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 15,617 written questions in the Sixth Senedd so far. 15,405 have been answered and 212 are awaiting an answer. Of the 15,617 questions whose due date has passed, 6,596 (42%) were answered by that date. Half of the answers were published within 8 days of the question being tabled.

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What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the UK Government regarding the two child benefit cap?
Buffy WilliamsLabourTo Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Answered 10 Jun 2025
7 days after tabling
Tabled 3 Jun 2025
Will the Welsh Government commit to reviewing the impacts on patients in Wales of the delays in the disability benefits system and how these delays affect access to forms of support such as blue badges, carer's allowance, and universal credit top-ups?
Rhys ab OwenIndependentTo Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Answered 12 May 2025
13 days after tabling
Tabled 29 Apr 2025
How does NHS Wales currently work with the UK Department for Work and Pensions to a) ensure the timely provision of medical evidence; and b) to expedite disability benefits applications, for children and young people with cancer?

Days are calendar days, from the date a question was tabled to the date its answer was published. The due date is the date the question was listed for answer on the Senedd's Order Paper.