Siambr · Constituencies · W09000063

Sir Gaerfyrddin

The Members elected here in May 2026, with their seat history and their figures in Plenary.

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Adam Price

  • Plaid Cymru · 2026-05-08 to present

Seventh Senedd, to : 28 sittings held while this Member sat.

Last spoke in Plenary
Contributions in Plenary
149
Speaking time in Plenary
4 h 17 m 58 s
From 149 timed contributions
Words spoken in Plenary
34,470
As the Record gives them, chairing excluded
Share spoken in Welsh in Plenary
22%
7,513 of 34,470 words
Votes cast in Plenary
84%
59 of 70 divisions held while sitting
Oral questions tabled in Plenary
0
By the Record’s OQ reference; supplementaries not counted
Written questions tabled
0

Counted by Siambr: sums of the Record’s own rows, in Plenary only. Members are not ranked or compared with a chamber average.

Carmelo Colasanto

  • Reform UK · 2026-05-08 to present

Seventh Senedd, to : 28 sittings held while this Member sat.

Last spoke in Plenary
Contributions in Plenary
24
Speaking time in Plenary
32 m 15 s
From 17 timed contributions
Words spoken in Plenary
5,804
As the Record gives them, chairing excluded
Share spoken in Welsh in Plenary
2%
112 of 5,804 words
Votes cast in Plenary
100%
70 of 70 divisions held while sitting
Oral questions tabled in Plenary
7
By the Record’s OQ reference; supplementaries not counted
Written questions tabled
2

Counted by Siambr: sums of the Record’s own rows, in Plenary only. Members are not ranked or compared with a chamber average.

Cefin Campbell

  • Plaid Cymru · 2026-05-08 to present

Seventh Senedd, to : 28 sittings held while this Member sat.

Last spoke in Plenary
Contributions in Plenary
59
Speaking time in Plenary
1 h 38 m 14 s
From 59 timed contributions
Words spoken in Plenary
11,583
As the Record gives them, chairing excluded
Share spoken in Welsh in Plenary
14%
1,617 of 11,583 words
Votes cast in Plenary
100%
70 of 70 divisions held while sitting
Oral questions tabled in Plenary
0
By the Record’s OQ reference; supplementaries not counted
Written questions tabled
0

Counted by Siambr: sums of the Record’s own rows, in Plenary only. Members are not ranked or compared with a chamber average.

Gareth Beer

  • Reform UK · 2026-05-08 to present

Seventh Senedd, to : 28 sittings held while this Member sat.

Last spoke in Plenary
Contributions in Plenary
23
Speaking time in Plenary
19 m 09 s
From 18 timed contributions
Words spoken in Plenary
2,793
As the Record gives them, chairing excluded
Share spoken in Welsh in Plenary
3%
91 of 2,793 words
Votes cast in Plenary
100%
70 of 70 divisions held while sitting
Oral questions tabled in Plenary
5
By the Record’s OQ reference; supplementaries not counted
Written questions tabled
6

Counted by Siambr: sums of the Record’s own rows, in Plenary only. Members are not ranked or compared with a chamber average.

Nerys Evans

  • Plaid Cymru · 2026-05-08 to present

Seventh Senedd, to : 28 sittings held while this Member sat.

Last spoke in Plenary
Contributions in Plenary
27
Speaking time in Plenary
53 m 41 s
From 27 timed contributions
Words spoken in Plenary
8,701
As the Record gives them, chairing excluded
Share spoken in Welsh in Plenary
26%
2,236 of 8,701 words
Votes cast in Plenary
100%
70 of 70 divisions held while sitting
Oral questions tabled in Plenary
0
By the Record’s OQ reference; supplementaries not counted
Written questions tabled
0

Counted by Siambr: sums of the Record’s own rows, in Plenary only. Members are not ranked or compared with a chamber average.

Sarah Edwards

  • Reform UK · 2026-05-08 to present

Seventh Senedd, to : 28 sittings held while this Member sat.

