7 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.
Fair tax
Explore ways to make Council Tax fairer.
Raised in 2 speeches. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by Francesca O'Brien. Matched on: “council tax reform”.
Renew the relationship between the Welsh Government and local authorities, ensuring that they are full partners in the design and delivery of public services.
Raised in 1 speech and 1 written question. Most recently on 8 October 2026, by Dr Elin Royles. Matched on: “Partnership Council”.
Renew the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Welsh Government and local authorities, ensuring they are involved in the design and delivery of public services and we will support effective regional collaboration.
Raised in 3 speeches. Most recently on 1 October 2026, by Michael Kay. Matched on: “strategic partnership agreement”.
Review the funding formula for local government to better reflect the real cost of delivering services in different parts of Wales and introduce a funding floor to ensure that no local authority is disproportionately impacted.
Raised in 7 speeches. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by Elin Jones. Matched on: “funding floor”.
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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Votes are tagged from their own titles and the agenda item they were held under.
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: 5.7%.
It is widely accepted that Wales is experiencing a sustained housing crisis linked to structural supply shortages, affordability pressures, and high demand.
The Welsh Government wants policing to be devolved, transferring legislative and executive responsibility to the Senedd and Welsh Ministers. The UK Government’s policing reforms published in January 2026, do not propose this.
On 14 July 2026, the First Minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, set out the “first phase of legislation” that the Welsh Government will introduce to the Senedd.
Immigration is a topic that attracts significant public attention, often accompanied by polarised views about whether numbers are ‘too high’ and whether migration has a good or bad effect on Welsh society.
Tagged for: “future generations”, “local government”Official Record
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How this brief is put together
This brief follows the Programme commitments listed above and tags the record with the phrases below. Keyword matching can miss business that discusses the issue in other words, and can tag a passing mention.
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