16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785025 0 Cy 261110-0 I Mae hon yn fersiwn ddrafft o’r Cofnod sy’n cynnwys yr iaith a lefarwyd a’r cyfieithiad ar y pryd.  Mae [R] yn dynodi bod yr Aelod wedi datgan buddiant wrth gyflwyno’r busnes. This is a draft version of the Record that includes the floor language and the simultaneous interpretation.  [R] indicates that the Member has declared an interest when tabling the business. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785027 1 Cy 261110-0 I Cyfarfu'r Senedd yn y Siambr a thrwy gynhadledd fideo am 13:30 gyda'r Llywydd (Huw Irranca-Davies) yn y Gadair.  The Senedd met in the Chamber and by video-conference at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Huw Irranca-Davies) in the Chair. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785026 2 Cy 2026-11-10T13:30:01 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Prynhawn da, bawb. Rydyn ni'n dechrau gyda chwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog. Yn gyntaf, cwestiwn 1, Gareth Thomas. Good afternoon. We'll begin with questions to the First Minister. The first question is from Gareth Thomas. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785037 3 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister B Cyfamod y Lluoedd Arfog Armed Forces Covenant 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785038 4 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister O 12148 12148 Gareth Thomas AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12148 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12148 Thomas, Gaz 1. Pa asesiad mae'r Prif Weinidog wedi'i wneud o gyflawni Cyfamod y Lluoedd Arfog ar gyfer cyn-filwyr ym Mro Morgannwg a Phen-y-bont ar Ogwr, o ystyried mai gwirfoddol yw cyfranogiad yn y cynllun Practisau Meddygon Teulu Cyfeillgar i Gyn-filwyr? OQ64909 1. What assessment has the First Minister made of the delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant for veterans in the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend, given that participation in the Veteran Friendly GP Practice scheme is voluntary? OQ64909 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785039 5 En 2026-11-10T13:30:26 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=26&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=26&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun The first thing to say, of course, Llywydd, is that we remain very much committed to the armed forces covenant, supported across Wales by our armed forces liaison officers. Local authorities and health boards have signed the covenant and appointed champions. I particularly congratulate those GP practices achieving veteran-friendly status, demonstrating the practical difference services can make for armed forces community members. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785041 6 En 2026-11-10T13:30:52 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=52&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=52&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12148 12148 Gareth Thomas AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12148 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12148 Thomas, Gaz The armed forces covenant promises that veterans will face no disadvantage because of their service. Yet, whether a veteran in Bridgend can see a GP trained to understand that service depends on where they live. Just three practices in the borough are credited as veteran friendly, all of them in the east, with none listed in the north or west. For a veteran, particularly those living with service-related injury or disability, that is a real barrier to care. Will the First Minister set out what the Welsh Government will do to ensure that every veteran in Bridgend can access veteran-friendly practices? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785043 7 En 2026-11-10T13:31:33 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=93&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=93&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun The Member is right to point out that this is a voluntary scheme. It is a scheme very much supported by this Welsh Government. I think we're up to somewhere around the 20 per cent mark of GP practices that are a part of this system. We think it should be much more than that. In fact, HEIW, Health Education and Improvement Wales, is writing to GPs later this week to raise awareness. In this most poignant of weeks, when we do remember the commitment and the bravery of current and former serving members of the armed forces, this is one way—something that needs to grow further—in which we can show that commitment in practice. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785045 8 En 2026-11-10T13:32:29 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=149&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=149&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5196 5196 Sarah Rees https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5196 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5196 Rees, Sarah ,Due to the nature of military service, armed forces personnel and veterans are significantly more likely than the general population to experience depression, anxiety, PTSD and other mental health conditions. Research published in the BMJ has also highlighted a higher prevalence of alcohol misuse and related physical health issues amongst veterans. But despite this, they're often less likely than civilians to receive a formal diagnosis. The UK Government has found that, in 2025-26, only 11.8 per cent of armed forces personnel discuss their mental health within a military healthcare setting. That suggests that, even in services specifically designed to support serving personnel and veterans, many still don't feel comfortable coming forward and seeking help. Given these challenges, it's essential that veterans are able to access high-quality mental health support as early as possible. But stigma, a lack of awareness, and difficulties in seeking help can all act as barriers in accessing that support that they need. I'd like to ask what discussion the Welsh Government is having with GPs to ensure that veterans in Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg, and more widely across Wales, are identified early, can access timely and effective mental health treatment, are supported to recognise when they may need help, and to seek that help with confidence? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785050 9 En 2026-11-10T13:33:47 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=227&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=227&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun As I say, we are doing work to raise awareness of the importance of the voluntary scheme. On mental health in particular, Welsh Government does provide not far from £1 million—£920,000— to Veterans' NHS Wales for evidence-based treatment of service-related mental health conditions. We of course remind veterans that they are able to access the wider NHS mental health support, including '111 press 2', online cognitive behaviour therapy, specialist services and so on. Most people referred to local primary mental health support services receive an assessment within four weeks, which is positive, and an intervention within a further four weeks, and we're also testing same-day open access support across Wales. That relates to everyone, but the key thing, again, as I stress in this week, is that we remind people that, in particular when it comes to service-related mental health issues, we have a clear focus on the importance of strengthening services for veterans in particular. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785052 10 En 2026-11-10T13:35:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=300&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=300&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 143 143 Andrew R.T. Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=143 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=143 Davies, Andrew R.T. First Minister, I was taken by what the veterans commissioner said 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785032 11 Cy 2026-11-10T00:00:00 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=-48600&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=-48600&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785029 12 En 2026-11-10T13:35:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=300&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=300&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 143 143 Andrew R.T. Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=143 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=143 Davies, Andrew R.T. First Minister, I was taken by what the veterans commissioner said on Saturday on Radio Wales when he talked about waiting times within the health service and that impacting on veterans getting treatment within the Welsh NHS.  Now, you gave a time commitment to bring these waiting times down in the Welsh NHS, at the election, of a couple of months. Your health Minister said it will take a full Senedd term. Your Finance Minister said it will be 12 months before the five-year waits are wiped out in the Welsh NHS. Which one is it going to be? Because we've got three different stories, and none of them at the moment seem to be coming right because waiting times are only going one way, and that's up. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785030 13 En 2026-11-10T13:35:35 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=335&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=335&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun The Member refers to five-year waits. I think he probably means two-year waits, that, absolutely, we are committed to tackling within the first year of this Government. We're talking here in particular about the way our services are meant to be able to respond to the needs of veterans. Whether it's GP services, or indeed mental health services, we are determined, when it comes to acting under the requirements of the covenant itself, or in fact, reflecting in more broader terms what that covenant means, in terms of our duty of care to serving and previous serving armed forces members, that we provide the health and care services that they are deserving of.  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785033 14 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister B Cwestiynau Heb Rybudd gan Arweinwyr y Pleidiau Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785034 15 En 2026-11-10T13:36:24 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=384&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=384&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Cwestiwn 2—the Member isn't present.  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785059 16 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister I Ni ofynnwyd cwestiwn 2 [OQ64879]. Question 2 [OQ64879] not asked. