Gareth Thomas

Speeches

35

22 in Plenary, 13 in committee

Words spoken

4,306

Spoken in Welsh: 0%

Votes cast

41

of 52 held while sitting

Committee attendance

57%

4 of 7 meetings

Voted with the government

29%

12 of 41 votes where it took a side

Votes against own party

1

Oral questions asked

4

Written questions tabled

20

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.

• The NHS43%
• Mental health31%
• Equality and human rights26%
• Social care9%
• Transport9%
• Poverty and the cost of living9%
• Culture, sport and Wales in the world9%
• Housing6%

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

1. 21 October 2026, Plenary

   Reform UK Debate: Prostate cancer strategy

   Every Member here will have met a constituent who has lived with prostate cancer or a family who has lost someone to it. A man who put off seeing the GP because he felt fine. A wife who noticed something was wrong before he did. A son who now gets himself…

2. 20 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   First Minister, soldiers from Wales answered their country's call in Northern Ireland. Some never came home, and this Remembrance Day we will rightly honour their memory. Those deployed as part of Operation Banner witnessed violence, experienced loss and…

3. 20 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   11. How is the Welsh Government supporting the mental health of veterans in Wales who face investigation or prosecution relating to their service in Northern Ireland? OQ64774

4. 13 October 2026, Plenary

   Legislative Consent Motion: The Armed Forces Bill

   Reform UK supports the Armed Forces Bill, and Reform Wales will be supporting this LCM. Reform in Wales will always be proud to support veterans here in Wales. The armed forces covenant is a commitment of real significance. It provides that those who have…

5. 13 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness

   Cabinet Minister, when ice and snow arrive, disabled people are often the first to be cut off from healthcare. A wheelchair user cannot safely cross an untreated pavement, and someone who relies on accessible transport may find services cancelled without…

6. 13 October 2026, Plenary

   Business Statement and Announcement

   Trefnydd, I would like to request an urgent Government statement on the independence, accountability and powers of Care Inspectorate Wales. When social services fail, accountability cannot be optional. Section 150 of Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act…