Wales

Questions answered by this department

• 1. What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on reducing NHS waiting lists in Wales.
• Communities across Wales are desperate to see economic growth and new jobs, and that is why the Welsh Liberal Democrats
• One of the biggest straitjackets on economic growth east to west is the “most-bashed bridge in Britain” on the A5 in my
• The Prime Minister promised to end 40 years of Thatcherite ideology, but last week’s Budget was a whimper, not a reset.
• Plaid, the SNP and Sinn Féin: the separatist cabal trying to break up Britain, with little regard for UK defence. In Sco
• I was shocked to see the front page of the Western Mail last week, which said: “Free milk scheme for pupils could be sc
• It is disappointing to see the Plaid Welsh Government decide to delay defence investment decisions in Wales, including o
• As the Minister has just said, NHS waiting lists have soared to a 10-month high since Plaid Cymru’s election, despite th
• Welsh Government figures show that, as of March 2025, there were more than 30,000 Welsh people waiting for NHS treatment
• The Access for All programme is 20 years old this year, yet much work is to be done on making travel easier for rail pas
• 7. What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Transport to improve cross-border transport connections betwe
• The Welsh defence industry supports 20,000 jobs and is absolutely vital to the national security of the United Kingdom,
• 4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
• That is a screeching U-turn for us all to see. As we have heard today, matters could go from bad to horrendous for M4 dr
• The deployment of military personnel to deal with wildfires in Wales was very important this summer. Does the Minister a
• I thank the Secretary of State for his response. He and I both know that when it comes to driving economic growth, wheth
• The Ajax programme at the General Dynamics land systems factory is obviously a huge employer in Merthyr Tydfil, but with
• 11. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support economic growth in Wales.
• 6. Whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on Wales’s role in the UK’s defence.
• I greatly welcome the Chancellor’s announcement of a further £30 million for the delivery of a new station at Cardiff Pa
• The Secretary of State did not mention the £14 billion that has been promised, or the £300 million for Leeds railway sta
• I was very surprised last week to hear the Plaid Cymru Transport Minister calling rail funding of £445 million from the
• One would hope that any Union would be a Union of equals, in which equal partners listen to each other with mutual respe
• It was a damp squib Budget that largely forgot Wales. It had nothing on upgrading the A55 or the M4 bypass. The previous
• 5. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen Wales’s place in the Union.
• 2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the autumn Budget 2026 on Wales.
• The autumn Budget will deliver real-terms cuts to Welsh public services, because it fails to “compensate for higher infl