Cai Parry-Jones

Speeches

112

42 in Plenary, 70 in committee

Words spoken

11,029

Spoken in Welsh: 2%

Votes cast

52

of 52 held while sitting

Committee attendance

100%

6 of 6 meetings

Voted with the government

21%

11 of 52 votes where it took a side

Votes against own party

0

Oral questions asked

5

Written questions tabled

137

Speeches count contributions in Plenary and committees, leaving out the Llywydd's and deputies' chairing. Votes cast are out of the votes held while the Member sat. Against party means voting for when most of the Member's own party voted against, or the other way round; abstaining doesn't count.

• Public finances26%
• Councils and public services15%
• The NHS8%
• The economy and jobs6%
• Schools6%
• Poverty and the cost of living5%
• The constitution5%
• Transport4%

Share of this Member's speeches that touch each brief. A speech can touch more than one.

1. 22 October 2026, Finance Committee

   Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session

   So, is it fair to say—

2. 22 October 2026, Finance Committee

   Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session

   But it would be useful to be able to understand what the plan is with that money, to have some sort of document that says, roughly, there's about £30 million that goes to that campaign—

3. 22 October 2026, Finance Committee

   Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session

   Yes. Just coming back to the unallocated funding, given that it is so significant—£186 million—it's quite hard to scrutinise where that money goes, but it sounds like you guys do have some plans about where you're thinking it may go. Is it possible to request…

4. 22 October 2026, Finance Committee

   Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session

   Just coming back to the NHS financial pressure, where is the £300 million coming from, or is that not going to be dealt with?

5. 22 October 2026, Finance Committee

   Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session

   If you knew that there's £20 million for the election, is it appropriate to move that from the unallocated funding?

6. 22 October 2026, Finance Committee

   Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session

   Yes. You've obviously got a lot of unallocated funding, but less than you had in the first supplementary budget. You mentioned in the Finance Committee on the first supplementary budget scrutiny that there was £300 million of financial pressure within the NHS…