Roche named as company behind Welsh virus test deal collapse; NHS bed numbers double
(Title Image: Adrian Masters via Twitter) In a UK first, the Senedd held a parliamentary plenary session entirely online yesterday …
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FMQs: Don’t take your frustrations out on frontline workers
For the foreseeable future, activity at the Senedd is going to be pared-back quite a bit, with a weekly ministerial …
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FMQs: No movement yet on school closures
Key health workers to be prioritised for virus testing; no movement yet on school closures With Adam Price one of …
Read More FMQs: No rush to use emergency powers over virus
There was a distinctly coronavirus-themed flavour to this week’s First Minister’s Questions, with a further update from the Health Minister …
Read More FMQs: Early days of the coronavirus response
With the first case of Covid-19/coronavirus confirmed in Wales last week, the party leaders focused their questions there during First …
Read More FMQs: UK Treasury ordered Welsh Government to repay £200million before flood relief request
As you might expect, this afternoon’s First Minister’s Questions was dominated by the flooding of the last few weeks. AMs …
Read More FMQs: First Minister stands by Chief Whip who “campaigned against the government”
Emergency Question: Storm Ciara Before FMQs, Janet Finch-Saunders AM (Con, Aberconwy) asked about the Welsh Government’s response to Storm Ciara, …
Read More FMQs: Doctors should decide the future of health services, not politicians
Labour, not devolution, the problem for north Wales Pouncing on UK Labour leadership candidate Lisa Nandy MP’s comments that devolution …
Read More 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) …
Read More 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 …
Read More 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 …
Read More 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 …
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Minister being investigated over bus subsidies
(Title Image: via Senedd TV) Economy & Transport Minister, Ken Skates (Lab, Clwyd South), has referred himself for an investigation …
Read More 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 …
Read More FMQs: First Minister talks himself into trouble on health while PISA scores praised
“I’m responsible for the NHS in Wales….except that bit” Following the general election debates over the last couple of days …
Read More FMQs: Labour’s 2019 manifesto commitments put under the microscope
Nearly all of this afternoon’s unannounced questions to the First Minister revolved around Labour’s 2019 UK election manifesto – which …
Read More FMQs:….actually, Health Questions
Health Minister, Vaughan Gething (Lab, Cardiff S. & Penarth), was filling in for the First Minister today due to illness. …
Read More FMQs: Labour’s infrastructure record criticised following further A465 project delay
“It’s never your fault, First Minister” With news that A465 dualling between Gilwern and Brynmawr has been delayed again – …
Read More FMQs: Tories accused of “weaponising” the NHS ahead of UK election
First Minister won’t be drawn on PISA test “hypotheticals” The latest round of results from the international PISA test – …
Read More FMQs: Airports, Pacers and Exam Factories
Obviously, there are a lot of Brexit-related developments this week and AMs are expected to allow a debate on the …
Read More FMQs: Labour accused of broken promises on GP access and Pacer trains
Broken promises on GP access? Adam Price AM (Plaid, Carms. E.& Dinefwr) called back to a 2011 Labour manifesto commitment …
Read More FMQs: Clash over cancelled operation figures
Clash over cancelled op figures Leader of the Opposition, Paul Davies AM (Con, Preseli Pembs.) asked how many operations have …
Read More FMQs: Welsh Government’s “Brighter Futures” Brexit report questioned
As the First Minister’s still in Japan, Finance Minister & Trefnydd/Leader of the House, Rebecca Evans (Lab, Gower), was filling …
Read More FMQs: Labour’s 32-hour working week policy proposal defended
Shorter working weeks “an excellent policy” Leader of the Opposition, Paul Davies AM (Con, Preseli Pembs.), focused on some of …
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