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The Welsh Government publishes a budget annually, but it doesn’t do this in isolation. Rules around what the Welsh Government can do with its budge...
The Senedd could be on the verge of its biggest shake-up since it was established in 1999 if the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill becomes...
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are responsible for shaping policing priorities in Wales. They are elected officials who hold significant inf...
Marie Curie once said she was taught “the way of progress was neither swift nor easy”. This could just as easily be applied to the pace of progress...
The current devolution settlement is “at risk of gradual attrition” without urgent action to secure it, the Independent Commission on the Constitut...
How Members of the Senedd are elected has been a topic of debate for over 20 years. Following the recommendations of the Special Purpose Committee...
The Cymru men’s football team are only a few short weeks away from kicking off their opening group match of their first World Cup campaign in 64 ye...
The Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister is holding a session on 8 December 2023 with the First Minister, Mark Drakeford MS, and Plaid...
As temperatures drop over the winter months, there are renewed concerns about the impact on people living in poor quality housing. The Warm This Wi...
The current childcare system in Wales is complex. We also know there are plans for more free provision to be delivered to different groups of child...
This is the final article of our ten-part series looking at the Welsh Government’s progress in delivering its Programme for Government (PfG). Here,...
In June 2023, the First Minister announced that a Bill to reform and improve bus services would be introduced in the current Senedd term. It is exp...
On 8 December, the Senedd’s Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister will scrutinise the First Minister, Mark Drakeford MS, on keeping Wale...
Recently, we asked the public to share their ideas for questions on these issues.
We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to review and amend the current implementation of the Fire Sprinkler Regula...
We call on the Welsh Assembly to ask the Welsh Government to ban the use of wild animals in circuses in Wales. Animal Welfare (except hunting and a...
We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to adopt WHO guidelines for air pollution into Welsh law, and to introduce...
I find it obscene that the Senedd wasted money on this re-branding especially in this current climate!
Water companies hold a critical position in safeguarding both environmental and public health. Concern over the pollution of our waterways has been...
A new law, which aims to ensure the Senedd is more representative of the gender make-up of Wales, has been introduced to the Senedd. The Senedd Cy...
The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill has cleared its final hurdle in the legislative process. On 8 May, the Senedd voted by 43 to 16 to p...
Voter turnout at the last Senedd Elections in 2021 was 46.6%. This was the highest ever turnout in a Senedd election, but it means that 53%of peopl...
www.senedd.wales Welsh Parliament Senedd Research Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill Bill Summary October 2023 The Welsh Parliament is the democratically elected body that represents...
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