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 consideration did the Government give to the findings of its January 2025 evaluation that some alcohol-dependent individuals prioritised purchasing alcohol over food and essential bills before deciding to increase the minimum unit price of alcohol to 65p, and what safeguards are in place to prevent the increase…
Iain McIntoshReformTo Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Awaiting answer
Due 20 Oct 2026
Tabled 13 Oct 2026
Further to WQ100802, will the Cabinet Minister specify the clinical indicators, baseline data, evaluation methodology and publication timetable that will be used to measure whether increasing minimum unit pricing to 65p reduces alcohol dependence, as distinct from changes in purchasing behaviour or modelled…
Iain McIntoshReformTo Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Awaiting answer
Due 20 Oct 2026
Tabled 13 Oct 2026
What steps it the Cabinet Minister taking to encourage the take-up of flu vaccines amongst those who are eligible?

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