Written questions

Members of the Senedd can ask Welsh Government ministers, the Counsel General and the Senedd Commission questions in writing. The answers are published on the Senedd's website.

Members have tabled 882 written questions in the Seventh Senedd so far. 735 have been answered and 147 are awaiting an answer. Of the 810 questions whose due date has passed, 303 (37%) were answered by that date. Half of the answers were published within 8 days of the question being tabled.

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What guidance does the Welsh Government follow on when the civil service and public bodies in Wales should sponsor a visa rather than recruit from the domestic labour market?
Francesca O'BrienReformTo Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness & the Constitution
Awaiting answer
Due 21 Oct 2026
Tabled 14 Oct 2026
What is the total spend by Welsh Government sponsored bodies on sponsoring visas for overseas staff?
Francesca O'BrienReformTo Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness & the Constitution
Answered 19 Oct 2026
6 days after tabling
Tabled 13 Oct 2026
Will the Cabinet Minister confirm whether the Welsh Government holds a Home Office sponsor licence, and if so, set out which grades and professions it has used that licence to recruit to since 2021?

Days are calendar days, from the date a question was tabled to the date its answer was published. The due date is the date the question was listed for answer on the Senedd's Order Paper.