David Mills

Speeches

26

18 in Plenary, 8 in committee

Words spoken

3,323

Spoken in Welsh: 0%

Votes cast

42

of 52 held while sitting

Committee attendance

80%

4 of 5 meetings

Voted with the government

21%

9 of 42 votes where it took a side

Votes against own party

1

Oral questions asked

4

Written questions tabled

19

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.

• Climate and nature27%
• Farming and rural Wales23%
• Schools12%
• Policing and justice12%
• The economy and jobs8%
• Poverty and the cost of living8%
• Culture, sport and Wales in the world8%
• Councils and public services8%

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

1. 21 October 2026, Plenary

   Short Debate: Full-face coverings are against British values

   Gosh, I don't know how to follow some of this. Thank you, Presiding Officer, and thank you, Jason O'Connell, for tabling the debate. We're a nation that prides itself on our tradition of constitutional liberty, which has always included freedom of expression…

2. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales

   The other thing that is possibly missing is the local authorities and maybe the local government association. I don't know what you—

3. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales

   Yes. So, there we are. Back to just the co-ordination and the effectiveness of the Wales wildfire board—your views on that, really.

4. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales

   Yes. Can I just say something back on bracken, sorry, just really, really quickly? The other thing, about bailing it and reusing it is another thing that, in this area, in Brecon anyway, is something—

5. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union

   Do you think that's having an effect on, I suppose, the mental health of the firefighters—the equipment, the use of that, or not?

6. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with the Fire Brigades Union

   Just on the personal protective equipment, can you tell us a bit about that, in tackling the wildfires? And how does that compare to the equipment you normally use? Is it different?