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 890 written questions in the Seventh Senedd so far. 752 have been answered and 138 are awaiting an answer. Of the 816 questions whose due date has passed, 303 (37%) were answered by that date. Half of the answers were published within 8 days of the question being tabled.

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How will the Welsh Government ensure that glass containers sold into Wales that are in scope of the Deposit Return Scheme will be exempt from extended producer responsibility fees?
Dan ThomasReformTo Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Answered 7 Oct 2026
9 days after tabling
Tabled 28 Sept 2026
Will the reuse targets included within the Deposit Return Scheme regulations still be applied given the lack of exemption from the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020?
Dan ThomasReformTo Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Answered 7 Oct 2026
9 days after tabling
Tabled 28 Sept 2026
Is the Welsh Government satisfied that producers, retailers and hospitality businesses will have sufficient time to prepare for the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme given the complexity of providing glass return points from 1 October 2027?

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.