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Alarm at future of community testing after portal launch delayed

Plaid Cymru have expressed concern about the future of community testing and a lack of details about how to increase testing capacity after an online booking system for coronavirus tests for key workers in Wales was delayed for a second week.

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New home learning arrangements have shown "real impact" poverty has on child achievement

The new home teaching arrangements during Covid-19 have highlighted how poverty holds children back, Plaid Cymru have said.

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Wales Must Receive SAGE Parity of Treatment - Adam Price

Plaid Cymru has called on the Welsh Government to publish details of what it agreed to in terms of its SAGE membership.

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Plaid MP calls for tax avoiders not to receive government support

Plaid MP Jonathan Edwards has written to the Chancellor calling for the UK Government not to give financial support to tax avoiding companies.

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Farmers running up losses and running out of time’ warn Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru has demanded an emergency support scheme to help Welsh farms survive the catastrophic impact of the covid-19 pandemic, describing the Welsh Government’s response as appallingly slow.

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Some health workers who die of Covid-19 may not get Death in Service benefit

The Welsh Government needs to guarantee Death in Service benefit for any health worker who dies in the line of duty, according to Plaid Cymru.

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"Going backwards on testing no way to break lockdown"

Plaid Cymru have warned Welsh Government that “going backwards” on testing will not break the lockdown after First Minister Mark Drakeford today published Welsh Government's framework for exiting the lockdown.

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"Thousands falling through cracks” in Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claim Plaid

Thousands of people are falling through the cracks in the UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Plaid Cymru have said.

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Plaid Leader Adam Price says Health Minister Vaughan Gething must be relieved of duties

Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price has called on the First Minister to relieve Welsh Government Health Minister Vaughan Gething of his responsibilities “with immediate effect”. The Plaid Cymru Leader said the Health Minister had not only failed “several times” over the last month but had also “failed to acknowledge” those failures.

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Wales should "locally produce" face masks for general public

Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price has called on the Welsh Government to work with local manufacturers to produce face masks to give for free to the general public ahead of rumours the Westminster Government will ask people to wear face masks in public.

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