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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Will the Minister provide details of the assessments made by the Welsh Government of the potential to save money in NHS and social service budgets by rolling out a basic income for care leavers in Wales?
Joel JamesConservativeTo Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Answered 5 Jul 2023
5 days after tabling
Tabled 30 Jun 2023
How many people over 60 have made applications to the discretionary assistance fund for an emergency assistance payment during 2022-23?
Mark IsherwoodConservativeTo Minister for Social Justice
Answered 21 Mar 2023
7 days after tabling
Tabled 14 Mar 2023
How many people aged 60 and over, 70 and over and 80 and over have accessed the Welsh Government's discretionary assistance fund during 2021-22 and 2022-23?

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.