Senedd Members rejected calls for a Wales-wide independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation by so-called grooming gangs, supporting plans for an audit instead.
Author: Chris Haines - ICNN Senedd Reporter
‘Postcode lottery’ concerns over fertility treatment
Couples seeking fertility treatment in Wales face a postcode lottery in terms of access to services, a Senedd Member warned.
Drakeford resists call to exempt children from tourism tax
Prof Drakeford said taking under-16s out of the £1.25-a-night levy would see the estimated £33m revenue fall to £21m, “eroding the chances that the levy will be of any use.”
‘A political giant’: Tributes to former Plaid Cymru leader Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas
Senedd Members from across the political spectrum paid tribute to Dafydd Elis-Thomas following the former Plaid Cymru leader’s death on Friday.
Universities facing massive challenges, says funding chief
The outgoing head of a new public body set up to oversee post-16 education warned of “massive challenges”, with cuts proposed at universities across the country.
Committee calls for 60,000 more social homes
A committee called for Wales to build an estimated extra 60,000 social homes to begin to catch up to comparable countries across Europe.
University’s Kazakhstan plans under fire amid funding crisis
Cardiff University pushing ahead with plans to open a campus in Kazakhstan while slashing jobs and closing courses at home would be a national disgrace, the Senedd heard.
Senedd supports call for unpaid carers bill
Senedd Members backed calls for a bill to ensure better support for more than 310,000 unpaid carers across Wales.
National collections ‘at risk due to chronic under-investment’
A Senedd Member accused the Welsh Government of failing to heed repeated warnings after the national museum was forced to close its doors.
Ministers ‘failing to hold fire services to account’
MSs accused the Welsh Government of failing to hold fire services to account after a report revealed a toxic culture of bullying, harassment, misogyny and discrimination