Last spoke in Plenary
Contributions in Plenary
20
Speaking time in Plenary
8 m 42 s
From 15 timed contributions
Words spoken in Plenary
1,148
As the Record gives them, chairing excluded
Share spoken in Welsh in Plenary
12%
140 of 1,148 words
Votes cast in Plenary
91%
64 of 70 divisions held while sitting
Oral questions tabled in Plenary
5
By the Record’s OQ reference; supplementaries not counted
Written questions tabled
8

Counted by Siambr: sums of the Record’s own rows, in Plenary only. Members are not ranked or compared with a chamber average.

Area record

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  1. 2026-10-29 · Written questionWQ101134 · Gareth Beer, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin

    Will the Cabinet Minister press for postponement of the closure of Ysgol Bancffosfelen in Carmarthenshire?

  2. 2026-10-21 · Oral question · Carmelo Colasanto, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin · Not classified

    Diolch, Lywydd. The Senedd should lead by example in how public money is spent. In 2018-19, the Commission introduced a performance indicator tracking procurement spending with Welsh suppliers. Following scrutiny of its 2020-21 accounts, the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee recommended splitting the contracts into smaller lots so that the smaller Welsh firms could compete. The Commission accepted that recommendation. The Welsh Government has now pledged to increase public procurement spending with Wales-based suppliers towards 70 per cent. Small and medium-sized businesses account for over 99 per cent of enterprises in Wales. Businesses across Carmarthenshire, from Llanelli to Ammanford and Carmarthen should have a fair opportunity to compete for those contracts funded by Welsh taxpayers, but knowing how much the Commission spends with Welsh suppliers tells us little about whether that money is reaching businesses across the whole of Wales. So, will the Commission publish a regional breakdown of its procurement model spending, including how much goes to small and medium-sized businesses? And what practical steps is it taking to ensure that the smallest firms in areas such as Carmarthenshire can compete for contracts, including splitting larger contracts into smaller lots where appropriate?

  3. 2026-10-20 · Statement · Sarah Edwards, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin · Economy & Welsh Tax

    Can I thank the Minister for today's statement? Plaid Cymru's manifesto policy establishes a clear presumption on undergrounding new electricity transmission cables up to 132 kV. I attended the recent Green GEN Cymru consultation in Llandovery, where all the plans showed miles and miles of pylons. One of my constituents reports that he received three different answers on the cost of undergrounding versus overgrounding from three different Green GEN officials: four times the cost, nine times the cost, and, 'I don't know because we haven't costed it'. If this is a proper business proposition, surely Green GEN should know what the cost is and not pure guesswork. Interestingly, the maps showed only a tiny amount of undergrounding near Llanarthne, where I believe several of Plaid's high-profile politicians reside. Minister, can you explain where you stand on undergrounding, as Green GEN does not appear to be listening?

  4. 2026-10-13 · Statement · Gareth Beer, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin · Climate Change & Transport

    Deputy Minister, one of my staff recently left Carmarthen at 6.20 in the morning and did not arrive here in Cardiff bay until 11 o'clock. Getting to the bay or the Senedd by train or bus takes longer than flying to Malta. That said, when it comes to adaptation and resilience, we already know the risks from flooding and erosion. The assessments have been done. Operators and maintenance teams have said what is needed to be done. We do not need another review or plan; we need Government to get on with the work.

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  5. 2026-10-13 · Statement · Jane Dodds, Member for Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd · Not classified

    Prynhawn da, Drefnydd. I want a statement, please, on the services for women, in particular in rural areas, when they face domestic violence. Last week, two cases in Wales were in our media. In Carmarthen, James McKenna was jailed for 24 years for the attempted murder of his ex-partner, whom he stalked and stabbed repeatedly as she walked her dog. And secondly, there's the really tragic case in Prestatyn, of mother of four Samantha Phythian, who was pregnant and found dead in a burning van. All of these cases, along with the cases of women who are living in rural areas that I represent, show how hard it is for those women to get the services and the responses they need. Could you please give us an update and a statement, and perhaps from the Minister as well, on services for women who face domestic violence and what you're doing to develop these and ensure that they reach everybody? Diolch yn fawr iawn.

