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 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.

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Will the Cabinet Minister explain what the allocation of £233,000 to deliver migration and sanctuary activity within 2026 to 2027 is paying for, as shown in the Welsh Government decision reports: 2026 - 7th Government?
John ClarkReformTo Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
Answered 19 Oct 2026
5 days after tabling
Tabled 14 Oct 2026
How much has the Welsh Government spent in each of the last five financial years on sponsoring visas for its staff, including visa application fees, the Immigration Skills Charge, the Immigration Health Surcharge and Certificates of Sponsorship, and how many members of staff were sponsored in each of those years?
Francesca O'BrienReformTo Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness & the Constitution
Answered 19 Oct 2026
6 days after tabling
Tabled 13 Oct 2026
Why does the Welsh Government refer to asylum seekers as sanctuary seekers within its Programme for Government 2026-2030?

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.