A Conservative call to abolish rates for all small businesses in Wales has been voted down by the Senedd amid warnings the tax burden is “hollowing out” high streets.
Tag: Senedd
‘We deserve the truth’: Bereaved families demand Wales-specific Covid-19 inquiry
Bereaved families have issued a powerful plea for a Wales Covid-19 inquiry, warning the UK-wide process is fundamentally incapable of properly scrutinising devolved decisions.
Senedd criticises ‘nowhere near acceptable’ pace of cladding repairs
Labour’s John Griffiths chairs the Senedd’s housing committee which warned progress on remediation “has been far too slow and this should not be allowed to continue”.
End of the line for deregulation as Senedd backs bus shake-up
The Welsh Parliament has given the green light for a bus services overhaul, putting ministers in the driving seat to decide routes, timetables and fares.
Welsh minister ‘concerned’ by proposed jury trial restrictions
Wales’ top lawyer has vowed to challenge Ministry of Justice proposals to limit appeal rights and scrap jury trials for crimes with a likely sentence of three years or less.
Labour and Plaid Cymru strike £300m budget deal
The budget agreement will allow the Welsh Government’s final budget for 2026/27 to pass through the Senedd in January, averting a potential crisis for public finances.
Women driven to end pregnancies amid row over £28 drug
A doctor who facilitated abortions for two women with much-wanted pregnancies was not allowed to prescribe a £28 anti-sickness drug due to cost-effectiveness rules in Wales.
‘Residents feel let down’ over toxic Ty Llwyd quarry
South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell demands action on Ynysddu’s Ty Llwyd quarry so residents “can have confidence that their community is safe”.
‘Sink or swim’: Young carer sat exam hours after 3am hospital ordeal
A teenage carer sat a GCSE exam only hours after getting home from a hospital at 3am following a family emergency, a Senedd committee has heard.
‘We are on our own’: Unpaid carers forced to ‘beg’ for support
Unpaid carers are being left to “pick up the pieces” of a broken system due to a lack of respite, unsafe hospital discharges and carer’s assessments that result in “nothing at all”.