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VOTING in the Senedd elections could take place over a number of days if the election can't take place on May 6, Members of the Senedd have agreed.

Mark Isherwood, MS for North Wales By Mark Isherwood, MS for North Wales Leading the Welsh Conservative Senedd debate on 'Support for palliative care during the pandemic', I highlighted the pandemic's impact on those providing end-of-life care and those who are terminally ill and their loved ones, emphasised the importance of high quality palliative care and bereavement support services, noted that the Welsh Government allocation to the Hospice Emergency Fund was less generous than equivalent funds in all other UK nations, and called on the Welsh Government to increase support for palliat...

Mark Isherwood, MS for North Wales By Mark Isherwood, MS for North Wales Despite Welsh Government Ministers and all five other North Wales county councils confirming that local authorities have discretion to pay out Business Grants to self-catering businesses unable to meet Welsh Government eligibility criteria, but able to prove they are a legitimate business, Flintshire Council alone continues to insist that they are ineligible, leaving several struggling. Questioning the First Minister, I therefore called on him to "place on the record" that local authorities are able to use their disc...

BBC News Published image captionThere is "uncertainty" about what the Coronavirus situation will be in May, a minister said The Senedd election could be delayed from May until as late as 5 November under proposals published by the Welsh Government. Welsh ministers say they are taking steps in case the pandemic stops the election going ahead safely on 6 May. Voters will also be able to send someone to vote on their behalf if they are self-isolating. Opponents said ministers must explain under what circumstances they would seek to change the date. The Welsh Elections (Coronavirus) Bill allows ...