Senedd Members called for Owain’s law, in memory of a young father, to ensure a gold-standard approach to preserving human tissue for other cancer patients in future.
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Senedd rejects calls to declare health emergency
The Senedd narrowly rejected calls to declare a health emergency as the Conservatives warned NHS Wales is in the worst state it has ever been.
First Minister ‘failed to declare interest’ as trade union member
Eluned Morgan was found to have breached a rule by failing to declare her membership of Unite the Union during a 2024 statement on the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot.
Food processing industry ‘in managed decline’
The food processing industry in Wales is incredibly depressed about the future, with a fall in livestock numbers placing a question mark over its prospects, witnesses warned.
Senedd set to sign off on £1.30-a-night tourism tax
The Senedd debated dozens of final changes to plans for a £1.30-a-night tourism levy, with the tax set to get the go-ahead in a key vote next week.
Welsh Government plans ‘business-as-usual’ budget
Mark Drakeford confirmed the Welsh Government will publish a “business-as-usual” budget in the autumn as the next Senedd election nears.
Deputy First Minister pressed over environment bill delay
Huw Irranca-Davies was questioned about delays introducing the environment bill, which aims to halt and reverse nature loss.
‘We’ve seen only 35 jobs’: north Wales growth deal ‘way off’ 4,200 target
The £1bn north Wales growth deal aimed to create around 4,200 jobs when it was signed four-and-a-half years ago – but has delivered only 35 so far, a committee heard.
Swansea Bay city deal ‘well on its way’
The Swansea Bay city deal is “well on its way” despite having created less than 900 jobs against an initial target of more than 9,000, a committee heard.
Allied health professionals ‘constantly undervalued’
Senedd Members called for greater support for allied health professionals, warning of an ageing workforce and staff shortages while demand for services continues to grow.