Sioned Williams

30 September 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice

We are, as I said, already making progress on the preparation of that implementation of the Cynnal pilot, the Welsh child payment. We have heard views and evidence on how such a payment could make a real tangible difference to families, so we want to make…

30 September 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice

Thank you very much for that question.

30 September 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice

Tackling child poverty is central to our programme for government. We are already delivering on our commitments on free school meals and the childcare offer, as well as developing our Cynnal child payment. Our new child poverty strategy will include clear…

30 September 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice

I'd like to clarify the reason why it says 'seek to pilot': it's because there's a very important decision that needs to be made by the UK Treasury, because what we don't want to do with Cynnal is make families worse off. We want to make them better off. So…

30 September 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice

Thank you for the question.

30 September 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice

Thank you very much. I think that using that example you used there in terms of Aberporth, somewhere that I'm sure a number of us have visited—a very beautiful place, a pretty place, but there is something hidden, isn't there? And Welsh Government recognises…