Written questions

Members of the Senedd can ask Welsh Government ministers, the Counsel General and the Senedd Commission questions in writing. The answers are published on the Senedd's website.

Members have tabled 2,443 written questions in the Seventh Senedd so far. 2,288 have been answered and 155 are awaiting an answer. Of the 2,374 questions whose due date has passed, 708 (30%) were answered by that date. Half of the answers were published within 9 days of the question being tabled.

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What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the financial impact of its business rates support package on businesses with a rateable value above £51,000, particularly those in the hospitality and tourism sectors?
Paul DaviesConservativeTo Cabinet Minister for Finance
Answered 22 Oct 2026
2 days after tabling
Tabled 20 Oct 2026
How many hospitality and tourism businesses, broken down by local authority area, have a rateable value of £51,000 or above and will therefore be ineligible for the proposed lower non-domestic rates multiplier from April 2027?
Paul DaviesConservativeTo Cabinet Minister for Finance
Answered 22 Oct 2026
2 days after tabling
Tabled 20 Oct 2026
What financial assistance is available to businesses with a rateable value above £51,000 that are excluded from the recently announced business rates support package?

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