  6. 2026-10-06 · Speech · Huw Thomas, Member for Caerdydd Penarth · Economy & Welsh Tax

    A pipeline of potentially 43 projects, 12,000 jobs in every part of Wales, with some examples including new stations in Swansea and west Wales, including at St Clears, improved services to Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock and Fishguard, direct services to Liverpool, the Wirral and Wrexham, and stronger links to Deeside industrial park, as well as plans to upgrade the north Wales main line and more reliable trains and services on the Cambrian line. These generational commitments will help deliver the transport network that Wales deserves and show the benefit of having a UK Labour Government that is committed to investing in Wales. I know from Ministers in Westminster that the UK Labour Government is working to deliver these plans as quickly as possible, and I can give my assurance that the benches here will work with the Government here in Wales to secure those commitments.

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  7. 2026-09-30 · Speech · Claire Archibald, Member for Ceredigion Penfro · Health & Social Care

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    And then there are our children. Families in Pembrokeshire have already experienced the loss of 24-hour in-patient paediatric services at Withybush Hospital. For a parent with a seriously ill child, particularly late at night, Carmarthen can feel a very long way from home. But there is also something positive happening here. Hywel Dda have recently announced a £750,000 investment in a new, dedicated children's facility at Withybush, including a rapid-access clinic. I welcome that, because it demonstrates the very point I'm making today: just because the most specialist elements of care are being provided elsewhere does not mean everything has to follow. We can still build strong local services, and there are already examples at Withybush showing us what can be achieved. I visited the acute frailty unit, and I was enormously impressed by what I saw. Instead of automatically admitting frail and elderly patients into hospital, they can be assessed, treated and, where appropriate, supported back into their own homes or community services. That prevents unnecessary admissions, it helps protect hospital beds and, most importantly, it can provide better care for that patient. The same applies to same-day emergency care. GP and other healthcare professionals can refer patients into this service, where they can be assessed and treated without automatically going through A&E and being admitted. That is the sort of healthcare we should be expanding on.

  8. 2026-09-30 · Speech · Carmelo Colasanto, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin · Climate Change & Transport

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    This is where Reform takes a different and pragmatic view. The focus should be on realising the data isn't conclusive—and it hasn't even been properly evaluated yet—and actually focus on that, rather than taking the credit for an initiative that was really poorly executed. Trying to take the credit for a small dip is like me taking credit for Italy winning the world cup in 1982 because I switched my tv on once. It's absolutely preposterous. It's delusional. For me, I'd like to give my own perspective on why we've seen this dip, and it has nothing to do with the B word. We're all getting e-mails, all of us, from constituents regarding speeding on specific roads, in parks at night. I have it in my ward with regard to the A484, which is a racetrack. I have it in North Dock in Llanelli, I have it in Llangennech in my ward. The most common factors, speaking to people and police officers for this behaviour and the change of behaviour, are as follows. Vehicles now have more safety measures than they ever did before—ever. There are fewer pedestrians around at night because they just don't go out because of the state of our roads. And these guys are speeding and driving at night. They do that because the police are spending less time patrolling in the evenings because of limited resources. So, there's another angle as to why you see that slight dip, and I think we're not looking at that.

    There is a perception within people that lawlessness is acceptable, and the offenders that we should be focusing on take advantage of that. I'll give you an example of that perception. On 5 March 2026, I witnessed a car overtake me in Felinfoel in a 20 mph zone at approximately 60 mph. The car was going so fast that he actually had to swerve into oncoming traffic and narrowly missed a pedestrian by 1.5 ft to 2.5 ft. I phoned the police on 999 and was told to stay on the line whilst I followed the car in traffic. The registration number was given. Fifteen minutes later, I was told they couldn't do anything because he'd crossed into another force area. That was 5 March. To date, as of this morning, that person has not been visited and spoken to. This is a guy who almost killed someone. So, I would suggest that, actually, we're looking in the wrong place.

