Paul Rock

Speeches

45

26 in Plenary, 19 in committee

Words spoken

5,742

Spoken in Welsh: 0%

Votes cast

42

of 52 held while sitting

Committee attendance

80%

4 of 5 meetings

Voted with the government

86%

36 of 42 votes where it took a side

Votes against own party

0

Oral questions asked

5

Written questions tabled

1

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 nature44%
• The NHS16%
• Transport11%
• Farming and rural Wales11%
• Poverty and the cost of living9%
• Social care7%
• Energy7%
• Schools7%

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

1. 21 October 2026, Plenary

   Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport

   Diolch, Lywydd. In his resignation statement to the Senedd in 2024, the former First Minister, Mark Drakeford, reflected on his first major decision, which was to not proceed with the M4 relief road. He said, 'The easy decision would have been to say, "Go…

2. 21 October 2026, Plenary

   Topical Questions

   I was appalled at the weekend to learn about the kerosene leak from the GE Aerospace site in Nantgarw in my constituency. I'm really concerned about the environmental impact of this pollution as it seeps into the waterways and into the River Taff that runs…

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, just moving on to the flooding question, obviously, we've talked about the fact that we've lost water absorption, particularly on higher ground. I understand what was said earlier about trying to get it into natural fissures and things, but it is…

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

   Provided it doesn't happen too often.

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

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

   Dominic, has any assessment been made so far of the impact of wildfires on endangered species? And particularly endangered species that were—perhaps they might have been the few places that they existed in Wales. Has any work been done on that so far?

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

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

   Yes.