Tory MS Samuel Kurtz warned that the latest ONS labour market overview should serve as a wake-up call for Wales.
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Plaid Cymru calls for Wales to rejoin single market and align with EU law
Plaid Cymru called for Wales to rejoin the single market and align with EU law, warning Brexit has cost the Welsh economy up to £4bn.
‘Six Nations must remain on free-to-air TV’
Senedd Members called for the Six Nations to stay on free-to-air television amid reports the tournament could go behind a paywall from 2026.
Senedd Members criticise ‘colossal’ Cardiff University cuts
Senedd Members criticised Cardiff University’s plans to cut 400 jobs and courses including nursing, calling for ministers to intervene to prevent “educational vandalism”
Concern over unhealthy competition between schools and colleges
Cash-strapped sixth-forms and colleges are under great pressure to compete with each other for funding, putting their own interests before those of learners, a committee heard.
Senedd debates plans to ‘eliminate’ profit from looked-after children’s care
If the bill becomes law, no new for-profit providers of children’s care homes, fostering and secure accommodation services would be able to register in Wales from April 2026.
Senedd steps up multi-million-pound office search
With the lease on Tŷ Hywel, the red-brick building beside the Senedd, expiring in 2032, the Senedd has issued a contract notice after deciding to go ahead with procurement.
Progress on tackling fuel poverty ‘far too slow’
Progress on reaching a target of no more than 5% of households in Wales living in fuel poverty by 2035 has been far too slow, a committee warned.
Cross-border delays causing ‘unacceptable’ risk for patients
Cross-border red tape delays are causing an “unacceptable clinical risk” for patients, a GP has told a parliamentary committee.
Senedd debates scathing report on cancer services
Senedd Members debated a damning review that found cancer services have consistently failed to hit a 75% target for patients to start treatment within 62 days.