Business Statement and Announcement 18/02/2025

Published 18/02/2025   |   Last Updated 18/02/2025

Plenary agendas are published a week in advance of a meeting, and can be found on the Plenary meetings page 

 

 

Tuesday 4 March 2025

 

Government business  

  • Questions to the First Minister (45 mins)
  • Business Statement and Announcement (30 mins)
  • Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (45 mins)
  • The Non-Domestic Rating (Withdrawal of Charitable Relief for Independent Schools) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (15 mins)
  • Debate: Welsh Rates of Income Tax 2025-26 (15 mins)
  • Debate: The Final Budget 2025-26 (60 mins)
  • Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2025-26 (60 mins)
  • Debate: The Police Settlement 2025-26 (30 mins)
  • Debate: The general principles of the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill (60 mins)

Wednesday 5 March 2025

 

Government business

  • Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language (45 mins)
  • Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs (45 mins)

 

Senedd business

  • Topical Questions (20 mins)
  • 90 Second Statements (5 mins)
  • Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Mark Isherwood MS (North Wales) (60 mins)
  • Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)
  • Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)
  • Short Debate: Hannah Blythyn MS (Delyn) (30 mins)

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 11 March 2025

 

Government business

  • Questions to the First Minister (45 mins)
  • Business Statement and Announcement (30 mins)
  • Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Young Person’s Guarantee (45 mins)
  • Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s recommendation about emergency ambulance response targets (45 mins)
  • Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: International Women’s Day (45 mins)
  • The Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (15 mins)
  • The Welsh Elections Information Platform Regulations 2025 (15 mins)
  • Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate the following items together but with separate votes (15 mins)
    • The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2025
    • The Welsh Language Standards (No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2025
  • The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (15 mins)
  • Debate: The President of the Welsh Tribunals Fifth Annual Report 2023-24 (30 mins)

 

 

Wednesday 12 March 2025

 

Government business

  • Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales (45 mins)
  • Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip (45 mins)

Senedd business  

  • Questions to the Senedd Commission (30 mins)
  • Topical Questions (20 mins)
  • 90 Second Statements (5 mins)
  • Debate on the Standards of Conduct Committee Report - Individual Member Accountability: Recall (60 mins)
  • Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee Report: Children on the margins (60 mins)
  • Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)
  • Short Debate: Jenny Rathbone MS (Cardiff Central) (30 mins)

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 18 March 2025

 

Government business

  • Questions to the First Minister (45 mins)
  • Business Statement and Announcement (30 mins)
  • Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Programme 2025-26 (45 mins)
  • Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Dental reform (45 mins)
  • Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Employability support programmes in Wales (45 mins)
  • Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: Transformation Programme for Children’s Social Services (45 mins)
  • Debate: The Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25 (30 mins)
  • Debate: The Estyn Annual Report 2023-24 (60 mins)

 

Wednesday 19 March 2025

 

Government business

  • Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning (45 mins)
  • Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (45 mins) 

Senedd business

  • Topical Questions (20 mins)
  • 90 Second Statements (5 mins)
  • Open debate (120 mins)
  • Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)