Tom Giffard

Welsh ConservativesMember for South Wales West

Former Member

Recent speeches and questions

4 June 2024Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Consultation on the School Year
So, in closing, Cabinet Secretary, the next time a Labour Minister gets to their feet in this Senedd Chamber, or a hypothetical Labour Minister in Westminster, and announces a policy, how can we have any faith that it will actually happen?
4 June 2024Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Consultation on the School Year
Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary for her statement today and for meeting with me earlier this afternoon to discuss the contents of the statement? I welcome the fact that the Welsh Government has kicked into the long grass its latest plans for changes to the…
4 June 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The First Minister has been talking a lot about the last 14 years. Well, in the last 14 years in England, we've seen massive growth in the education sector in England, thanks to Conservative-led reforms that have delivered the best Programme for International…
22 May 2024Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Thank you for taking the intervention. I heard you mention hotspot areas, and I'm very glad to hear you mention that. You'll know that Mumbles, in my region, is one of those hotspot areas where, on a warm sunny day, it feels like the whole of Swansea descends…
22 May 2024Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
Thank you very much for that intervention. I can't say I agree with your assessment of the former Deputy Minister's speech, but what I will say is that I heard him say there that, yes, technically councils can take these decisions, but the councils were clear…
22 May 2024Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
Can I start by thanking the nearly 0.5 million people across Wales who signed the petition? And can I draw Members' particular attention to the protestors who are here today in the Senedd Chamber, who have joined us? They have been here month after month, in…

Recent votes

Date	Vote on	Vote	Result
4 Jun 2024	Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales. Motion (as amended)	For	Agreed
4 Jun 2024	Debate: The Steel Industry in WalesAmendment 6, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan	Against	Rejected
4 Jun 2024	Debate: The Steel Industry in WalesAmendment 5, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan	Against	Rejected
4 Jun 2024	Debate: The Steel Industry in WalesAmendment 4, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan	For	Rejected
4 Jun 2024	Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales

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Time in the Senedd

Sixth Senedd
Welsh Conservatives South Wales West
6 May 2021 to 6 May 2026