Finance Committee
- Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2027-28 and Interim Report 2026-27: Evidence Session 2
- Taxation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
The Senedd, on the record
What the Welsh Parliament is discussing, who is saying what, and how they vote. Briefings on each subject and summaries of every meeting, each point linked to the official record.
Since the Seventh Senedd first met on 12 May 2026, it has sat 25 times in Plenary and its committees have met 73 times. Members have spoken 1.7 million words, 16% of them in Welsh. The Plaid Cymru government has lost 11 of the 61 votes on which it took a side.
The latest meetings
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee took evidence from the Auditor General for Wales and Audit Wales board chair on the 2027-28 estimate and 2026-27 interim report. It then heard from the Cabinet Minister for Finance and Welsh Revenue Authority officials on the Taxation (Wales) Bill. Members pressed on the size of the funding request, the use of pension savings and the strategy costs, then on safeguards in the Bill. Audit Wales agreed to send further information on laptop disposal.
Plenary
The Senedd took questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality, questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, and a topical question on Dŵr…
Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
The committee took evidence on the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) from its chair, Debra Williams, and chief executive, Simon Jones, and then from the Cabinet Minister, Adam Price. GCRE said the railway cannot…
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Where Wales stands
The latest published statistics on some of the issues the Senedd debates most. Each figure opens its brief, with the trend, the source and what the government has promised.
- NHS waiting list
714,218
- Homeless people in temporary accommodation
10,370
- Employment rate
73.3%
- Secondary school attendance
89.1%
- Children in relative poverty
32%
- Average Band D council tax
£2,283
- Greenhouse gas emissions
30.1 million tonnes
- People who say they can speak Welsh
27.4%
The Welsh Government's Programme for Government makes 149 commitments for 2026 to 2030. Of the 143 we can track, 137 have come up in the Senedd so far.
Latest from the Record
Plenary
- Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
- Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
- Point of Order
Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
- Global Centre of Rail Excellence Inquiry: Panel 3
- Global Centre of Rail Excellence Inquiry: Ministerial session
Recent votes
Reform UK Debate - Use of mobile phones in classrooms
Reform UK's Llŷr Powell asked the Senedd to call on the Welsh Government to legislate for a ban on mobile phones in classrooms, with medical or educational exceptions. Plaid Cymru's Heledd Fychan's amendment replaced this with support for the Government's consultation on guidance. The Senedd agreed the amended motion.
- Motion without amendment
Whether to agree Reform UK's original motion, calling for a law banning phones in classrooms except where medically or educationally necessary.
Rejected - Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan
Whether to accept Heledd Fychan's amendment, which replaced the whole motion with support for the Government's consultation on statutory guidance on phones in schools.
Agreed - Motion as amended
Whether to agree the motion as changed by Plaid Cymru's amendment, which welcomes the consultation on guidance and backs schools setting their own policies within national expectations.
Agreed
Reform UK Debate - Guidance on complying with the legal definition of sex
Reform UK's Llŷr Powell asked the Welsh Government to publish guidance on following the Supreme Court ruling that sex is biological. Plaid Cymru's Heledd Fychan replaced this with wording saying more Welsh Government guidance is not needed. The Senedd agreed the amended motion.
- Motion without amendment
The vote on Reform UK's original motion, asking the Welsh Government to publish guidance on complying with the Supreme Court ruling on sex.
Rejected - Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan
The vote on Heledd Fychan's amendment, which replaces the whole motion with wording noting the existing Code of Practice and that no new Welsh Government guidance is needed.
Agreed - Motion as amended
The vote on the motion as changed by Plaid Cymru's amendment, which says further Welsh Government guidance is not required.
Agreed
The Non-Domestic Rating (Description and Value of Differential Multipliers) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2026
The Senedd debated draft regulations on non-domestic rates, the business property tax. Finance Minister Elin Jones said they extend the lower rate to some small and medium hospitality, visitor accommodation and leisure properties from April 2027, paid for by a higher rate on the highest value properties. The Senedd approved them.
- Vote on legislation
Whether to approve the draft regulations changing the lower and higher non-domestic rating multipliers, as set out in the motion with no amendments.
Agreed
What Members are talking about
Coming up
- Standards of Conduct Committee
- Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
- Legislation Committee
- Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
- Business Committee
- Plenary