A bill proposed by Conservative MS James Evans aimed at improving mental health services in Wales has passed its first hurdle.
Tag: Senedd
Wales’ chief legal officer grilled over Senedd reform plans
A closed-list system would be used for future Senedd elections under current proposals, meaning the electorate would vote for parties rather than people.
Peredur Owen Griffiths: “It is important that a clear message is sent by our parliament”
South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses why he felt it was important for the Senedd to pass a motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
“Absolutely fantastic”: Volunteers at Miners’ Centre praised by minister
Julie Morgan MS hailed the “fantastic” work of scores of volunteers who dedicate a combined 10,000 hours a year to running the Caerphilly Miners’ Centre.
Phased ban on greyhound racing being considered as consultation launched
A consultation on greyhound racing in Wales includes a call for evidence for or against a potential ban of the sport.
Delyth Jewell MS demands more to be done to tackle child poverty in Wales
South Wales East Senedd Member Delyth Jewell calls for more to be done to tackle child poverty in her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer.
First Minister and Plaid Cymru leader scrutinised on cooperation agreement
Mark Drakeford said the fundamentals of the three-year agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru remain intact.
First Minister quizzed on how Welsh Government will keep people warm and fed this winter
Mark Drakeford said the budget this year and next is the “most difficult we have ever seen”, with ministers having £1.3bn less in purchasing power in 2023-24.
Almost half of Welsh households struggling to afford heating costs
Almost half of households in Wales cannot afford to heat their homes, with those on the lowest incomes paying a “poverty premium” for energy, the Senedd heard.
Pancreatic cancer survival rates in Wales lag behind rest of the world
Delyth Jewell, Plaid Cymru’s deputy leader, shared her personal experience of pancreatic cancer, having lost her own grandmother to the cruel disease.