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785035 17 Cy 2026-11-10T13:36:28 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=388&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=388&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Symudwn yn syth felly at y cwestiynau gan arweinwyr y pleidiau. Galwaf yn awr ar arweinwyr y pleidiau i holi'r Prif Weinidog. Yn gyntaf, arweinydd Reform UK, Helen Jenner.  So, we will move immediately to questions from the party leaders. I now call on the party leaders to question the First Minister. First, the leader of Reform UK, Helen Jenner.  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785036 18 En 2026-11-10T13:36:43 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=403&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=403&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12153 12153 Helen Jenner AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12153 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12153 Jenner, Hellen Diolch, Llywydd. First Minister, one of your own Plaid Cymru MSs took to X to ask, and I quote, 'you got up to £10m to waste? This was in reference to potentially having a statutory COVID inquiry. Do you agree with those comments? Yes or no? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785040 19 En 2026-11-10T13:37:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=420&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=420&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun I don't think I'll take lessons from Reform on COVID. [Interruption.] I hear shouts of 'Yes or no'. They'd ask me what my favourite colour is and say 'Yes or no'. Let's be clear here: I will not take lessons from Reform on the COVID inquiry, given that they have not taken a stance of the kind that we have taken, on the need to learn lessons. That is precisely what we are engaging with, as we said we would, moving quickly on it, as we said we would, because we need to know, when the next pandemic strikes, that we are better prepared for it than we were the last time round.  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785042 20 En 2026-11-10T13:37:35 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=455&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=455&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12153 12153 Helen Jenner AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12153 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12153 Jenner, Hellen Okay, that was about as clear as mud. First Minister, your answer is revealing. Let's not forget that you called over £9 million of international relations and so-called sustainable development funding 'small change'.  So, foreign aid to Uganda to support a disability-inclusive beekeeping scheme comes in at £25,000; LGBTQI+ financial literacy training in Uganda, £22,000; digital training in Somaliland, £20,000; soap-making lessons in Ghana, £4,000, and millions of pounds on foreign embassies, including three in China.  First Minister, how can you not afford serious answers and closure for the bereaved families that Plaid promised to support before the election when your Government spends so much taxpayer money abroad? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785044 21 En 2026-11-10T13:38:22 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=502&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=502&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun Llywydd, Reform really is a one-trick pony. They're interested in nothing other than stoking culture wars. No ideas on the cost of living, no ideas on driving down waiting lists, no ideas to raise standards in schools, no ideas to tackle child poverty. They're a party of small boats, small minds, and small ambitions for Wales.  The bad news for Reform, of course, is that we now have a Government more determined than any before to play our part internationally, promoting Wales for all the economic and cultural benefits that come from that, and being globally responsible in the process.  The problem with Reform—there are many problems with Reform—but the one problem with Reform is that they live, Llywydd, in some fantasy world, where they want to shut themselves away from the realities of climate change, or global poverty, and, to them, the tree planting was everything that made them feel threatened.  I think that was a scheme that was brilliant in what it achieved, in environmental terms, and in terms of our global responsibility. As a new Government determined to be that globally responsible Government, we will build on the good work that has gone on before.  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785051 22 En 2026-11-10T13:39:41 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=581&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=581&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12153 12153 Helen Jenner AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12153 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12153 Jenner, Hellen First Minister, international relations is not a valid defence for sending taxpayers' money abroad. We all know that Plaid Cymru is not the party of Wales. It remains the party of wasting taxpayers' money abroad.  Speaking of China, I want to ask you about another waste of money that this Plaid Government seems to be intent on indulging in. Yesterday, a vile blogger  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785031 23 En 2026-11-10T13:40:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=600&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=600&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12153 12153 Helen Jenner AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12153 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12153 Jenner, Hellen Yesterday, a vile blogger published an article, on a taxpayer-funded blogging site, amplifying the words of a former Labour council leader regarding Reform UK's Remembrance Day tribute, which accused an elected member of this Senedd of whitewashing her past. That blogger tried to justify those horrendous comments within the online piece. It implied that my colleague Cristiana, because of her Romanian heritage, was somehow responsible for mass murder during the Holocaust. Shameful, disgraceful. I hope you will join me in condemning them in the strongest possible terms. The same piece amplified comments calling the service of my colleagues in the armed forces a joke—an insulting way to describe people who have served their country. This is a blog with a history of disinformation. First Minister, as a former journalist yourself, surely you can see the corrosive impact this is having on our public life here in Wales. Will the First Minister finally defund the biased, hateful Nation.Cymru once and for all? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785047 24 En 2026-11-10T13:41:05 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=665&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=665&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun Llywydd, we see the corrosion all around us in this Senedd. [Interruption.] Absolutely, I will agree with the leader of Reform in Wales on the need to condemn the attacking of people because of the colour of their skin—[Interruption.]—the attacking of people because of the country they come from, the attacking of people because of their sexuality, the attacking of people because they are different. [Interruption.] This is a party determined to undermine the good name of our Senedd through their culture wars agenda, and this is one First Minister that will not stand by and keep quiet as they do it. [Interruption.] 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785053 25 En 2026-11-10T13:41:43 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=703&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=703&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Can I remind Members that we need to hear the questions and we need to hear the answers as well? If I have difficulty hearing, then members outside this Chamber have difficulty hearing. So, please. We'll proceed. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785055 26 Cy 2026-11-10T13:42:04 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=724&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=724&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Arweinydd Llafur Cymru, Ken Skates. The leader of Welsh Labour, Ken Skates. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785056 27 En 2026-11-10T13:42:06 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=726&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=726&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 267 267 Ken Skates AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=267 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=267 Leader of Welsh Labour Arweinydd Llafur Cymru Skates, Ken Diolch, Lywydd. We really do need greater dignity and respect in this place. Can I start by paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom? I look forward to the opportunity to say more on this later this afternoon and tomorrow. But, First Minister, let's just be clear: on climate change measures, you are doing Reform's work for them. Now, in terms of the Children's Commissioner for Wales and her recent interview, she expressed concerns that the Welsh Government's work responding to the 'Our Bravery Brought Justice' review appears to have stalled since the election. Can you reassure all Members of the Senedd, and the public, that this matter will be treated with the urgency that it deserves, and will you arrange for the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language to make a statement on progress at the earliest opportunity, as called for by my colleague Lynne Neagle? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785061 28 En 2026-11-10T13:43:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=780&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=780&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun I think we must always start by recognising the bravery of the young people who have come forward to shine a light on the abuse shown towards them. I'm grateful to the children's commissioner for the comments that she has made. My officials met her only last week to discuss progress on our work. Our task here, I think, is clear. It is to strengthen safeguarding, it is to improve protections. Where we can move faster, absolutely we will. But our actions, of course, need to be joined up always, they need to make sure that we're embedding good practice in strengthening protection for children and adults at risk alike. There is absolutely no question of any work being on pause. A number of recommendations from the report that has been discussed in recent days are complete. Substantive work is underway across the remaining recommendations—a number of them in very mature states of progress. Some, of course, require national changes to guidance, practice and arrangements. Our focus is on lasting improvements across Wales, not just simply marking actions as complete because that is easier. Where consultation is needed—and it will be needed at times as we strengthen safeguarding—it must build on the evidence, on engagement and on learning already underway. I can assure the Labour leader that it is our intention, and was our intention, to have an update from the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language within the coming weeks. This, I think, is confirmation of just how important this issue is to this Government. