20 January 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much to Julie Morgan for raising this important issue. Recently, I saw a blind person walking along Cowbridge Road East, and noticed, as she used her white stick, how many barriers were facing her. One of those were cars parked on the…
13 January 2026 , Plenary
The general principles of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill
I thank the Counsel General for her responses to my contribution earlier on in relation to the emergency element of the Bill. I’m not going to repeat my concerns that I did earlier on today about why it has taken so long for this to be brought to the…
13 January 2026 , Plenary
& 12. The general principles of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill
Cabinet Secretary, I wish to start by quoting some of the evidence heard with regard to this legislation, firstly by the Professional Association of Self-Caterers UK Cymru. They say this: 'No cumulative impact assessment has been carried out, despite 19…
13 January 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Winter Pressures
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. Cabinet Secretary, on 5 January, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board declared the emergency unit as 'extremely busy'—hardly surprising. But there, NHS staff don't only have to cope with busy times and more patients…
13 January 2026 , Plenary
& 5. Motion under Standing Order 26.95 that a Bill to be known as the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill be treated as a Government Emergency Bill and Motion under Standing Order 26.98(ii) to agree a timetable for the Bill to be known as the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill
Of course, I do agree with this, and I will be voting in favour. But, Counsel General, I am questioning how we've arrived at this situation here today, where Commission staff had to work over Christmas. It's not fair, because in 2008, we saw the introduction…
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Yes, thank you, Cadeirydd. This is our second consideration of this important matter, and I think that most of us probably have seen the footage or similar footage to what you've mentioned, and the similar destruction and pointless waste. There has been good…
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. This is the third consideration of this matter, which has been mentioned in the Senedd throughout this term. I know, before he was Deputy First Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies raised this regularly on the Plenary floor, and I know a…
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
It's a massive outlier, and I think I'd really want to go behind that figure and know—. I'd like that to be put to the Cabinet Secretary. Why is that particular local authority so low?
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Just to say it out in the open, I did mention before we started the committee about whether we could have this as a debate in Plenary, and I'm told, quite understandably, that we haven't got time left, and of course it hasn't reached the threshold. But I…
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. We've had a number of ALN-related petitions during this Senedd term and it's been raised on several occasions in the Chamber. The petitioner's case is very clear in the petition and the response has been positive. They welcome the…
29 January 2025 , Plenary
90-second Statements
The best orator he had ever heard. That was Vaughan Roderick's opinion about Emrys Roberts. He was born in Leamington Spa, but at the age of 10 the family moved to Cardiff. Through Minny Street Chapel, Cathays school and his aunt Bet, Emrys learned Welsh. In…
22 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Cabinet Secretary, a constituent contacted me before Christmas, and it appears that she's fought tirelessly over the years to ensure her daughter gets the education and the support she needs. She has additional learning needs. She's now 19 and wants to learn…
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
Diolch yn fawr, Cwnsler Cyffredinol. Now, section 124 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 gives power to the Lord Chancellor to propose that sentencing guidelines are amended. In light of the change to the devolution settlement and primary law-making power…
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
7. What discussions has the Counsel General had with the Sentencing Council to ensure that sentencing guidelines adequately reflect Welsh law? OQ62134
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
I'm slightly disappointed by your answer, Cwnsler Cyffredinol, because you told me on 1 October that you would respond to the evaluation of CASCADE by Christmas or earlier. Now it seems to have been pushed over to the summer. You'll be aware of the Senedd's…
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
6. Will the Counsel General provide an update on the evaluation of the family dug and alcohol court pilot? OQ62133
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Prif Weinidog, a visitor from Manchester contacted my office a little before Christmas. He has mobility disabilities and is partially blind. He had a ticket to a major concert at the national stadium, but he needed to get there. He was offered a parking space…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd. This is the fourth time we've discussed the visitor centres here in the Petitions Committee, and its fair to say it's been raised on a number of occasions in Plenary. There are obviously strong views, and these visitor centres are…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. I should mention at the outset that I've known the petitioner's father for over 20 years, and Luke will know him also; he's been one of the stalwarts of this place since the beginning of devolution. But it's great that this is an…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd. I was actually on the T2 at Christmas time. Unfortunately, it didn't go to Garndolbenmaen, which would have been nice because my great-grandfather was born there. But this is the second time we've considered this. Albeit perhaps on…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you very much, Cadeirydd. This is the second time we've considered this petition. The petitioner is grateful for the response from the health board, but she doesn't think it particularly answered her concerns. The concerns were mainly that the service…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. It's clear from the support to this petition and also from public correspondence we've all received that this is a concern. This is an issue. Of course, we dealt with four petitions with regard to additional learning needs before…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, I think so.
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you. Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. This is a matter that probably all of us have had some correspondence from constituents on from time to time. The petitioner clearly welcomes the acknowledgement by the Cabinet Secretary that, regrettably, a small number…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Cadeirydd. The Cabinet Secretary has responded saying that this has recently been subject to an independent review, which found that the current framework was fit for purpose. So, the Welsh Government aren't taking matters forward with regard to…
