Preventing ill health: smoking, vaping and obesity, alcohol and drugs, vaccination and infectious disease, and the gap in health between richer and poorer areas.
5 commitments in the Welsh Government's Programme for Government 2026 to 2030 fall under this brief, in the Programme's own words. Under each is how often it has been raised in the Seventh Senedd.
Prevention of ill health
Improve public health and wellbeing at population level by developing a new, comprehensive Public Health Strategy and Framework for Wales, based on a root and branch review of current and future public health needs.
Raised in 5 speeches and 1 written question. Most recently on 9 October 2026, in a written question from Gareth Thomas. Matched on: “Public Health Strategy”.
Embed health prevention in all policy development across government ensuring strategic alignment of government action on the social determinants of health and wellbeing.
Raised in 4 speeches.
Most recently on 30 September 2026, by Sera Evans.
Harness expertise and plans to minimise the impact of communicable diseases with a focus on elimination targets by 2030 for tuberculosis and blood-borne viruses including HIV.
Raised in 1 speech. Most recently on 9 June 2026, by Rhun ap Iorwerth. Matched on: “tuberculosis”.
Deliver a national School Swimming and Water Safety programme, giving every pupil in Wales a foundation for an active, healthy life, building their confidence, and keeping children safe around water.
Raised in 20 speeches and 1 petition. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by Elin Jones. Matched on: “school swimming”.
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
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Related votes
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Who raises it
Answering for the government
Ministers in post who have spoken most on this brief in the Seventh Senedd.
Each bar is the share of that party's speeches and questions in the Seventh Senedd that touched this brief, so large and small parties can be compared. The upright line marks the chamber as a whole: 0.66%.
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
Short Debate: Congestion isn't inevitable: How the Welsh Government and Cardiff Council can improve the lives of motorists in Cardiff and the surrounding regions
Tagged for: “school swimming”Translated from WelshOfficial Record
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Contributions tagged in each month of the Seventh Senedd. No sittings were held in August 2026.Show the numbers
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Contributions
May 2026
0
June 2026
16
July 2026
16
August 2026
No sittings
September 2026
23
October 2026
7
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