Questions to the First Minister - Fifth Senedd
Questions to the First Minister - Fifth Senedd
Assembly
Members (AMs) may ask Oral Assembly Questions to Cabinet Secretaries about any
matter falling within their areas of responsibility.
Cabinet
Secretaries answers questions once every four weeks that the Assembly meets in
Plenary. Oral questions are answered during a designated Question Time in
Plenary.
The
Presiding Officer conducts a ballot to determine the names of Members who may
table questions. Each Member may enter their name into a ballot.
The
Member selected must then table their oral question at least five days before
the question is due to be answered. A computer randomly selects the order in
which the questions are to be asked in Plenary.
Following the Cabinet Reshuffle on 13 December 2018,
questions on most items in this portfolio are now answered by the Minster for Education
Reason considered: Government Business;
Type: For information
First published: 10/06/2016