Chris Haines ICNN Senedd Reporter

Wales' first minister came under fire over the Labour UK Government's decision to step in to save Scunthorpe steelworks after failing to do the...

Care home providers urged the Welsh Government to follow through on a key commitment to ensure care workers are paid the real living wage.   Giving...

Senedd members urged the UK Government to speed up compensation payments to people infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal.   Labour's Julie Morgan, who...

Senedd members criticised Westminster's "short-sighted, immoral and unethical" plans to slash spending on welfare by £4.8bn a year by the end of the decade.   Sioned...

Mark Drakeford warned Wales could miss out on up to £65m to cover the increased costs of employer national insurance contributions in the public...

Plans to bring in a tourism tax cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd, with the Welsh Government set to raise the rate to...

Welsh ministers have been urged to keep a promise to disqualify politicians found guilty of deliberate deception after appearing to backtrack on the commitment.   Plaid...

Senedd members pressed Wales' first minister about the Labour UK Government plans to slash spending on welfare by £4.8bn a year by the end...

A commissioner warned current Senedd offices are "crumbling" and becoming "no longer fit for purpose" amid a multi-million-pound search for new office space. Hefin David,...

A Labour Senedd member criticised the Welsh Government's response to an inquiry on the impact of cuts to culture and sport over the past...

The Conservatives quit a Senedd committee charged with addressing gaps in the UK Covid-19 inquiry after Labour blocked calls for witnesses to swear an...

Cancer charities joined forces to call for a longer-term national strategy to improve services after 9,000 people waited too long for treatment last year.   Mark...

Senedd members criticised Labour's "utterly embarrassing" position on the Crown Estate, with ministers in Cardiff Bay backing devolution while Westminster blocks reform.   Plaid Cymru's Luke...

A Senedd member criticised "slow progress" tackling a toxic culture within fire services, with less than half the recommendations of a damning report implemented...

Senedd members called for a long-awaited overhaul of "inadequate" school transport, warning too many pupils facing barriers to accessing education.   Tom Giffard described current legislation –...

The Senedd narrowly backed plans to ban offers on unhealthy food and drinks including "buy-one-get-one-free" deals in an effort to tackle high rates of...

The Senedd supported plans to introduce inspection ratings for care homes, with service providers set to be required to publish "scores on the doors".   Care...

Tens of thousands of people at the greatest risk of irreversible sight loss are languishing on waiting lists for too long, with services woefully...

Sweeping £5bn cuts to benefits will have a devastating impact on disabled people in Wales, Senedd members warned.   Sioned Williams, Plaid Cymru's shadow social justice...

Wales' health secretary set out plans for the biggest changes to NHS dentistry services in almost two decades despite still being at loggerheads with...

The Senedd rejected Plaid Cymru calls to demand HS2 be redesignated as an England-only project to unlock billions of pounds of consequential funding for...

A Labour Senedd member called for voters to be given a say over who replaces politicians removed from office for wrongdoing under a new...

Natural Resources Wales is not out of the woods after making £10m cuts, slashing 250 jobs and receiving a £19m loan to cover an...

The Senedd rejected Plaid Cymru calls to demand HS2 be redesignated as an England-only project to unlock billions of pounds of consequential funding for...

Senedd members urged ministers to press ahead with urgently needed reforms of the Welsh tribunal system or risk leaving the courts unable to cope...

A key target for ambulances to respond to the most urgent 999 calls within eight minutes, which has not been met in five years,...

Final plans for 16 new "super constituencies" have been unveiled ahead of the next Senedd election in a little over a year.   The Democracy and...

Plaid Cymru urged the UK Government to pause and review planned changes to inheritance tax for farmers, warning the impact could be destructive in...

Senedd members lamented the sudden closure of Oakwood, the largest theme park in Wales, calling for action to secure a future of the site.   Aspro...

The Senedd signed off on the Welsh Government's £26bn budget for the coming year after ministers struck a deal with the Liberal Democrats.   Senedd members...

Plaid Cymru called for the Welsh and UK Governments to condemn US president Donald Trump's proposals to depopulate Gaza.   Rhun ap Iorwerth led a debate...

Schools in Wales face a total maintenance bill of more than £500m, with a £93m backlog of urgent works, a Senedd member revealed. Cefin Campbell,...