14 October 2026 , Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises
The situation is getting worse. Councils borrow the debt on repayment terms expected to be 10, 15 or 20 years or more, but the repayment periods are only, often, five years. So, this means that when the loans mature, new deals need to be made and, with…
14 October 2026 , Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises
Thank you, Alun. If you let me get through, I'll explain why we need the cap now, before the burden of debt cripples taxpayers.
14 October 2026 , Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises
Twenty-seven years of failure. We're putting taxpayers first, Mike, that's what we're doing. And this is an incredibly effective tool. We've already seen it work in England. [Interruption.] Not a single local authority dares go to the electorate this year in…
14 October 2026 , Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises
Before I start—. Mike, I've got to take the bait. You talk of ignorance; we are standing up for taxpayers. Ignorance is your party sitting on its hands for 27 years and doing nothing but cripple our local government. So, let's start—[Interruption.] Yes, of…
14 October 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you, Minister. A local authority in Clwyd in 2023 resolved to reduce library one-stop shop opening hours by 40 per cent. This was despite over 4,500 residents responding to the consultation—the most that the local authority had seen in years. Ninety per…
14 October 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
1. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to support the expansion of library services in Clwyd? OQ64690
13 October 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: Winter preparedness: Be flood ready
Minister, as you know, local authorities have a duty to publish reports of investigations into significant flooding incidents—section 19 reports. Wrexham council has warned that they usually take between nine months and a year to complete their reports…
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Certainly. Thank you, Minister.
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thanks, Minister. I appreciate it's still in its formative stages, but I just wanted to ask the question. But moving on to employment, in my previous role, I worked in the third sector, and I worked for a small third sector charity in north Wales. One of the…
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Employment, did you say, Chair, we're moving onto? That's fine. Just a couple of quick ones, then. I'm jumping about slightly. Just on the business support one, just a quick question. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said that he is wanting to explore a…
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thank you. Can I ask another question? One of the criticisms of the WDA was that it chased inward investment rather than supporting indigenous firms. How are you going to stop the new agency from doing the same thing?
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thanks, Minister.
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thank you, Minister. One more, and I'm just shifting subjects slightly to Port Talbot. I've been made aware in the last week or so that there's been a lot of investment in preparing the grid infrastructure to bring the arc furnace online. The number that was…
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Okay. Thank you very much. This is building—the next question—on what you were just talking about on pylons, but also on what Kiera was talking about earlier, about spreading economic growth across Wales. The economy of the future is going to be more energy…
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thank you, Minister. The first one is that I noticed that you launched a consultation on 7 September, bringing together three different energy companies to create a new national energy company. What is the purpose of that, and how do we ensure it doesn't…
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thanks, Chair, and thanks, Minister. I do have a host of questions, so I'll try and keep them short and sweet, because I know we've got a lot to get through.
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thank you, Minister.
30 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thanks, Chair. Thanks, Minister, for coming to see us this morning. My question was around the role of universities and high-skilled jobs in the productivity gap. I met with Universities Wales just this week, who were talking to me about how universities in…
29 September 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: The Revision of the National Development Framework and National Conversation
Can I thank the Minister for bringing this statement forward? But, Members, this revision will include at least seven different reports, 10 different assessments, and is not expected to be completed until the winter of 2029, a matter of months before the next…
29 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. The Home Office has written to me confirming that around 70 homes are currently being used for asylum seekers in north-east Wales. That's up 25 per cent on 2025-26. Now, 283 people are housed in this area—that's 43 more than the…
29 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
11. What assessment has the First Minister undertaken regarding the impact of the nation of sanctuary policy on housing availability in north Wales? OQ64566
29 September 2026 , Plenary
Nominations for a Committee Chair
Can I second, Llywydd?
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Grooming gangs
Can I start by thanking all of the Members who have shared their powerful stories so far in this debate, especially Paul? Thank you for your deeply moving contribution. The horrors perpetrated by grooming gangs have been seen first-hand in Clwyd, as mentioned…
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you to the Minister for her answers so far and to Janet for bringing this question forward. Minister, when I look across my constituency, I see a wealth of great rugby clubs, whether that's Colwyn Bay, Denbigh, Mold, Ruthin, Rhyl, to name just some…
16 September 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Papers to Note
Thanks, Chair.
