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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What measures has the Welsh Government made available to protect residents from the impact of unapproved, high-occupancy short-term lets while retrospective planning applications and any subsequent appeals are being considered?
Steven RodawayReformTo Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
Answered 13 Oct 2026
14 days after tabling
Tabled 29 Sept 2026
Why is commercially let self-catering accommodation excluded from the permanent lower non-domestic rates multiplier for visitor accommodation from April 2027, and will the Cabinet Minister include commercial holiday properties restricted by planning condition to holiday use before the regulations are laid?
John ClarkReformTo Cabinet Minister for Finance
Answered 6 Oct 2026
8 days after tabling
Tabled 28 Sept 2026
Why is self-catering accommodation not included in the permanent 30 per cent reduction in business rates from April 2027?

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.