The Programme for Government 2026 to 2030 belongs to the Seventh Senedd. Choose the Seventh Senedd to see how often each commitment has come up.
Demanding fairness from Westminster: Powers for a purpose
Establish a new National Commission for Wales to provide independent advice to the Welsh Government on Wales’s constitutional future, building on the work of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales. The commission will support an inclusive and informed national conversation, build the evidence base for debate and decision‑making, and provide advice on devolution priorities and wider constitutional reform.
Work to secure devolution of powers for the Senedd to legislate to establish a new economic regulator and planning body for Wales, so all decisions about water are made in Wales for Wales.
Work towards the devolution of powers over broadcasting, including powers to regulate, supervise, and ensure accountability for broadcasting and communications in Wales. We will begin by establishing a Shadow Broadcasting and Communications Authority for Wales to protect and strengthen local and national public service media platforms.
Source: Welsh Government, Programme for government 2026 to 2030: New ambition for Wales, first published on 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Mentions are found by matching the names of plans, bodies and schemes; a mention says nothing about progress.
Key moments in the Senedd
Statements, debates and legislation in Plenary on this brief, newest first. Oral question sessions are counted in the contributions below.
Each bar is the share of that party's speeches and questions in the Sixth Senedd that touched this brief, so large and small parties can be compared. The upright line marks the chamber as a whole: 2.1%.
23% of Welsh adults said the constitutional future of Wales or Welsh independence would be very important to their vote.
Ipsos asked 747 Welsh adults aged 16+ between 2 April 2026 and 8 April 2026, before the 2026 Senedd election. People could choose as many issues as they liked. More on public opinion.
Written questions
No written questions on this brief in the Sixth Senedd yet.
Petitions
No petitions on this brief opened in the Sixth Senedd.
In committee
Committee sessions where this brief was on the agenda, newest first.
Intergovernmental relations (IGR) refer to the way in which different governments interact with each other. In the UK, IGR generally refer to how the UK Government interacts with the devolved governments, including the Welsh Government.
The UK Internal Market Act became law in 2020. It was introduced by the UK Government to regulate the UK’s ‘internal market’ after Brexit but generated fierce debate about its impacts on devolved law.
Tagged from the title of its item or question: “Legislative Consent”Official Record
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Contributions tagged in each month of the Sixth Senedd.Show the numbers
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Contributions
January 2024
38
February 2024
47
March 2024
210
April 2024
91
May 2024
275
June 2024
101
July 2024
94
August 2024
0
September 2024
53
October 2024
101
November 2024
110
How this brief is put together
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