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785067 29 En 2026-11-10T13:44:50 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=890&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=890&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 267 267 Ken Skates AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=267 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=267 Skates, Ken Can I thank the First Minister for his answer? It's my understanding, and I may be incorrect, but it's my understanding that the work that's been completed has been completed on the three recommendations that were accepted by the previous Welsh Labour Government— 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785048 30 En 2026-11-10T13:45:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=900&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=900&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 267 267 Ken Skates AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=267 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=267 Skates, Ken the previous Welsh Labour Government—and actioned by the previous Government as well. And the children's commissioner is clearly concerned that work has been paused since the election. They are very, very serious comments that the commissioner has made. She says that we can't wait for review after review to see change happen, and I'd entirely agree, because there are real-life consequences to inaction. Could you explain what specific action has taken place since the election to implement the review's further recommendations? And what assurances can you give victims and their families that this work is being driven forward with the urgency they rightly expect? And finally, I think it's absolutely vital that Members here today know how many meetings of the ministerial assurance board have taken place since May. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785054 31 En 2026-11-10T13:45:49 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=949&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=949&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun The Member is right, of course, that the work began under the last Government, but then there was a change of Government. And now it's our responsibility, and a responsibility that we take very, very seriously indeed, to take the work forward. As I say, we have the recommendations that are either completed or are in varying stages of progress—some very, very close indeed to being completed. But it is about absolutely making sure that we put in place lasting measures. It is not a tick-box exercise. It is far more serious than that. It is way beyond party politics. And I know the Member agrees with me on that. We will report back, as I said, through the education Minister, in December this year. It was our intention to do so anyway, because at the heart of this are one group of people that we have to be focused on at all times, and that is the victims. And in everything that we do as Ministers, we consider how we give them confidence that we are taking the necessary actions, and that co-operation with the children's commissioner to keep our feet to the fire, which is exactly what we need to see happen, is aimed at making sure that we can give that confidence to those young victims. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785057 32 Cy 2026-11-10T13:47:10 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1030&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1030&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Arweinydd y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig, Darren Millar. The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785058 33 En 2026-11-10T13:47:13 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1033&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1033&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 171 171 Darren Millar AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=171 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=171 Leader of the Welsh Conservatives Arweinydd y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig Millar, Darren Diolch yn fawr, Lywydd. First Minister, we remember this week those who served our country in two world wars and all conflicts since and those who fought for our freedoms. And of course, we know that war is raging once more in Europe again, and it's never been more important, therefore, to support our armed forces and the industries that provide the equipment that they need to defend us. The UK Labour Government has committed to establishing defence technical colleges across Britain, including one here in Wales, and it's made £5 million available to the Welsh Government to do that. I want to applaud the UK Government for doing that. It's not very often I applaud the Labour Party—about as frequently as Halley's Comet passing by—but I have to say that that was a good decision, and I want to make sure that Wales benefits from it. Yet your Government appears to be dragging its heels on the establishment of the college. Can you give us an update on where that college is, when you expect to be in a position to make announcements on where it will be located, and whether your Government continues to recognise the urgent need to strengthen Britain's defences against the growing threats that we see around the world, particularly from Russia? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785069 34 En 2026-11-10T13:48:25 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1105&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1105&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun To bring the Member up to speed, there is positive engagement on the issue of the defence technical college, and I can say at times that we were waiting on UK Government because of delays in moving forward. This is positive engagement. Of course, we recognise the role that the defence sector plays in Wales, the jobs that rely on the defence sector in Wales, and we've made it equally clear that we believe our development of an ethical framework around how we engage positively with that sector reflects the values that people in Wales have.  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785075 35 En 2026-11-10T13:49:03 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1143&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1143&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 ap Iorwerth, Rhun You didn't give us a timetable. You said that you've had some difficulty waiting on the UK Government, and of course we still haven't seen the ethical defence framework publication months after it was initially announced, which I think is deeply regrettable, particularly for those companies that are making investment decisions. But it's not the only thing that we need action from the Welsh Government on. We know that the UK Government made another announcement just a couple of weeks ago about ending veteran homelessness prior to Christmas. They've made money available to local authorities in England in order to help them to facilitate and implement that pledge, and yet at a time when we've got asylum seekers being put up in hotels, we still have veteran homelessness here on our streets in Wales. Can I ask you, given that additional money is obviously going to come to Wales as a direct result of the pledge 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785046 36 En 2026-11-10T13:50:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1200&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1200&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 171 171 Darren Millar AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=171 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=171 Millar, Darren as a direct result of the pledge that's been made by the UK Government, will you make the same commitment to ending veteran homelessness—not just at Christmas time—but will you work with the Welsh Conservatives to develop a veteran strategy for Wales so that we can put an end to any homeless person on our streets who served in our armed forces? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785049 37 En 2026-11-10T13:50:22 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1222&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1222&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun On the initial point, on the timing around the defence technical colleges, I again make the point that there are two parties in this, and moving forward positively is what those engagements are about. On homelessness: in this most solemn of weeks, I thought better of the leader of the Conservatives than to put it in that context. Because homelessness among veterans is something quite simply—not in the context of culture wars or anything else—is something that we should be taking very, very seriously. I welcome the announcement that was made by the UK Prime Minister, which, effectively, isn't about consequentials, actually, in the coming year, but it is about the continuation of a programme that has already been in place for the last three years or so; that's positive. But, of course, in recommitting today, as every day, to the armed forces covenant and in pledging to do what we can to tackle homelessness amongst veterans, we put that in the wider context also of wanting to tackle homelessness in its broader meaning. We have shown in the past, during COVID, that we can take action; and it's the job of Government, and we are addressing this, to put in place those measures that can help people avoid—. For example, using the recent legislation passed in this Senedd to engage earlier when people are at risk of facing homelessness. And, with veterans, of course, a transition arrangement could work positively in terms of avoiding homelessness when somebody transitions out of the armed forces. This is a broader issue, but in this week, of course, we remember the particular significance of the pressures on those who have served in the armed forces. