The week in the Senedd

The Senedd, 28 April 2025 to 4 May 2025

What the Senedd did this week: the meetings, the votes and the committee reports, each linked to the record.

9 meetings with a transcript, 5 votes, 1,213 speeches and questions, and 74 written questions tabled.

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Votes

30 April 2025

Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal - A Bill on minimum NHS dentistry staffing levels

Mabon ap Gwynfor (Plaid Cymru) proposed a Bill to set minimum NHS dentist staffing levels in Wales. It would require health boards to keep staffing at set levels, and Ministers to publish a workforce plan and yearly reports. The Senedd agreed the motion.

Vote on legislation
Whether the Senedd should agree the motion noting the proposal for a Bill to set minimum safe staffing levels for NHS dentists in Wales.
Agreed
For 28Against 2Abstain 17

30 April 2025

Welsh Conservatives debate - Discipline and behaviour management in schools

The Welsh Conservatives, led by Paul Davies, asked the Welsh Government to adopt a behaviour strategy and update exclusion guidance so pupils carrying weapons are excluded. Plaid Cymru's Heledd Fychan and Welsh Labour's Jane Hutt each tabled replacement wording. The Senedd agreed Jane Hutt's version, which replaced the original motion.

Motion without amendment
Whether to agree Paul Davies's original Conservative motion, unchanged, calling for a behaviour strategy and for pupils carrying weapons to be excluded.
Rejected
For 13Against 35
Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan
Whether to agree Heledd Fychan's amendment, which replaces the motion with wording adding social media, Pupil Referral Units and extra school funding to the Government's to-do list.
Rejected
For 10Against 38
Amendment 2, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt
Whether to agree Jane Hutt's amendment, which replaces the motion with wording backing the Government's ongoing work on behaviour and noting that weapons are already grounds for exclusion.

How these votes work: the Senedd first votes on the motion as written. If that fails, it votes on each amendment in turn, then on the motion with any agreed changes.

Explanations are written by AI from the published motion and the debate. Check the wording on the vote's page before quoting.

Meetings

Monday 28 April2025

Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into dignity and respect: Evidence session 2

34 contributions

Monday 28 April2025

Equality and Social Justice Committee

Social cohesion: evidence session 5
Social cohesion: evidence session 6
Social cohesion: evidence session 7

183 contributions

Monday 28 April2025

Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Inter-institutional relations agreement

23 contributions

Monday 28 April2025

Petitions Committee

New Petitions
Updates to previous petitions

94 contributions

The Senedd, 28 April 2025 to 4 May 2025

Votes

Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal - A Bill on minimum NHS dentistry staffing levels

Welsh Conservatives debate - Discipline and behaviour management in schools

Meetings

Standards of Conduct Committee

Equality and Social Justice Committee

Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Petitions Committee

The Senedd, 28 April 2025 to 4 May 2025

Votes

Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal - A Bill on minimum NHS dentistry staffing levels

Welsh Conservatives debate - Discipline and behaviour management in schools

Meetings

Standards of Conduct Committee

Equality and Social Justice Committee

Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Petitions Committee

Plenary

Plenary

Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Finance Committee

Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee