Wales joins Scotland in outlawing smacking (from 2022)
(Title Image: The Herald) A week after the final round of amendments, yesterday afternoon AMs voted on whether to approve ...
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£90million package to support town centre regeneration
(Title Image: i Newspaper) The Welsh Government has announced a funding package to deliver £90million worth of regeneration projects in ...
FMQs: Betsi Cadwaladr’s high fatal incident rate “a sign people are speaking up”
First Minister: High fatal incident rate "a sign people are speaking up" Adam Price AM (Plaid, Carms. E & Dinefwr) ...
Immigrants to Wales “should get extra points” under post-Brexit points-based system
(Title Image: National Assembly of Wales/External Affairs Committee) Yesterday, AMs debated the External Affairs Committee report on changes to freedom ...
Welsh Government funding for Aston Martin defended after reports electric car production shelved
(Title Image: Vauxford under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-4.0) Here's a round-up of this afternoon's questions to the Economy & Transport ...
Wales joins Scotland and Northern Ireland in rejecting Brexit Bill (though it doesn’t matter)
(Title Image: Cardiff University) Yesterday, AMs voted on whether to give consent to the Withdrawal Agreement (Brexit) Bill. The Senedd ...
“Good progress” in turning around Cwm Taf Morgannwg maternity services
(Title Image: © Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) Yesterday, the Health Minister, Vaughan Gething ...
FMQs: Privatised probation services judged to be “a catastrophic policy”
Cattle slaughtered due to bovine TB increases 24% in a year Leader of the Opposition, Paul Davies AM (Con, Preseli ...
AMs support call for better support for rape and sexual assault victims
(Title Image: pxfuel.com, copyright free) The Motion The Senedd: Notes increased reports of rape in EnglandandWales and expresses sympathy and ...
Differing cross-border pay rates for doctors not a barrier to recruitment
(Title Image: Powys Health Board) Here's a summary of this afternoon's questions to the Health Minister, Vaughan Gething (Lab, Cardiff ...
“Much improved” international strategy welcomed by AMs
(Title Image: Welsh Government, Crown Copyright) Yesterday, the Minister for International Relations & Welsh Language, Eluned Morgan (Lab, Mid & ...
Early ideas for post-Brexit regional fund replacement expected in March 2020
(Title Image: Welsh Government) With Brexit about a fortnight away, life after Brexit is moving to the forefront of AMs ...
FMQs: Winter hospital and ambulance delays “putting lives at risk”
Ambulance transfer delays putting lives at risk Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price AM (Plaid, Carms. E. & Dinefwr) raised the ...
Getting more out of existing regeneration funds preferred as AMs reject seaside and market town fund proposal
(Title Image: iStock via The Planner) The Motion The Senedd: Regrets the failure of the Communities First programme to tackle ...
How green is the Welsh budget?
(Title Image: Wikipedia via Mariordo and Creative Commons Licence BY SA 2.0) Here's a summary of this afternoon's questions to ...
FMQs: Transport, Housing, Trees….and The B-Word
Is Transport for Wales on track? With several issues affecting rail services in Wales and the Border over the last ...
Review of the Year 2019
(Title Image: pixabay.com, copyright free) The draft Welsh budget for 2020-21 is due to be published next Monday but, after ...
Community bank plans on track but Committee says it requires “expectation management”
(Title Image: National Assembly of Wales/Crown Copyright) With pretty much every part of the country affected by bank branch closures ...
Flexible working needed to help retain nurses
(Title Image: BBC Wales) The Motion The Senedd: Notes the Royal College of Nursing Wales's report Progress and Challenge: the ...
Local council funding bias complaints put in early ahead of next week’s draft Welsh Budget
(Title Image: Wales Online) Here's a round-up of this afternoon's questions to Local Government & Housing Minister, Julie James (Lab, ...
Deeds need to match words as Welsh Government forest creation track record criticised again
(Title Image: Natural Resources Wales, Crown Copyright) Here's a round-up of this afternoon's questions to the Environment, Energy & Rural ...
FMQs: Use of private management consultants in the NHS defended
Meeting the devolution challenge With this being the last First Minister's Questions of 2019 – the 20th anniversary year of ...
Welsh Government should have trade deal negotiation seat, but no veto
(Title Image: via medium.com) The Motion The Senedd: Notes that the UK is currently due to leave the EU on ...
Councils to be offered extra training to tackle “blight” of empty properties
(Title Image: National Assembly of Wales) Another committee report discussed yesterday as the Communities Committee inquiry into empty properties. 27,000 ...
Minister expects investment in tech to help “invisible service” work on the move
(Title Image: CommunityNurse6 via Twitter) Yesterday, AMs discussed the Health Committee's report on district nursing – summarised here. The invisible ...
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