynne Neagle told members that...
Developing Welsh language education a “priority”, says education minister
Senedd members heard calls for a fourth Welsh-medium school in Cardiff during questions to the education minister.
Education minister, Anna Brychan, fielded questions on the...
British Empire declared a “force for good” by second Reform MS
A second Reform MS has declared the British Empire was a "force for good" during a debate on Wales' place within the United Kingdom.
Gŵyr...
Senedd commission faces first questions in the Siambr following summer recess
A Senedd Memberwas forced to epress breast milk in an unlocked printing room because of a lack of facilities.
Plaid Cymru's Kiera Marshall shared her...
More than 140 people including alleged shoplifters, violent offenders, and burglars...
Opposition parties have expressed concern that a new 'ethical framework' to Wales' defence sector could cost jobs.
Plaid Cymru's enterprise minister Adam Price said the...
Wales’ government will be “unwavering and unapologetic in standing up for...
The Welsh Government's new 'Programme for Government' is built on the "issues that matter most to people's everyday lives", First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth...
Shouting breaks out across Senedd chamber as legality of members switching...
A row broke out in the Senedd chamber after a Reform MS questioned the legality of elected members switching political parties and accussed a...
Reform’s new Welsh leader accuses First Minister of ‘letting victims down’...
Wales' First Minister has been accused of 'letting victims down' after a motion to hold a Wales-specific inquiry into grooming gangs was voted down...
Minister for culture and sport questioned on future of rugby in...
Plans to reduce Wales' professional rugby teams from four to three could be "devastating" for local communities, Senedd members have warned.
Culture minister Heledd Fychan...
Reform MS accuses health minister of lying during debate over health...
A Reform Senedd Member has accused the health minister of lying during a debate on the health visitor pay dispute.
James Evans, who is shadow...
Senedd rejects calls for a Wales-specific grooming gangs inquiry
A Senedd Member has shared his daughter's experience of sexual assault during a debate on grooming gangs.
Reform's Paul Marr opened the debate by speaking...
Ambition for “safer, more responsive and more compassionate” maternity and neonatal...
A direct route to raise concerns over the health of mothers and babies is being rolled out across the NHS, Wales' first-ever minister dedicated...
Reform MS declares the British Empire was a “force for good...
The British Empire was declared a "force for good" by a Reform MS during questions to Wales' culture minister.
Caerdydd Penarth MS Joe Martin clashed...
“Immediate action” needed to raise literacy and numeracy standards says Wales’...
Wales' education minister has pledged to drive up literacy and numeracy standards following international test results which showed Welsh pupils lagging behind the rest...
Wildfires “a warning we must not ignore” says First Minister
Wales must be ready for climate change and the risks it brings, the First Minister has said, as he addressed the wildfires that took...
Independence rows dominate first FMQs following summer recess
Opposition party leaders clashed with First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth in the Senedd, following his meeting with nationalist leaders from Scotland and Northern Ireland.
On...
Public sector broadcasters facing “huge challenges”, according to Wales’ culture minister
Wales' culture minister fielded questions on Plaid Cymru plans to press for the devolution of broadcasting in the Senedd's first committee scrutiny session after...


