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785062 38 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister B Gwrthsemitiaeth mewn Ysgolion a Cholegau Antisemitsm in Schools and Colleges 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785063 39 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister O 8734 8734 Sam Rowlands AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8734 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8734 Rowlands, Sam 3. Pa asesiad mae'r Prif Weinidog wedi'i wneud o effaith canfyddiadau adolygiad annibynnol Syr David Bell i wrthsemitiaeth mewn ysgolion a cholegau ar Gymru? OQ64903 3. What assessment has the First Minister made of the impact on Wales of the findings of Sir David Bell's independent review into antisemitism in schools and colleges? OQ64903 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785064 40 En 2026-11-10T13:52:24 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1344&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1344&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun It's important to say always that there is no place for antisemitism or hate in Wales. We must challenge antisemitism and all forms of discrimination, while promoting understanding, respect and equality for all. Our 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan' and Curriculum for Wales already take forward many of the findings and recommendations. We will consider the findings of the review carefully and ensure staff and learners feel safe and respected in our schools and colleges. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785065 41 En 2026-11-10T13:52:56 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1376&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1376&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 8734 8734 Sam Rowlands AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8734 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8734 Rowlands, Sam Thank you for your response, First Minister. You're absolutely right to say that there's no place for antisemitism anywhere in our society, and that's why it's shocking to see in Sir David Bell's review, released last month, that one in five children have witnessed or experienced antisemitism, and it's deeply troubling that the number rises to one in three Jewish children. And the campaign against antisemitism is now saying that schools have failed in their duty to protect Jewish children. And this comes at a time, of course, when antisemitism is on the rise across the whole of society here in the UK. The Community Security Trust recorded almost 2,000 incidents of antisemitic hate across the UK in the first half of the year alone. But, as you'll know, First Minister, the review by Sir David Bell was only covering schools and colleges in England because it was commissioned by the UK Government, so we do not have a Wales-specific picture of the prevalence of antisemitism in our schools. So, will you, First Minister, commission a review, as in line with Sir David Bell's, into antisemitism in our schools and colleges in Wales? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785068 42 En 2026-11-10T13:54:02 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1442&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1442&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun As I said, we're able to learn from that work conducted in England, and I can say that Wales is about to embark on an update of our 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan', which I think is important to note. I, and all of us, should be very concerned about any reports of children and young people experiencing antisemitism, Islamaphobia and racism in any form in their education settings, and that's why it's incumbent on all of us here to take the heat out of and not ever stoke any senses of racism within our communities. Now, we expect allegations, of course, to be fully investigated by education settings, with appropriate action taken to address the matter and prevent further instances from happening. But whilst Sir David Bell's review relates to England only, there is lots of work 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785060 43 En 2026-11-10T13:55:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1500&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1500&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun there is lots of work being undertaken in Wales to address discrimination and promote that equality and diversity that we all should seek to pursue. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785066 44 En 2026-11-10T13:55:12 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1512&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1512&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 8585 8585 James Evans AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8585 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8585 Evans, James I think it is welcome that you say you're going to update the plan, but I think what we'd like to hear is actually what you're going to do to stop antisemitism in our schools. Because we already see that there's inconsistency across the teaching profession. I've had casework of my own where a pupil who was wearing a Palestinian pin badge was allowed to wear it, and somebody who was then wearing a flag, a pin badge depicting Israel, was told to remove it. Now, there is inconsistency across our teaching profession as well, First Minister. So, I'm just interested to know how you're going to update this guidance and how effective it's going to be to protect Jewish pupils, and also the staff in our schools as well, because we need to remember those. And I also want to know today, First Minister, will you condemn all those groups who spread antisemitism across our schools and across Wales, and also condemn those groups as well who do not wish the Israeli state to exist? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785079 45 En 2026-11-10T13:56:11 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1571&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1571&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun I can't make it any clearer than to say that I condemn anybody who stokes racism, be that in schools or any other setting. Antisemitism is a blight. We stand with Jewish communities in Wales, fully condemn antisemitism and all faith-based hate. Education officials have held meetings with representatives of the Jewish and Muslim communities in Wales to discuss the significant impact of the conflict in Israel and Gaza, and the impact that that is having on our communities here, and to discuss the impact of hate incidents. As I say, updating, beginning work early in the new year, of that 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan' is important. It's the opportunity for all of us who believe in tackling racism to contribute to that work, so that we can genuinely build towards having an anti-racist Wales, which, at this point in time, feels, doesn't it, a distant dream. But we keep on working towards it, because I think those, fundamentally, are the values that we have as a nation. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785085 46 En 2026-11-10T13:57:31 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1651&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1651&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12175 12175 Shav Taj AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12175 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12175 Taj, Shav First Minister, Sir David Bell's review makes clear that tackling antisemitism requires action not only in our schools, but also in our communities. I recently attended a Jewish culture event that was hosted by the South Wales Jewish Representative Council, where I heard about the inspiring plans for the Merthyr Tydfil synagogue heritage project. Does the Minister agree that initiatives like this also play a vital role in challenging prejudice through education and understanding? And is he satisfied that the Welsh Government is now doing enough to support and expand this type of community-led work across Wales? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785089 47 En 2026-11-10T13:58:04 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1684&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1684&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun I very much support that kind of community work. Much of the positive work in creating cohesion across our communities comes from the communities themselves. And as a Government, we will always look for opportunities to support and encourage ventures such as that to grow. When it comes to something like the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan', what we are trying to do is set the context in which groups like that, and many others within Wales, feel empowered to stand up against the forces that seek to divide us rather than unite us. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785093 48 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister B Digartrefedd Ymhlith Cyn-filwyr Homelessness Among Veterans 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785094 49 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister O 12157 12157 Art Wright AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12157 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12157 Wright, Art 4. Pa gamau mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i fynd i'r afael â digartrefedd ymhlith cyn-filwyr? OQ64884 4. What action is the Welsh Government taking to tackle homelessness among veterans? OQ64884 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785095 50 En 2026-11-10T13:58:50 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1730&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1730&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 ap Iorwerth, Rhun This Government is committed to preventing and reducing homelessness for those at risk, including, of course, veterans. We're working towards a preventative approach, which will require local authorities to act earlier when someone is at risk of homelessness. On veterans in particular, we continue to work with the armed forces community, registered social landlords, and local authorities to ensure that veterans can access the advice and support they need to secure stable accommodation. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785100 51 En 2026-11-10T13:59:18 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1758&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1758&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12157 12157 Art Wright AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12157 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12157 Wright, Art First Minister, thank you. The armed forces covenant was welcomed by our veterans community and seen as a cause of hope. I quote a statement of moral obligation pledging that those who have served in the past and their families should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens. It is anything but moral that figures for 2025 reveal that, of 93,000 armed forces veterans living in Wales, 280 of them are sleeping rough, and over 2,000 more fall into the covert category of homelessness, sofa surfing or living with a family. In one case, a female veteran sharing a bed with her mother for eight years.  