A shake-up of Welsh language education cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd despite concerns about staff shortages, teachers’ workloads and the cost to schools.
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Fuel poverty scheme ‘woefully underfunded’
A flagship scheme aimed at tackling fuel poverty would take about 125 years to support every low-income household at the current rate, the Senedd heard.
Senedd Member criticises ‘behind-closed-doors’ appointments
Labour’s Alun Davies criticised the nomination process for the Senedd’s representatives on the UK-EU parliamentary partnership assembly.
Autism and ADHD waiting lists ‘could triple in two years’
The number of children waiting for an autism or ADHD assessment in Wales could nearly triple to 61,000 over the next two years, a committee heard.
Calls for north Wales dental school grow
Senedd Members added their voices to a growing chorus of cross-party calls for a dental school in north Wales amid concerns about NHS services vanishing.
Ex-First Minister backs ‘long overdue’ leasehold reforms
Vaughan Gething called for “long-overdue” reform to the leasehold system, warning of injustice, iniquity and unscrupulous landlords fleecing households.
Wales ‘risks falling behind on pet abduction’
An MS called for a pet abduction bill to make stealing a pet a specific offence and bring Wales into line with other parts of the UK.
Calls for legal right to adequate housing in Wales
The Senedd has debated calls to enshrine a right to adequate housing into Welsh law.
Senedd Members set for inflation-busting 6% pay rise
Under the board’s proposals, politicians in Cardiff Bay will be paid a basic salary of £76,380 from April – an increase of 6% on 2024/25.
Patients ‘treated like second-class citizens’
Patients in Powys feel like second-class citizens due to longer waiting times and cuts by the cash-strapped health board will only worsen the problem, Senedd members warned.