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 2,443 written questions in the Seventh Senedd so far. 2,288 have been answered and 155 are awaiting an answer. Of the 2,374 questions whose due date has passed, 708 (30%) were answered by that date. Half of the answers were published within 9 days of the question being tabled.

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Will the Cabinet Minister confirm whether Rural Payments Wales will make advance payments of the Basic Payment Scheme in October, like they did last year?
Andrew RT DaviesConservativeTo Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Answered 25 Sept 2026
10 days after tabling
Tabled 15 Sept 2026
Will the Cabinet Minister confirm a) whether the recent changes to the Sustainable Farming Scheme were considered by the SFS stakeholder group, and b) what transparent scrutiny and stakeholder engagement processes will apply to any future recommendations arising from the red tape review?
Vikki HowellsLabourTo Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Answered 11 Sept 2026
9 days after tabling
Tabled 2 Sept 2026
Will the Cabinet Minister confirm whether the land management requirements of the universal actions under the Sustainable Farming Scheme's Universal Actions are within scope of the red tape review?

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