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 2,392 questions whose due date has passed, 713 (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 produce an updated timeline for the expansion of free school meals to secondary school students from households claiming universal credit?
Zaynub AkbarPlaidTo Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Answered 4 Sept 2026
9 days after tabling
Tabled 26 Aug 2026
Which local authorities will be ready to provide free school meals to all year 7 and 8 pupils from households in receipt of universal credit from the start of September?
Lynne NeagleLabourTo Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Answered 13 Aug 2026
8 days after tabling
Tabled 5 Aug 2026
Will the Cabinet Minister confirm that the September roll-out of universal free school meals to year 7 and year 8 pupils in households receiving universal credit will take place in full and across all local authorities?

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.