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 Cabinet Secretary explain the rationale for reducing annual mean concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air quality targets in ambient air to a level of 10 micrograms per cubic metre by 31 December 2035, rather than World Health Organization air quality guidelines of 5 micrograms per cubic metre?
Delyth JewellPlaidTo Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Answered 27 Mar 2026
7 days after tabling
Tabled 20 Mar 2026
Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the actions being taken to implement the deposit return scheme?
Janet Finch-SaundersConservativeTo Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Answered 3 Mar 2026
13 days after tabling
Tabled 18 Feb 2026
When is the Welsh Government intending to enact phase two of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act 2023?

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