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785071 52 En 2026-11-10T14:00:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1800&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1800&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12157 12157 Art Wright AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12157 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12157 Wright, Art with her mother for eight years. Whilst Westminster has pledged over £8.7 million for making improvements, organisations such Alabaré in Wales have been awarded sums of around £0.5 million, providing a paltry 39 bed spaces in nine properties across Wales. In my old constituency, a disabled veteran with complex post-traumatic stress disorder has been on the housing list for six years, is languishing in one bedroom in a house of multiple occupation, unable to even invite his children due to the squalid conditions and unsavoury tenants. What will the Minister do to make improvements and restore credibility in the armed forces covenant? Diolch. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785074 53 En 2026-11-10T14:00:41 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1841&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1841&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun The Member, of course, draws attention to particular cases that, sadly, we know exist of people who have served in armed forces finding themselves in challenging circumstances, including, of course, homelessness. We've already had an opportunity earlier in this session today to look at a number of the elements of the work that are ongoing to try to avoid homelessness in the first place, including using that legislation passed in this place, also engaging with UK Government. As I said, the announcements of a continuation of previous plans by UK Government last week are to be welcomed. We need to build on those funding models and make sure that that money does get down to Welsh Government, so that we can invest. I should say that the armed forces covenant conference in Swansea later this year will bring partners together. We'll share good practice, we'll strengthen joint working and agree priorities for the future. And when it comes to priorities for our debt to veterans, well, tackling homelessness has to be at the top of that agenda. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785081 54 En 2026-11-10T14:02:02 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=1922&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=1922&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 518 518 Lindsay Whittle AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=518 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=518 Whittle, Lindsay First Minister, I count myself privileged and honoured to be the only Welsh politician to have visited the troops in Afghanistan during the war, and spent four nights, five days in that country, visiting Camp Bastion, Kabul, Kandahar, where we actually came under attack, and our visit to Lashkargah was cancelled due to heavy fighting. I spoke to many troops about the issues that they faced and witnessed after some serving six full months in theatre. I then was horrified to watch the video on our return to these islands, a 20-minute video showing the troops how they must adjust to life when they return back home. It's simply not good enough, in my opinion. The decision to send out troops to war and into harm's way rests solely with the Westminster Government, and I believe it is fair that the bulk of support should come from the Westminster Government. And it's a scandal, I'm sure everyone agrees, that any person who fights and/or defends this country should even be at risk of homelessness. First Minister, will you please have discussions with the Prime Minister and those Ministers in the Ministry of Defence to request further support from their budgets, and ensure that we in Wales at least get chwarae teg. Diolch yn fawr.  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785096 55 En 2026-11-10T14:03:23 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2003&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2003&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun It is the purpose of the covenant, of course, to ensure that we can't duck our responsibilities when it comes to people who have served in the armed forces. Not everybody will have been able to speak with serving soldiers or members of the armed forces in Afghanistan, but we should all make it our business to make sure that we understand the impact of life pressures on veterans, in particular. One of my first visits as First Minister was to Valley Veterans, where I was able to engage with a number of veterans there exactly on this issue: the challenges that they face, and they face specifically around their transition back into civilian life. I agree the UK Government must support those who've served our country, and honour the commitment made to them. We work with the MoD on UK-wide initiatives like Valour to ensure that they complement the strong armed forces support networks in Wales. We take our own responsibilities under the armed forces covenant seriously, as I've said today, including funding Veterans NHS Wales. And where, I should say, our armed forces community need support as a consequence of their service, it is right that this is available. We'll continue to make that case strongly to UK Ministers, as the Member asks. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785110 56 En 2026-11-10T14:04:45 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2085&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2085&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 145 145 Paul Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=145 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=145 Davies, Paul First Minister, there are some excellent examples of local initiatives supporting homelessness among veterans, including the VC Gallery in Pembrokeshire in my constituency, which has set up projects like the Community Warm Room project and their famous Friday breakfast club, 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785070 57 En 2026-11-10T14:05:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2100&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2100&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 145 145 Paul Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=145 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=145 Davies, Paul their famous Friday breakfast club, which I recently visited. Now, these projects provide a warm and welcoming environment for former service personnel and the wider community, helping to reduce social isolation, strengthening networks and providing people with practical support. And by doing so, they can help prevent veterans from reaching crisis point and reduce the risk of homelessness. Therefore, given the importance of early intervention and community support in keeping veterans from reaching crisis point, what steps is the Welsh Government taking to support organisations such as the VC Gallery as part of its wider efforts to tackle veteran homelessness across Wales?  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785088 58 En 2026-11-10T14:05:42 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2142&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2142&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun Welsh Government, through various schemes, can look at assistance to groups that support veterans. I'm not aware of that particular scheme in Pembrokeshire. It sounds like a very, very valuable network for those veterans who attend. As I say, with my visit to Valleys Veterans that became very, very clear to me—that sense of working together and sharing their lived experience with each other and, in fact, being able to put their case directly to the First Minister, as they do to this Government. I think that shows, doesn't it, that we have here a real community to whom, I'd say, we owe a debt of gratitude, and should be looking always for ways of showing that support in practical terms, be it on homelessness or mental health or other issues. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785092 59 Cy 2026-11-10T14:06:36 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2196&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2196&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Cwestiwn 5 [OQ64912]—tynnwyd yn ôl.  Question 5 [OQ64912]—withdrawn. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785103 60 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister I Tynnwyd cwestiwn 5 [OQ64912] yn ôl. Question 5 [OQ64912] has been withdrawn. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785109 61 Cy 2026-11-10T14:06:38 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2198&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2198&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Cwestiwn 6, Tom Montgomery. Question 6, Tom Montgomery. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785114 62 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister B Addysg Bellach Further Education 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785115 63 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister O 12183 12183 Tom Montgomery AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12183 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12183 Montomery, Tom 6. Pa asesiad y mae'r Prif Weinidog wedi'i wneud o gynaliadwyedd y sector addysg bellach? OQ64873 6. What assessment has the First Minister made of the sustainability of the further education sector? OQ64873 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785116 64 En 2026-11-10T14:06:51 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2211&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2211&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun The sustainability of the further education sector is kept under close review through Medr's financial oversight arrangements. Participation in further education continues to grow, demonstrating the sector's strength and importance. Medr are working closely with the Welsh Government, as I say, to continue that monitoring of our progress in terms of financial health, while supporting a sector that delivers, of course, the skills needed by employers and the wider economy. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785121 65 En 2026-11-10T14:07:18 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2238&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2238&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12183 12183 Tom Montgomery AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12183 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12183 Montomery, Tom Diolch. In the cross-party group on further education skills we heard college leaders speaking openly about the crisis in the sector, with some saying that they had waiting lists of more than 700. The five colleges alone who attended that meeting are providing education to around 3,000 students without receiving a single penny of funding. That's around £18 million. We were warned that the prospect of a cash-flat budget settlement, despite increasing learning numbers, would be incredibly challenging for the sector. If you're serious that we're going to tackle NEETs, colleges in Wales must be sufficiently funded and resourced. So, First Minister, what steps will you take to ensure that colleges across Wales are paid for the education that they are providing and empowered to clear waiting lists?  