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  9. 2026-09-29 · Oral question · Carmelo Colasanto, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin · Not classified

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    There appears, however, to be a disconnect between Wales's circular economy ambitions and public sector procurement in practice at the moment. We have seen local authority works taking place directly outside a recycling plant in Cwmgwili, where virgin aggregate was sourced from a quarry 20 miles away, rather than using the actual aggregate that was at that plant, which seems ridiculous. We now need action, not words. So, First Minister, what further steps will Welsh Government take through procurement, planning and its own capital programmes to increase the use of washed recycled aggregates in construction projects in Wales?

  10. 2026-09-22 · Oral question · Gareth Beer, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin · Not classified

    Diolch, First Minister. People whose livelihoods depend on Carmarthenshire's rivers, including members of Carmarthen Coracle and Netsmen's Association, tell us they have never seen such a poor season, with the return of only six sewin from May to June this year. Their experience makes clear that river pollution must be treated with a far greater urgency. I urge you to read the Royal Society's recent report on chemical mixtures in British waterways. Quote: 'Regulators are flying blind.' Unquote.

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  11. 2026-09-15 · Statement · Claire Johnson-Wood, Member for Gwynedd Maldwyn · Climate Change & Transport

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    First Minister, I was not alone in being frightened by the intensity and proximity of wildfires during the summer in my constituency of Gwynedd Maldwyn, including one which was a very short distance from my own home. Again, I saw the flames. The fear was felt by many of my fellow citizens all over Wales, from Corwen in the north, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen, down to category 3 blazes in Blaenavon, Ferndale, Ebbw Vale, just to name a few. Our thoughts are really with them at this time.

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  12. 2026-08-19 · Written questionWQ100203 · Sarah Edwards, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin

    What assessment has the Cabinet Minister made of the impact that expenditure on agency radiology staff to address diagnostic backlogs has had on the provision of X-ray services at Llandovery Hospital?

  13. 2026-08-19 · Written questionWQ100201 · Sarah Edwards, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin

    What financial assistance and transport support is available to patients who are required to travel from Llandovery to Carmarthen for routine diagnostic scans?

  14. 2026-07-08 · Speech · Gwyn Williams, Member for Gŵyr Abertawe · Health & Social Care

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    I was going to illustrate an example of a patient of mine who came to see me in Swansea and had the misfortune of living just the other side of the bridge in the Hywel Dda area, just over the bridge in a place called Bynea. A very nice place, but the fact that it is the other side of that river caused a huge problem, because I couldn't order any scans in my hospital, properly, without filling out an IPFR, as it's called—an independent patient finance form—for every single interaction. If I wrote to Hywel Dda, the people there rightly would say, 'Who are you, working in a whole other health board to tell us what to do?' And everything is delayed by 100,000 per cent, that's the problem.

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  15. 2026-07-08 · Speech · Gwyn Williams, Member for Gŵyr Abertawe · Health & Social Care

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    We need to adapt with the times, and we need surgical hubs, efficient surgical hubs, but also we need the free flow of patients. It's a wonderful thing, for example, having a wonderful surgical hub in Swansea, but if you live in Carmarthen, you can't get to it because it's in a whole different health board. We have to have the free flow of patients.

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  16. 2026-07-01 · Oral question · Mark Hooper, Member for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg · Economy & Welsh Tax

    So, again, thanks for that next question, and this builds on where we're trying to build a co-operative approach. So, I spent some time with Lord Hendy last week and the Secretary of State for Wales in what I think was—. Everyone left the room saying, 'That was a really constructive conversation.' I think we're all on the same page. We recognise that these are issues to be solved.

    There is a big problem in the room, though, that we need the finances to be programmed through, to show that we can get on with it. What Lord Hendy said specifically is, 'Is Wales ready to take these Burns stations on? Are you ready with the plans to make this happen?' And it gave me great pleasure to say 'yes', we were, and that's the sort of thing they're looking for, because when they go back to the Treasury they don't just want this vague idea of what things are going to happen. What they want is, 'This is what we're going to do. This is when we're going to go and do it.'

