Sarah Edwards

Speeches

28

14 in Plenary, 14 in committee

Words spoken

1,435

Spoken in Welsh: 0%

Votes cast

51

of 52 held while sitting

Committee attendance

100%

5 of 5 meetings

Voted with the government

24%

12 of 51 votes where it took a side

Votes against own party

0

Oral questions asked

4

Written questions tabled

8

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.

• Energy39%
• The economy and jobs14%
• Farming and rural Wales14%
• Councils and public services7%
• The NHS4%
• Housing4%
• The constitution4%
• Policing and justice4%

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

1. 21 October 2026, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee

   Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1

   Thank you.

2. 21 October 2026, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee

   Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1

   I was going to just ask: are there any specific changes that the GCRE could consider to increase commercial appeal?

3. 20 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Update on the National Energy Strategy

   Can I thank the Minister for today's statement? Plaid Cymru's manifesto policy establishes a clear presumption on undergrounding new electricity transmission cables up to 132 kV. I attended the recent Green GEN Cymru consultation in Llandovery, where all the…

4. 13 October 2026, Plenary

   Business Statement and Announcement

   Trefnydd, I would like a statement from the Government regarding the threat to our most valuable industry, tourism. In Carmarthenshire, tourism earned, in 2024-25, £724 million, employing over 6,600 full-time employees. This is vital to Wales's economy, and…

5. 7 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning

   Carmarthenshire's revised development plan allocates nearly 9,000 new homes within the county, and those new homes are needed and welcomed. However, the infrastructure to support them just does not keep pace. Glangwili is about to take on specialist critical…

6. 7 October 2026, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee

   General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport

   That was it, that was my question.