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 2,443 written questions in the Seventh Senedd so far. 2,288 have been answered and 155 are awaiting an answer. Of the 2,374 questions whose due date has passed, 708 (30%) were answered by that date. Half of the answers were published within 9 days of the question being tabled.

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Will the Welsh Government set out a) the total public funding provided to the Development Bank of Wales and its predecessor, Finance Wales, b) the amount returned to the Welsh Government, c) the current value of investments held, and d) the cumulative value of loans and investments written off?
Darren MillarConservativeTo Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Answered 22 Oct 2026
7 days after tabling
Tabled 15 Oct 2026
What criteria does the Welsh Government use to define a Wales-based supplier when measuring progress towards its programme for government ambition to increase public procurement spend with Wales-based suppliers towards 70 per cent, including in relation to ownership, headquarters, employment and operational presence…
Joshua KimReformTo Cabinet Minister for Finance
Answered 15 Oct 2026
6 days after tabling
Tabled 9 Oct 2026
What plans does the Cabinet Minister have to enable more public procurement contracts to be successfully won by cooperatives and social enterprises?

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