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  17. 2026-06-30 · Statement · Mark Hooper, Member for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg · Climate Change & Transport

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    I mentioned integration in my answer to Jason. I think integration is key to this and TfW have been working really hard to make sure we integrate services, so whether it's local services, whether it's local authority active travel services, these are all part of the integration piece. What we need to recognise is that this is intended to be a fast journey between north and south, but when people come off, they can feed into the wider network. But we also recognise—and I did reference this—that people will be using it for shorter journeys because it's convenient. This will work if you want to go from Porthmadog to Dolgellau, Carmarthen to Bangor, perhaps. These are things where we recognise that the journey will be used.

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  18. 2026-06-30 · Statement · Vikki Howells, Member for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr · Climate Change & Transport

    Thank you, Minister, for your update on bus services, including the express link between Bangor and Carmarthen, which the Welsh Labour Government had already set the wheels in motion for. I think anyone who's had to do that journey via public transport with trains will know that it necessitates a journey into England via Shrewsbury and takes more than six hours currently. Towards the end of the last Senedd, we were carrying out a review of the possibility of introducing more limited-stop coach services linking north, mid and south Wales and west Wales, so I welcome the fact that you're continuing along the previous Welsh Labour Government's road map.

    Unlike the Reform benches over there, we recognise the fact, as you stated in your statement, that the estimated price tag for reopening rail links between Bangor and Carmarthen via Pwllheli and Aberystwyth was up to £2 billion. I don't know if Jason O'Connell has got £2 billion in his back pocket, but we on the Labour benches certainly agree that a high-speed bus alternative is eminently sensible, and we welcome your announcement on this. I'm sure the investment we had already put into TrawsCymru services in the region of £7.3 million to provide quality bus services on strategic routes across Wales will have helped enormously.

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  19. 2026-06-30 · Statement · Mark Hooper, Member for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg · Climate Change & Transport

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    For decades, our communities across much of Wales have faced real difficulty travelling between the north and the south, particularly in the west of the country. Whilst there can of course be challenges travelling east to west in Wales, we are generally better served with public transport options. Since the era of Beeching cuts, there has not been a public transport service across the west of Wales corridor. This means that the quickest way to travel by public transport from Bangor to Carmarthen is via England. Many in Wales have long argued for reopening the rail lines, and this forms part of Transport for Wales's rail vision. However, this would cost in the region of £2 billion. We want to improve connectivity now. This new north-south coach service will provide a similar journey time to the rail service and a similar standard of transport.

    This is precisely why I am pleased to announce our plans to introduce a new bookable coach service linking key communities from the north to the south of Wales. This will start in Bangor and end in Carmarthen, and include stops in Caernarfon, Porthmadog, Dolgellau, Machynlleth, Aberystwyth and Aberaeron. This will reduce public transport journey times by over an hour, linking communities and facilitating connections with both rail and local bus services, with the option of extensions to ports in both the north and south of the country in the future. We will invest £2 million in this scheme in this financial year.

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  20. 2026-06-24 · Speech · Paul Davies, Member for Ceredigion Penfro · Health & Social Care

    I'm pleased to take part in this very important debate. Now, over many years, the people that I represent in west Wales have seen a steady and deeply concerning pattern from Hywel Dda University Health Board, and that's the gradual centralisation of vital services away from the communities and people that rely on them. Services have been downgraded, transferred or reconfigured against the will of the very people that these services are meant for. Each time the health board takes a service away from the local hospital and moves it further eastwards, it has been presented as necessary. And yet, taken together, they tell a clear story—that the health board wants to pull services further away from west Wales and centralise them at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen. The latest centralisation proposals have been the removal of emergency general surgery at Withybush Hospital and a shake up of stroke services across mid and west Wales.

