QNR – in the Senedd at on 5 December 2017.
Mohammad Asghar
Conservative
Mark Drakeford
Labour
'Taking Wales Forward' commits the Welsh Government to making Wales a dementia-friendly nation through developing and implementing a new national dementia plan. This will provide detail on what we expect to happen across Wales to improve services. The plan is currently being finalised with stakeholders prior to publication.
David Lloyd
Plaid Cymru
Mark Drakeford
Labour
We are developing a strategic approach to economic development based on prosperity for all, enabling all parts of Wales to benefit from economic growth and the opportunity and security it brings.
Mr Simon Thomas
Plaid Cymru
Mark Drakeford
Labour
The independent adviser will look into the allegation that I breached the ministerial code in relation to answers I gave to questions on 11 November 2014 and 14 November 2017.
Siân Gwenllian
Plaid Cymru
Mark Drakeford
Labour
The Welsh Government has not assessed the impact of housing developments on the Welsh language. Local planning authorities are required by legislation to gather evidence to inform local development plan policies and site allocations. This should include reviewing the impact of local planning policy on the Welsh language.
Mick Antoniw
Labour
Mark Drakeford
Labour
We have made no secret of our desire to see responsibility for policing devolved to Wales. I believe there are opportunities to do things differently, which is why I have established the Commission on Justice in Wales. The commission will review policing in Wales as part of its remit.
Mr Neil Hamilton
UKIP
Mark Drakeford
Labour
The appointment of special advisers is a matter for the First Minister. The appointment of other advisers is a matter for the permanent Secretary.
Lee Waters
Labour
Mark Drakeford
Labour
All but one local authority have submitted their first integrated network maps by the set date, and they are now being appraised. The Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport will make a statement on the outcome in due course.
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
The language of Wales spoken by around 25% of the population. It is an Indo-European language and belongs to the Celtic group. It was made "offical" in Wales by the Welsh Language Act 1993. It is known in Welsh as Cymraeg.
A Permanent Secretary is a top civil servant- there is a permanent secretary in each Office/Dept./Ministry Permanent Secretaries are always Knights, (I.E. "Sir" or "Dame"). BBC Sitcom "Yes Minster" portrays Sir Humprey Appelby as a Permanent Secretary, steretypically spouting lots of red tape and bureacracy.
The cabinet is the group of twenty or so (and no more than 22) senior government ministers who are responsible for running the departments of state and deciding government policy.
It is chaired by the prime minister.
The cabinet is bound by collective responsibility, which means that all its members must abide by and defend the decisions it takes, despite any private doubts that they might have.
Cabinet ministers are appointed by the prime minister and chosen from MPs or peers of the governing party.
However, during periods of national emergency, or when no single party gains a large enough majority to govern alone, coalition governments have been formed with cabinets containing members from more than one political party.
War cabinets have sometimes been formed with a much smaller membership than the full cabinet.
From time to time the prime minister will reorganise the cabinet in order to bring in new members, or to move existing members around. This reorganisation is known as a cabinet re-shuffle.
The cabinet normally meets once a week in the cabinet room at Downing Street.
