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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15,617 questions

With the roll-out of free school meals to all primary school children planned to start in September, does the Welsh Government have any plans to replace the pupil development grant stream of funding after the next academic year?
Samuel KurtzConservativeTo Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Answered 25 May 2022
8 days after tabling
Tabled 17 May 2022
What is the Welsh Government's target for the reduction in prison population?
Andrew RT DaviesConservativeTo Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Answered 23 May 2022
7 days after tabling
Tabled 16 May 2022
Further to the written statement on 10 May 2022, will the Counsel General confirm what length of prison sentence the Welsh Government would like to reduce to with regards to the short sentence?

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.