    Now, for years, the previous Government did nothing while the health board removed service after service from Withybush Hospital, and I sincerely hope that this Government will not go down that same route. And it's not just emergency general surgery that is at risk. As I said earlier, stroke services are also under threat too. The health board is consulting on plans to downgrade stroke services to treat-and-transfer models at Bronglais and Withybush hospitals, and, if the health board follows through with its plans, it will mean that patients with acute stroke symptoms will have to travel significant distance for critical care. This is not right and it's not acceptable. It's another example of the health board centralising care in Carmarthen at the expense of communities further west.

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  21. 2026-06-24 · Oral question · Gareth Beer, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin · Economy & Welsh Tax

    People across Carmarthenshire are no longer confused by the language around net zero, they are frustrated by it, because when Ministers talk about strategic investment and a just transition, many hear spin. What they actually see are higher bills, disruption in their communities and decisions being imposed upon them. We were told this would protect the environment, but tell that to the residents in the Tywi valley facing proposed pylons and 200-metre wind turbines dominating their landscape. Tell that to the people in Bynea and Pumsaint dealing with vast solar developments—years of dust, noise and disruption. And we were promised lower bills, yet families are seeing that the opposite is happening. So, will the Minister answer this directly: where is the evidence this approach is delivering for ordinary people? And will the Government change course if this continues to drive up costs and lose public consent? Diolch.

  22. 2026-06-23 · Statement · Elin Jones, Member for Ceredigion Penfro · Economy & Welsh Tax

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    And yes, on transport, thank you for your welcome for the provisions that we've made for the young person's travel, continuing on the successful scheme that was introduced by the previous Government. And yes, I fully acknowledge that I heard him talk about this scheme often when he was the transport Minister. I was listening to him; he's not listening to me at this point. [Laughter.] I'm going to mention you, Ken, because this is your bus. I'm happy to say that this bus connection between Bangor and Carmarthen was started and developed in your Government with our support as an opposition party. I'm happy for us to call it Bus Ken, if need be, because it is a bus that meets the needs of the communities along the western seaboard that are not met by a rail connection that was taken away.

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  23. 2026-06-23 · Statement · Heledd Fychan, Member for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr · Not classified

    I want to make Members aware of a major incident in Kidwelly following a report of a collision involving a bus on the A484 near the Kidwelly roundabout. Emergency services are on the scene and members of the public are asked to stay away from the area until further notice. The Deputy Minister for Transport will update Senedd Members accordingly once further information is available.

  24. 2026-06-09 · Statement · James Evans, Member for Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd · Housing & Social Justice

    I'd like to welcome the Cabinet Minister to her position. One part of your portfolio is the development of national significance. We've seen in my own constituency the Nant Mithil planning application for large-scale wind turbines—that's had huge local opposition. But we've seen in the past that ideology can overtake actual planning decisions. If we look at Hendy windfarm, for example, Planning and Environment Decisions Wales said 'no', local people said 'no', the local planning department said 'no', but a Welsh Labour Minister approved the planning application, putting ideology ahead of facts. So, I'm just interested, Cabinet Minister, in how you intend to take developments of national significance forward. Will you listen to the advice of local planning authorities, the views of local people and PEDW in your considerations? And will you not go against their planning advice, if it is given to you? Diolch.

  25. 2026-06-09 · Oral question · Gareth Beer, Member for Sir Gaerfyrddin · Not classified

    Across Carmarthenshire, from Pumsaint to Bynea, from Ferryside to the Tywi valley, people are angry, First Minister. They see their countryside being industrialised with massive wind turbines, huge solar sites, substations, and miles and miles of pylons. There's concrete, disruption and destruction on their productive farmland. What angers them most, First Minister, is that, during the campaign, Plaid Cymru stood with these communities, nodding along to their concerns, offering warm words and so-called alternatives, but now they're in Government, those same communities feel completely abandoned. So let me ask you directly: was this just lip service to get elected? Are rural communities in Carmarthenshire now simply being told they must sacrifice their land, their farming, their tourism, their way of life to satisfy your ideological obsession with net zero, no matter what the cost? Why would anyone trust Plaid Cymru again when it says one thing on the doorstep and does the exact opposite in Government? Diolch.

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