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785129 66 En 2026-11-10T14:08:06 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2286&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2286&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun The Member points to an issue that arises because of the success of the further education sector. It's a challenge that we embrace as a Government. We want to provide more and more opportunities for our young people to access courses that provide qualifications, practical skills that they can take on to the workplace. It is our task to ensure that we put that financial support in place, recognising the challenges. That is what we are determined to do as a Government as we go into this forthcoming budget round. The FE sector is key to education. It is absolutely crucial to our economic ambitions for Wales, so making sure that we have a well-resourced, well-supported FE sector is important in many, many ways. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785134 67 Cy 2026-11-10T14:09:08 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2348&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2348&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Cwestiwn 7, Claire Johnson-Wood. Question 7, Claire Johnson-Wood. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785135 68 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister B Llythrennedd a Rhifedd Literacy and Numeracy 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785136 69 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister O 12188 12188 Claire Johnson-Wood AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12188 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12188 Johnson-Wood, Claire 7. A wnaiff y Prif Weinidog gyflwyno profion wedi'u safoni o dan amodau rheoledig ar gyfer llythrennedd a rhifedd fel y gellir mesur cynnydd yn erbyn targedau? OQ64885 7. Will the First Minister introduce standardised testing under controlled conditions for literacy and numeracy so that progress against targets can be measured? OQ64885 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785137 70 En 2026-11-10T14:09:30 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2370&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2370&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun Personalised assessments are mandatory for learners in years 2 to 9, and provide teachers with tailored information about individual learners’ progress in reading and numeracy. They support professional judgment and help identify the strengths of learners and areas for development. Our 'Foundational literacy and numeracy plan' sets out a clear and coherent approach to measuring progress nationally. That includes the development of a new baseline assessment and the introduction of an age-related indicator at year 6. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785072 71 En 2026-11-10T14:10:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2400&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2400&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun indicator at year 6. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785073 72 En 2026-11-10T14:10:02 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2402&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2402&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12188 12188 Claire Johnson-Wood AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12188 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12188 Johnson-Wood, Claire I thank the First Minister for setting out the plan's indicators, baseline and year-6 measure. Those are welcome steps, but they still leave central questions unanswered. The original question was on whether the Government will introduce standardised testing under controlled conditions so that progress against targets can be measured. Relying on existing personalised assessments and derived indicators does not answer that, given Wales's position in international comparisons and the need for sustained improvement by the end of this Senedd term. A clear system of controlled testing would give the data needed to judge Wales's success and failures. Will the First Minister therefore please confirm that no such controlled standardisation tests will be introduced as terms, or is there still scope for that to form part of the response to the literacy and numeracy challenge?  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785080 73 En 2026-11-10T14:11:12 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2472&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2472&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun I hope we're all after the same thing here, which is to see an improvement in standards. I hope genuinely that we all agree that in order for us to reach towards better standards, we have to be measuring the progress of pupils. The question is: what's the best way of giving us those measures? The standardisation comes to me effectively from having a national clear indicator, this new indicator at year 6 on reading and numeracy, on which we can then measure progress. It will be introduced in the year 2027-28. We're gathering, if you like, the work now that allows us to set that national indicator. So, pupils will know where they stand. The risk of going down the model I think the Member is referring to is that we repeat some of the mistakes of the past. Pitching school against school isn't useful. Our challenge, of course, is to make sure that we have an education system that measures progress—and absolutely this will—of each pupil and adapts the teaching to their needs. That is precisely what we are embarking on as part of this foundational numeracy and literacy mission of ours, which is absolutely focused on, yes, understanding what's going on nationally, but having pupils themselves at the heart of what we're doing. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785082 74 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister B Gwariant Rhyngwladol International Spending 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785083 75 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister O 12170 12170 Iain McIntosh AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12170 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12170 McIntosh, Iain 8. Pa bwysigrwydd mae'r Prif Weinidog yn ei roi ar flaenoriaethu anghenion Cymru a'i thrigolion dros ymrwymiadau gwariant rhyngwladol wrth ddyrannu arian trethdalwyr Cymru? OQ64908 8. What importance does the First Minister place on prioritising the needs of Wales and its residents over international spending commitments when allocating Welsh taxpayers' money? OQ64908 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785084 76 En 2026-11-10T14:11:57 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2517&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2517&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun This Government is focused always on the people of Wales, as seen through the announcement later today on helping people with the cost-of-living crisis. At the same time, I'm proud to lead a Government that wishes to see a confident, outward-looking nation, which understands also how international spending—a tiny proportion of overall spending—can protect and promote the interests of the people of Wales. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785087 77 En 2026-11-10T14:13:27 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2607&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2607&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 12170 12170 Iain McIntosh AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12170 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12170 McIntosh, Iain Diolch. I'm sorry, First Minister, but your Government's spending priorities are completely wrong. While people across Wales are fighting to save hospital beds, keep primary schools open and protect essential services, you're spending taxpayers' money on projects thousands of miles away. We've already heard about £25,000 for beekeeping in Africa, nearly £20,000 for a farmer radio programme and over £21,000 for financial literacy projects in Uganda. I welcome your decision to stop funding the £350,000 Uganda tree-planting scheme next March, but you're still allocating £349,000 to Hub Cymru Africa until March 2027, and nearly £310,000 to the Wales and Africa grant scheme until March 2028. So, will you please now commit to ending those funding arrangements when they expire too, and redirect the money towards services here in Wales instead? And will you also guarantee that the £350,000 for tree planting won't simply be spent on another overseas project? Because surely, First Minister, your first priority has got to be for the people of Wales. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785091 78 En 2026-11-10T14:14:43 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=2683&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=2683&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun These question sessions are quite useful in just portraying how insular Members of Reform are when it comes to wanting to cease our interaction with the world. Reform want us to stop spending internationally 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785111 79 En 2026-11-10T14:21:43 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3103&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3103&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785112 80 En 2026-11-10T14:21:43 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3103&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3103&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785119 81 Cy 2026-11-10T00:00:00 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=-48600&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=-48600&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785076 82 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister B Ysgolion Gwledig Rural Schools 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785077 83 Cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister O 8650 8650 Gareth Beer AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8650 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8650 Beer, Gareth 12. Beth mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei wneud i ddiogelu addysg ac ysgolion gwledig yn Sir Gaerfyrddin? OQ64880 12. What is the Welsh Government doing to protect rural schools and education in Carmarthenshire? OQ64880 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785078 84 En 2026-11-10T14:20:07 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3007&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3007&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun We know that schools are the focal point of many, many communities. I understand the effect that closures can have in rural areas. However, decisions about school closures in Carmarthenshire and anywhere else in Wales are for local authorities to make. Decisions must, though, of course, take account of the school reorganisation code, which requires consideration of alternatives to closure and robust assessment of potential impacts on the community. