Building a health and care service fit for the future, and cutting waiting lists
Waiting lists, GPs and dentists, cancer care, emergency departments and ambulances, maternity services and the NHS workforce.
NHS waiting list: 714,218, August 2026
Access to mental health support, services for children and young people, neurodevelopmental assessments and suicide prevention.
Mental health assessments within 28 days: 83.7%, June 2026
Care for older and disabled people, the care workforce, getting people home from hospital, unpaid carers, children's services and safeguarding.
Delays in leaving hospital: 1,417, September 2026
Preventing ill health: smoking, vaping and obesity, alcohol and drugs, vaccination and infectious disease, and the gap in health between richer and poorer areas.
Helping households with the cost of living
Unleashing the potential of the Welsh economy, and creating good well-paid jobs
Productivity, business support, steel and manufacturing, high streets and business rates, tourism and digital connectivity.
Employment rate: 73.3%, the year to 30 June 2026
University finances and jobs, further education and sixth forms, apprenticeships and the skills Wales's economy needs.
Young people not in education, employment or training: 13.7%, 2024
Buses and franchising, rail, roads and bridges, walking and cycling, school transport, electric vehicles, Cardiff Airport and the ports.
Bus journeys: 71.7 million, 2024-25
Farm support and the Sustainable Farming Scheme, bovine TB and animal welfare, farming and water quality, fishing, and rural communities.
Total income from farming: £505 million, 2025
Raising standards in our schools, and ensuring the best conditions for learning
Standards and attainment, the curriculum and exams, additional learning needs, attendance and behaviour, teachers, and school funding.
Secondary school attendance: 89.1%, 2025/26
Tackling child poverty and securing the best future for every child in Wales
Child poverty, free school meals, the Cynnal child payment, benefits and the Welsh benefits system, food banks and fuel poverty.
Children in relative poverty: 32%, the three years to 31 March 2025
Violence against women and girls, LGBTQ+ and race equality, disabled people's rights, refugees and asylum seekers, veterans and human rights law.
Gender pay gap for full-time employees: 1.9%, 2025
Standing up for Wales and demanding fairness from Westminster
Devolving more powers, independence, the new National Commission, relations with the UK Government and how the Senedd is elected.
The Welsh Government's budget, how the UK Treasury funds Wales, Welsh taxes and council tax reform.
Average Band D council tax: £2,283, 2026-27
Policing and community safety, prisons, probation and the courts, fire and rescue services, and the case for devolving justice.
The arts, heritage and sport, broadcasting and the media, major events such as Euro 2028, and Wales's relations with Europe and the rest of the world.
How councils are funded and run, reform of public bodies and the civil service, and the Well-being of Future Generations Act.
Better government – delivering our priorities
Net zero, river pollution and sewage, nature and biodiversity, waste and recycling, flooding and coal tip safety.
Greenhouse gas emissions: 30.1 million tonnes, 2024
Cymraeg 2050 and the million speakers target, Welsh-medium education, Welsh-speaking communities and Welsh language standards.
People who say they can speak Welsh: 27.4%, the year to 30 June 2026
Each brief follows a set of the Welsh Government's Programme for Government commitments and a list of phrases. Statements, debates, speeches, written questions, petitions and votes are tagged when their English text uses one of the phrases. This is keyword matching, so it misses some business that discusses an issue in other words and sometimes tags a passing mention. Each brief lists the phrases it uses.
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Renewable and nuclear power, the grid and pylons, community and publicly owned energy, and the jobs that come with them.
Electricity from renewable sources: 8.0 terawatt hours, 2024