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 steps is the Welsh Government taking to eliminate absenteeism in schools?
Julie MorganLabourTo Cabinet Secretary for Education
Answered 3 Mar 2026
6 days after tabling
Tabled 25 Feb 2026
What measures is the Welsh Government taking to combat pupil absenteeism?
Gareth DaviesConservativeTo Cabinet Secretary for Education
Answered 24 Oct 2025
4 days after tabling
Tabled 20 Oct 2025
Does the Welsh Government believe that the new methods of creating exclusions from the UK Internal Markets Act 2020 mean that the Senedd now must seek approval from the other devolved governments, as well as the UK Government, to legislate in areas that were previously devolved to Wales?

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.