Mark Drakeford

Speeches

3,616

2,521 in Plenary, 1,092 in committee

Words spoken

661,007

Spoken in Welsh: 11%

Votes cast

901

of 1,168 held while sitting

Voted with the government

99%

894 of 900 votes where it took a side

Votes against own party

0

Oral questions asked

5

Written questions tabled

0

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 NHS14%
• Public finances14%
• The economy and jobs10%
• Culture, sport and Wales in the world10%
• Schools10%
• Transport8%
• Housing8%
• The Welsh language7%

1. 4 March 2026, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

   General ministerial scrutiny: The Welsh Language

   Thank you. I've enjoyed the conversations we've had in committee, so thank you very much, all.

2. 4 March 2026, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

   General ministerial scrutiny: The Welsh Language

   —mainstreaming as against concentration. To give you a different example, the debate I've remembered in almost every Government that's been formed: 'Do you have a Minister for children?'. And there's the argument: you have a Minister for children, it gives it…

3. 4 March 2026, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

   General ministerial scrutiny: The Welsh Language

   No, I don't think so. We haven't spoken about the work that is under way to strengthen the use of the Welsh language among the workforce in our public services, and a great deal of work has gone on. Jeremy has been leading on 'More than just words' and…

4. 4 March 2026, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

   General ministerial scrutiny: The Welsh Language

   Thanks very much to Mick for those. On the late immersion side of things, I really think this is one of the strong success stories of the post-pandemic period. That's why the late immersion centres were really invented, because of anxieties that those young…