Plaid Cymru

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

1,513 speeches and questions

2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Qualifications Wales announced in September 2025 that separate GCSEs in physics, chemistry and biology would continue to be available.
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The Member is right that my party is determined to bring forward a new approach. I'll put it this simply: it has to be based on the science. We will be ensuring that we work with those experts now who are able to provide us with the answers, and the Cabinet…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The Member is right. This Government is committed to dealing with the consequences of our industrial past and ensuring justice for our coalfield communities. I did visit Cwmtillery myself after that recent landslip, which really brought home the threats that…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I agree very much with the sentiment that has been expressed there, and it's in the title of the Minister: Cabinet Minister for Government effectiveness means exactly that. It's making sure that, as a Government, we are able to break down those silos and…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Across all of our commitments, this Government will measure progress through a clear, data-led and disciplined approach, tracking what is actually changing on the ground so that we can see what is working. The Cabinet holds collective responsibility for the…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
It's a very long question, but with a very short answer. The Brynglas tunnels are a well-known bottleneck and an economic constraint for Wales, and it's clear that action is needed to address congestion on the M4. Money was wasted, I must say, in getting to a…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I think most people can see who's been fighting for a long time over that particular issue, and I'm certainly not planning on waiting until 12 June. People in Ynys Môn have been let down for too long when it comes to the resilience of the Menai crossings. It…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I remind the leader of the Labour group that his party used to say that it supported the ordinary working man and woman. My position on Wylfa is very, very clear. This is a reserved matter, and the manifesto coming into this election said that there were…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Yes, I have, on a personal level, always taken the approach of fighting for the economic benefits that come to that particular part of Wales from that development, which is a reserved matter. But the key thing is here that my Cabinet Minister for energy will…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
It's going to be a very long Senedd term if it starts in this way, that we got a certain percentage more than you in the election. Listen, we have a programme for government that we have laid in front of the people of Wales that absolutely gets to grips with…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'll begin this answer in the spirit that I want to conduct my business here, by pointing out that more people voted for Plaid Cymru because they trusted our pledges to deliver a sustainable health and care service for the future. Let's be serious about the…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'm grateful to the leader of the opposition for now agreeing with us that health is a priority here in Wales. Listen, I've made it very, very clear that there are two elements to what we're trying to do. We want to cut waiting lists in the short term, and we…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The rising cost of bills in recent times has caused real pain to people. It is an element, a significant element, for many people when it comes to the challenges of the cost of living. When you look at higher bills, it is particularly difficult to stomach in…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I think the most important thing to do is to repeat what I said: we will act by targeting prevention and enforcement where evidence shows it is needed—that means in relation to polluted rivers, and it means in relation to polluted seas around our coast. We…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Two parts to that answer. Measures around the spreading of slurry are about avoiding environmental pollution in rivers so that agriculture isn't forced to follow the calendar and is actually able to work in a technologically based way to spread slurry in a…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I am aware of and concerned about recent reported incidents of sickness when individuals have been swimming in the River Tawe. I have asked Natural Resources Wales to investigate the reports, and I will provide an update when further information becomes…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I hope that Members across this Chamber will agree with Plaid Cymru's determination to take Welsh Water into Welsh hands. It is because we want to set a set of values, which could include senior executive pay, for example, into the way that water is run in…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The Welsh Government is determined to improve water quality. We have committed to taking full control of our water and to tackling pollution through developing a system made in Wales, for Wales. This includes better data, cleaner rivers, and science-led…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Without doubt, and it's good to see the Member back on his feet, quite literally. Our plans to improve health services are based on a whole-systems approach, as the Member quite rightly noted. Our new workforce plan, for example, will include an emphasis on…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
We hear the calls, as I will hear calls, no doubt, for investment in different parts of the country. What's important to me, I think, is to recognise the challenges that are being faced by the Member's constituents, to put together a level of service that…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
We know that integration has to be at the heart of creating sustainability within the health and care service as a whole. Keeping people out of hospital is an important part of that. A strong social care sector at the back door of the hospital is key to that…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I certainly agree that the provision of suitable, effective, high-quality accident and emergency in the Member's constituency, and throughout Wales, is vitally important. We need a significant improvement on the current situation, and the Grange hospital…
2 June 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The minor injuries unit at the Royal Gwent Hospital, located in the Casnewydd and Islwyn constituency, met the national target in April. Ninety-six per cent of patients were assessed, treated and discharged within the four-hour standard. But, more broadly, I…
19 May 2026Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The First Minister's Priorities
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I welcome another new Member here today. Now, under our first 100 days plan, we will convene an elective care task and finish group, comprised of relevant experts. They'll be responsible for developing a delivery plan on establishing up…
19 May 2026Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The First Minister's Priorities
I appreciate the question and I welcome the Member back. O ye of little faith, though, I must say. She asks, 'What does rural resilience and sustainability mean?' It means the resilience of rural Wales and sustainability. I'm not sure I should point out the…