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 890 written questions in the Seventh Senedd so far. 752 have been answered and 138 are awaiting an answer. Of the 816 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.

StatusAll Answered Awaiting answer

SeneddSeventh Senedd Sixth Senedd

890 questions

Will the Cabinet Minister provide an update on how many town and community councils are over 12 months overdue in submitting their audited accounts?
Janet Finch-SaundersConservativeTo Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
Answered 4 Sept 2026
2 days after tabling
Tabled 2 Sept 2026
What steps is the Cabinet Minister taking to ensure that town and community councils file their audited accounts within the relevant timescales and that these are published?
Janet Finch-SaundersConservativeTo Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
Answered 4 Sept 2026
2 days after tabling
Tabled 2 Sept 2026
Why does the Welsh Government fund a police and school programme when policing is not devolved?

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.