Written questions

Members of the Senedd can ask Welsh Government ministers, the Counsel General and the Senedd Commission questions in writing. The answers are published on the Senedd's website.

Members have tabled 15,617 written questions in the Sixth Senedd so far. 15,405 have been answered and 212 are awaiting an answer. Of the 15,617 questions whose due date has passed, 6,596 (42%) were answered by that date. Half of the answers were published within 8 days of the question being tabled.

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Was the Welsh Government given notice by the UK Government regarding the closure of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, and if so, how much notice was given?
Joel JamesConservativeTo Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Answered 17 Mar 2026
4 days after tabling
Tabled 13 Mar 2026
Will the Welsh Government launch their own scheme so that listed places of worship in Wales are supported to the same extent as in England under the UK Government's new Places of Worship fund, which is replacing the UK-wide Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme?
Joel JamesConservativeTo Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Answered 10 Feb 2026
14 days after tabling
Tabled 27 Jan 2026
Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the total number of applications submitted to the Welsh Government’s Help to Stay Wales scheme in 2024-25, and how many were successful?

Days are calendar days, from the date a question was tabled to the date its answer was published. The due date is the date the question was listed for answer on the Senedd's Order Paper.