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25 years of Welsh law-making

They say a week is a long time in politics, but how about 25 years? This year, the Senedd marks a quarter of a century. It’s an institution that has changed from an Assembly with only secondary legislative powers, to a full Parliament making laws for the people of Wales.

Reducing the NHS waiting list backlog

The Welsh Government published its programme for transforming and modernising planned care and reducing waiting lists in Wales in April 2022. Backlogs in routine care have inevitably built up during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in long waits for diagnostics and treatment...
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Support for households with energy bills and fuel poverty - a guide for constituents

This constituency guide signposts to sources of support for households who are experiencing challenges with their energy bills and/or fuel poverty.

Research Articles

Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Bill: concerns around the additionality of levy revenues and a lack of exemptions

Scrutinising the First Minister on intergovernmental relations and workings

‘What politicians say, how they say it and the impact it has matters’: proposals to tackle deliberate deception by politicians

The Crown Estate: In Brief

From door-step to desk: what’s happening with learner travel in Wales?

Culture and sport funding in Wales among the lowest in Europe

What’s in the Welsh Government’s Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25?

What has Estyn said about the quality of education and training in Wales?

To align or not to align? Wales’ EU question
Research Articles

Senedd Research

We are a research and information service based in the Welsh Parliament.

Senedd Research publishes information on topical issues and developments within the Welsh Parliaments. This comes in a number of formats, from short articles (Research Articles) and longer briefings (Research Publications) to interactive maps which all contributes to an open and well informed debate in Wales.

 

Senedd Business

We usually publish research articles ahead of debates that Members of Senedd hold in the Siambr (Plenary) to contribute to an open and well informed debate in Wales.

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Plenary Articles

The general principles of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill (Tuesday 29 April)

Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee report: Supporting people with chronic conditions (Wednesday 30 April)

Stage 3 of the Welsh Language Education (Wales) Bill (Tuesday 6 May)

Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee report: Follow up inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers (Wednesday 7 May)

Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 (Wednesday 7 May)

Stage 3 of the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill (Tuesday 13 May)

Debate on the Petitions Committee report: P-06-1482: Ban smartphones in all schools in Wales (Wednesday 14 May)

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