1 October 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
One more question, Minister. I live in north Wales, so, obviously, what assessment have you made of the consequences for north Wales, where policing routinely operates across the Wales-England border?
1 October 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
If I may, one more question.
1 October 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
So, the answer is 'no'.
1 October 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
How much is it going to cost?
1 October 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
You mentioned the Thomas commission, but that commission established arguments and those arguments established a case for constitutional change, they did not constitute a costed delivery plan. So, does your Government at this moment in time have a costed…
1 October 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I didn't want to interrupt you in full flow—
1 October 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Minister, you are asking for the devolution of policing and justice with what your Government calls 'urgency', yet, in August, just last month, the Government confirmed that it had not even calculated what it would cost. So, before asking for the power, where…
30 September 2026 , Plenary
Short Debate: The importance of local services—Protecting the future of Withybush hospital
Thank you, Claire, for bringing forward this important debate. I know how close Withybush is to Claire's heart, but this is an issue that should unite every corner of this Chamber, because access to healthcare should never depend on where in Wales you live…
30 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Deputy First Minister, I have another piece of correspondence that I'm making public for the first time today: our exchange about the veterans and armed forces covenant. In June, I asked you for something very simple, namely measurable outcomes—has veteran…
30 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
In July, when I scrutinised the cost of your childcare commitment, you told this Chamber that my questioning baffled you. You even suggested that I should do a little bit of reading. Well, I remain baffled by your bafflement, because scrutiny eventually…
30 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
No, I've got a lot to go through today, but the law is the law and the judgment was issued on 16 July. So, hiding behind the EHRC is not going to cut it. [Interruption.] Shall I carry on with the second question?
30 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
I'm sticking to the parliamentary code of practice, so I can't answer back. Deputy First Minister, in June, when I scrutinised the cost of your childcare—
30 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Deputy First Minister, I want to put you on notice from the outset: my questions today will be direct, so I respectfully ask you to address the questions rather than the person asking them. In June, I wrote to you asking seven…
29 September 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Improving Family-centred Neonatal Care in Wales: Progress Towards the Bliss Baby Charter
Deputy Minister, for most women, giving birth is supposed to be the moment when they finally hold and care for the baby they have carried for months. But, when a baby is born premature or is seriously unwell, that moment can instead mean an incubator, alarms…
29 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Brif Weinidog. The right to information is meaningless if citizens have to fight public bodies to simply obtain information that they're legally entitled to. Your own Government recognises the statutory deadlines for freedom of information and subject…
29 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to ensure that public bodies in Wales comply fully and promptly with their legal obligations on freedom of information and access to personal data? OQ64609
24 September 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
For the record, Chair, I'd like to echo the concerns raised by my colleagues Gwyn, Lynne and Peredur.
22 September 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: 'New Ambition for Wales: Programme for Government 2026-2030'
First Minister, you call tackling child poverty the defining mission of this Government, but a defining mission surely requires something to be defined. In July, when I challenged your Deputy First Minister over Cynnal, I said that what she presented was a…
22 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Counsel General, there is a fundamental difference between improving youth justice and simply devolving it. Wales already has strong pre-court diversion and comparatively low levels of youth custody. Yet the Government's own advisory work identifies…
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Grooming gangs
The last time I stood in this Chamber to speak the uncomfortable truth about the safety of women and girls, Members walked out. So, a trigger warning before I begin. When I stood for election, I promised to stand unapologetically for the safety of women and…
15 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. The Welsh Gender Service has been subject to an independent clinical review because NHS Wales commissioners identified concerns about the appropriateness of referrals and the robustness of clinical governance and patient safeguards, yet 26 of your…
15 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
10. What assessment has the First Minister made of the effectiveness of clinical governance and patient safeguarding within NHS Wales? OQ64435
14 July 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: Update on Early Years Childcare and Play
Deputy First Minister, let me begin with what should unite us today. Every Member in this Chamber wants children to have the best possible start in life and families to have access to affordable, high-quality childcare. But you've just said today that whether…
8 July 2026 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Ophthalmology services
I'd like to begin by thanking Gwyn Williams for securing this important debate. Whatever our political differences, I believe protecting people’s sight is something that can unite this Chamber, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to speak in support of the…
8 July 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you. Minister, conservation is not achieved by leaving nature entirely to itself. Farmers, gamekeepers and organisations such as the British Association for Shooting and Conservation understand that protecting biodiversity often requires active habitat…