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785090 85 En 2026-11-10T14:20:36 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3036&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3036&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 8650 8650 Gareth Beer AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8650 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=8650 Beer, Gareth First Minister, on Monday 2 November, I stood with the mums, dads, grandparents, teachers, carers and the children. I witnessed their passion, I felt their heartbreak. They were standing together because they face losing the very heart of their community, their local school, Bancffosfelen, a school with 51 pupils, soon to have 54 pupils—yes, the numbers are increasing. The schools, the pupils, the teachers aren't simply a spreadsheet entry to be moved to another column. The so-called savings will not materialise. The savings, if they exist, will be short-lived. The long-term cost, the disruption, the upheaval will be great. We talk about protecting rural Wales, caring for rural life, nurturing the Welsh language for future generations, but warm words need to move to decisive actions. What firm action is the Welsh Government going to take to protect many schools like it across Carmarthenshire? First Minister, will you agree to meet with a delegation of parents and urgently review these broken rules? Diolch. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785104 86 En 2026-11-10T14:21:42 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3102&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3102&l=cy 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 2717 2717 Rhun ap Iorwerth AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2717 First Minister of Wales Prif Weinidog Cymru ap Iorwerth, Rhun The Member will be aware, of course, that proposals anywhere in Wales around school reorganisation may be later referred to Welsh Ministers for determination, so it's impossible to comment on specific cases. What I would say is this, that local authorities must and do always keep under review the extent to which the existing pattern of school provision meets current and forecast demand for places and requirements of the modern curriculum. That is something that is equally relevant to whatever local authority area we are in Wales. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785113 87 Cy 2026-11-10T14:22:21 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3141&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3141&l=en 261110-1 1. Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog 1. Questions to the First Minister C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Diolch, Brif Weinidog. Thank you, First Minister. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785120 88 Cy 2026-11-10T14:22:00 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3120&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3120&l=en 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Symudwn nawr at eitem 2, cwestiynau i'r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad. Cwestiwn 1, Zaynub Akbar. We'll move now to item 2, questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution. Question 1, Zaynub Akbar. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785124 89 Cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution B Cyfrifoldeb Byd-eang Global Responsibility 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785125 90 Cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution O 12141 12141 Zaynub Akbar AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12141 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12141 Akbar, Zaynub 1. Sut mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn sicrhau bod Cymru'n gyfrifol ar lefel fyd-eang drwy Ddeddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol (Cymru) 2015? OQ64863 1. How is the Welsh Government ensuring that Wales is globally responsible through the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015? OQ64863 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785126 91 En 2026-11-10T14:22:41 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3161&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3161&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd We consider the wider global impact of our decisions and apply the sustainable development principle in all we do. Our programme for government ensures climate action and nature are prioritised and effectively co-ordinated across Government, embedding decarbonisation, sustainability and environmental protection across all portfolios. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785152 92 En 2026-11-10T14:23:02 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3182&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3182&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12141 12141 Zaynub Akbar AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12141 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12141 Akbar, Zaynub Diolch. I'd like to declare an interest as a graduate of the future generations leadership academy and the co-chair for the futures cross-party group. Under the Act, there are seven well-being goals, one of which is being a globally responsible Wales, which is about being aware of our impact across and beyond our borders. So, I'd like to focus on the role of our NHS in this, in particular, international humanitarian support through the international health co-ordination centre. Through this centre, we're able to share information and knowledge, collaborate and network across Wales, across the UK, across Europe and across the whole world. In particular, I'd like to focus on infection prevention and control. The situation in South Sudan, for example, there's the fastest outbreak at the moment of Ebola. We spoke previously just last week about the likelihood or the inevitability of another pandemic in the future. So, I'd like to ask how is the Welsh Government supporting partnerships to strengthen global health security and deliver on the goal of being a globally responsible Wales? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785151 93 En 2026-11-10T14:24:06 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3246&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3246&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd I thank the Member for the question. For us, global responsibility isn't just about the economy or about culture. It goes right across. I'm proud of the work that NHS Wales has done in supporting our ambition as a Government towards global responsibility. That includes overseas aid supported through the shared services partnership and, as the Member has referenced, Public Health Wales's international health co-ordination centre. There are many global health challenges that are best tackled together. The work that the Member for Gower, I remember, highlighted in a previous debate on international matters with ophthalmologists is another excellent example of Wales playing a constructive part in the world. That's why I'm proud that we are an internationalist Government, outward-looking, supporting people around the world, rather than the isolationism we see on the benches opposite. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785101 94 En 2026-11-10T14:25:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3300&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3300&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd rather than the isolationism we see on the benches opposite. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785123 95 En 2026-11-10T14:25:07 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3307&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3307&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12171 12171 David Mills AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12171 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12171 Mills, David The well-being of future generations Act should be about leaving Wales in a stronger position for the next generation, not promoting the Welsh Government with a blank track to spend money all over the world. At a time when our public services are under immense pressure, schools are reporting record low results, and the NHS waiting lists remain unacceptably high, I question whether spending millions of pounds on overseas offices, international initiatives, and as already has been said, initiatives like tree planting, disability inclusive beekeeping in Uganda; these aren’t the right priorities. International development is the responsibility of the UK Government; it is not devolved to Wales. So, what measurable benefits are these overseas commitments actually delivering for the people of Wales and for our future generations? And can the Minister explain how the Welsh Government justifies taking money intended to be spent for the benefit of those at home and our future generations, and lavishing it on others abroad who the Welsh Government has no obligation to? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785133 96 En 2026-11-10T14:26:31 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3391&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3391&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd I can reassure the Member that this Government won't be writing blank cheques to anyone, and anyone who knows our Finance Minister will know that is very much the case. We have set out in our manifesto a set of priorities around tackling waiting lists, around childcare, around tackling child poverty, around improving our economy and on schools. Those are the very priorities that will form the cornerstone of our budget. And the Member asks about international spending and whether there are any benefits from international spending. As the First Minister said there, we have attracted significant inward investment to Wales because of our international offices promoting international investment into Wales. And I repeat: we are an internationalist Government that works with the world and abroad, and that is our privilege and our priority. