The Welsh Government made a £13m “special payment” to settle claims over road contracts and lost more than £2m on defunct technology, according to scrutiny of annual accounts.
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Bus service shake-up passes first Senedd stop
Plans to end the current “deregulated” bus system passed the first stop on the legislative journey as the Senedd voted in favour of the general principles.
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Absent voting bill ‘sets worrying constitutional precedent’
A Westminster bill on postal and proxy voting sets an incredibly worrying constitutional precedent for Wales, Plaid Cymru’s former leader warned.
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Welsh ministers seek to untangle ‘fragmented’ planning law
The Welsh Government has introduced proposed legislation in an attempt to make the country’s planning laws clearer, more accessible and fit for the future.
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Ministers seek views on future of Welsh tax as clock ticks on ‘sunset clause’
Ministers are asking for public input on the future of tax legislation as a deadline approaches for the expiry of temporary powers granted to the Welsh Government.
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Drakeford pans Plaid Cymru’s ‘kitchen sink’ motion
Mark Drakeford panned Plaid Cymru for “throwing the kitchen sink” into a motion, describing a debate on the UK budget as the antithesis of responsible politics.
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Welsh Government urged to act on ‘fleecehold scandal’
Senedd members called for meaningful reform of the “wild west” of estate management charges in memory of Labour politician Hefin David, who championed the cause.
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‘Medical misogyny failing women in rural Wales’, warns Senedd member
A Senedd member warned a woman’s postcode too often dictates whether she receives timely care in Wales as he shared his daughter’s own 13-year ordeal.
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‘We are alone’ – Cladding scandal victims receive ‘zero’ support
People affected by the cladding scandal have received “zero” support from the Welsh Government while being “ripped off” by a combined £13,000 a week, a committee heard.
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Reversing GP funding crisis like turning a supertanker, doctors warn
The Welsh Government must be courageous and shift money from the “bottomless pit” of hospitals to reverse relative defunding of GP surgeries, doctors told a Senedd inquiry.