Plenary
- Questions to the First Minister
The Senedd, on the record
Debates, votes, written questions and petitions from the Welsh Parliament, in English and Welsh, each linked to the official record.
Since the Seventh Senedd first met on 24 September 2026, it has sat 6 times in Plenary and its committees have met 26 times. Members have spoken 527,005 words, 16% of them in Welsh. The Plaid Cymru government has lost 1 of the 8 votes on which it took a side.
Where Wales stands
The latest published statistics on some of the issues the Senedd debates most. Each figure opens its brief, with the trend, the source and what the government has promised.
- NHS waiting list
714,218
- Homeless people in temporary accommodation
10,535
- Employment rate
73.3%
- Secondary school attendance
89.1%
- Children in relative poverty
32%
- Average Band D council tax
£2,283
- Greenhouse gas emissions
30.1 million tonnes
- People who say they can speak Welsh
27.4%
The Welsh Government's Programme for Government makes 149 commitments for 2026 to 2030. Of the 143 we can track, 123 have come up in the Senedd so far.
Latest from the Record
Legislation Committee
- Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
- Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
- Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
- Annual scrutiny session with Amguedda Cymru
- Annual scrutiny session with the National Library of Wales
Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
- Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Recent votes
Reform UK Debate - local referendums on council tax rises
- Motion without amendmentRejected
- Motion as amendedAgreed
Debate: Fiscal Reform
- MotionAgreed
Reform UK Debate - default 20mph speed limit
- Motion without amendmentRejected
- Motion as amendedAgreed
What Members are talking about
Coming up
- Remuneration Board (2025 - )
- Finance Committee
- Health and Social Care Committee
- Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
- Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
- Petitions Committee