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785139 97 Cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution B Cyllideb Llywodraeth y DU UK Government Budget 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785140 98 Cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution O 12151 12151 Matthew Jones AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12151 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12151 Jones, Matthew 2. Pa asesiad y mae'r Gweinidog Cabinet wedi'i wneud o effaith cyllideb Llywodraeth y DU ar gyflawni'r Rhaglen Lywodraethu? OQ64862 2. What assessment has the Cabinet Minister made of the impact of the UK Government budget on delivering the Programme for Government? OQ64862 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785141 99 Cy 2026-11-10T14:27:38 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3458&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3458&l=en 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd Diolch am y cwestiwn. Nid yw hon yn gyllideb Llywodraeth Prydain sy'n cyflawni dros bobl Cymru. Mae'n siomedig, er i'r Canghellor ddatgan ei fwriad i symud pŵer a chyllid allan o San Steffan, na chafodd hynny ei ymestyn i Gymru. Dŷn ni bellach yn ystyried y goblygiadau'n llawn wrth inni gwblhau penderfyniadau cyn cyhoeddi cyllideb Cymru yr wythnos nesaf. Thank you for the question. This is not a UK Government budget that delivers for the people of Wales. It is disappointing that while the Chancellor stated his intentions to shift power and funding out of Westminster, that was not extended to Wales. We are now considering the full implications as we finalise decisions ahead of publishing the Welsh budget next week. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785144 100 En 2026-11-10T14:28:02 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3482&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3482&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12151 12151 Matthew Jones AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12151 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12151 Jones, Matthew Diolch, Weinidog. There is so much ambition in the programme for government to tackle some of Wales's toughest problems. For our 27 years of devolution and more, child poverty especially has held Wales back. Initiatives like the Cynnal payment pilot to directly support children in low-income households show so much promise. This is an innovative idea for Wales, based on best practice elsewhere—exactly what devolution should be about. It is great that the programme for government includes this pilot, a vital step in ensuring that Cynnal is viable. But we know our ambition cannot stop at a pilot. If the medium- and long-term forecast for Welsh budgets is as weak as the UK budget indicates, can the Government reassure my constituents that our longer-term ambition for projects like Cynnal canal that will bring the poorest citizens of Wales out of poverty will not be forced to end at the pilot stage? Diolch. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785147 101 En 2026-11-10T14:29:05 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3545&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3545&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd I can offer that reassurance to the Member because tackling child poverty, as I set out, is a key priority for this Government. We will, of course, learn from—I mean, that's what pilot projects are. We will look at the pilot, we will learn the lessons and build future action from child poverty based on those successes. However, the Member rightly highlights the importance of Cynnal. It is a source of frustration to me that we have yet to secure agreement from the Department for Work and Pensions to be able to move forward with Cynnal, because colleagues will be aware that we require those disregards within the benefit system to be able to implement Cynnal. We would like to be implementing Cynnal today; we remain waiting, despite their warm words, on the actions of the UK Government, which I hope will come to fruition soon.  16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785145 102 En 2026-11-10T14:30:00 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3600&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3600&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd to fruition soon. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785146 103 En 2026-11-10T14:30:03 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3603&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3603&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12160 12160 Stephen Senior AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12160 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12160 Senior, Stephen Minister, I just heard what you said. Ten years ago, the Welsh Government received around £14 billion from the UK Government, now it's about £28 billion. That's a doubling in a decade. During that time, inflation has been around 42 per cent. So the Welsh Government, in effect, in real terms, gets about a third more than it did a decade ago. Yet many in this Chamber, probably including yourself, will clothe themselves in the comfortable blanket of austerity. The recent statement from the Cabinet Minister for Finance complained about a 0.5 per cent reduction in real terms next year, and yet this Government continues to pursue wasteful and irrelevant projects such as the shadow broadcasting authority, and today the national commission for independence and the appointment of the great and the good, which will inevitably lead to a suggestion that Welsh independence is viable. Minister, are you prepared to take responsibility and be accountable for how money is spent, or will you fall back into the comfortable arrangement of blaming Westminster, which is something you've already done just today? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785148 104 En 2026-11-10T14:31:08 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3668&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3668&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd Thank you to the Member for his points. The point on the budget has been made very clearly by my colleague the finance Minister. It is a 0.5 per cent real-terms cut. That is what this Government is facing. However, he might be interested to learn that I have some sympathy with his broader point, which is that over recent years we have seen some growth in the Welsh Government budget and we have not seen an improvement in outcomes for the people of Wales. That is one of the reasons I believe that people voted in a new Government with a new ambition, to offer new leadership for Wales so that we could use our money more effectively to deliver on childcare, on child poverty, on the economy, on schools and on the health service. Thank you. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785149 105 Cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution B Cwestiynau Heb Rybudd gan Lefarwyr y Pleidiau Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785150 106 Cy 2026-11-10T14:31:56 http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3716&l=cy http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3716&l=en 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 5053 5053 Huw Irranca-Davies AC https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5053 Llywydd Llywydd Irranca-Davies, Huw Galwaf yn awr ar lefarwyr y pleidiau i holi'r Gweinidog Cabinet. Llefarydd Reform UK, Adrian Mason. I now call on the party spokespeople to question the Cabinet Minister. Reform UK spokesperson, Adrian Mason. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785153 107 En 2026-11-10T14:32:05 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3725&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3725&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12181 12181 Adrian Mason AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12181 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12181 Mason, Adrian Hello, Cabinet Minster. As you well know, I support greater investment in Welsh rail services, but further devolution is not the only means of achieving it. The Railways Bill is currently before Parliament and provides an opportunity to strengthen the statutory remit of Welsh Ministers. However, these proposed administrative arrangements rely heavily on an MOU, a memorandum of understanding, and as you know such agreements are not legally binding, of course. Basically, concerns were raised by the Legislation Committee last month about it. Surely, before seeking further powers, your Government should ensure that the powers and safeguards already available are utilised? Will you seek stronger statutory guarantees for Welsh Ministers under the Railways Bill, as opposed to relying upon measures that cannot be legally enforced? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785156 108 En 2026-11-10T14:33:03 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3783&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3783&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd I thank the spokesperson for his questions, which are well put, as is his pattern in this Chamber. The difference between a statutory basis and a memorandum of understanding is, as you set out, an important one. I know my colleague the Deputy Minister for Transport has been in active negotiations with the UK Government to ensure that the Railways Bill properly reflects the role of Welsh Ministers and properly puts that on a statutory footing. I wish him well with those negotiations, as I hope everyone in this Chamber does. 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785159 109 En 2026-11-10T14:33:40 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3820&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3820&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12181 12181 Adrian Mason AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12181 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12181 Mason, Adrian Thank you for your answer. I want to talk about Welsh Tribunals now. Your Government has pledged to introduce a Welsh tribunals Bill early in the Senedd term, but we wait to see the proposals and a timetable and updated costs. The figures, however, are particularly concerning. In 2023, an impact assessment estimated the annual costs of a proposed system at about £5.7 million. However, actual expenditure on the existing Welsh Tribunals alone reached £6.09 million in 2024-25. These figures raise serious concerns about the financial assumptions underpinning your proposals. Any change must be based on sound evidence, not simply constitutional ambition. So, Cabinet Minister, will you publish the detailed proposals, an implementation timetable, and updated costings, so that this Senedd can assess their financial implications? 16422 7 2026-11-10T13:30:00 785164 110 En 2026-11-10T14:34:38 http://www.senedd.tv/en/16422?startPos=3878&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/cy/16422?startPos=3878&l=cy 261110-2 2. Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad 2. Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution C 12140 12140 Dafydd Trystan Davies AS https://business.senedd.wales/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 https://busnes.senedd.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=12140 Trystan Davies, Dafydd Thank you for the question. I'm sure my colleague the Counsel General, who has been co-ordinating a chunk of this work within Government, will be happy to provide a briefing to Members of the Senedd in due course. As those proposals develop, we will indeed be publishing both an implementation timetable and the costings you refer to. There is, for Members to be aware,