That's it for today's FMQs - the first taken by Rhun ap Iorwerth.

The first minister came under pressure over his waiting times target - exactly what was it for two-year waits, the FM was asked.

Ap Iorwerth did not tell the Reform leader, but said work had started to address the problem.

Meanwhile Ken Skates took the Plaid Cymru leader to task over nuclear power - does Plaid support the plans for Wylfa?

The party has opposed nuclear power in the past, except on the Isle of Anglesey.

Rhun ap Iorwerth said they would work "positively" on "that particular plan".

Back to education, and Plaid Cymru Caerdydd Penarth MS Leticia Gonzalez said many parents in her constituency "are worried about falling standards in literacy and numeracy and increasing challenges teachers face in supporting pupils with additional learning needs".

She asks the first minister how he will take action to "give all children in Wales the best possible starting life".

Rhun ap Iorwerth said "progress is already under way for our new foundational numeracy and literacy plan, for our review of the learned travel measure, and our assessment of ALN [additional learning needs] provision in Welsh medium education as part of our first 100 days commitment".

He added that his government would provide more detail on this "this later this term, as well as the timeline" for the plans.

Reform's Gaz Thomas, who is attending FMQs in a wheelchair, asks the first minister if he will "ensure disabled people's rights are fully embedded in law and public life in Wales?"

The first minister says they will incorporate key human rights conventions into Welsh law, including on disabled people.

Thomas, who represents Pen-y-Bont Bro Morgannwg, calls for a "rights based approach across government" with "clear duties on public bodies to promote equality, inclusion, accessibility".

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What is the government going to do to increase “the number of livestock units across Wales”, asks Reform's James Evans, accusing Plaid of having previously supported numbers reducing.

“This government has not supported or called for a reduction in livestock numbers,” says ap Iorwerth.

But he says the government wants to help agriculture be more sustainable and profitable.

Reform UK’s Benjamin MacKenna says he used to work in a pub which has now been forced to close.

He says they could not cope with “rising costs across the board”, and asks if the FM will commit to reviewing the business rate system for all hospitality firms across the board.

Ap Iorwerth says they have pledged to explore options to reform business rates “that better support high street regeneration”.

"There are other measures that we are determined to take to create a new vibrancy on our high streets,” he said.

Paul Rock became the first Green Party politician to take part in Welsh First Minister's Questions.

The Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf MS asked how the first minister would "ensure that progress in responding to the nature and climate crisis across government portfolios is transparently and meaningfully measured and reported without a specific minister for the environment" in his cabinet.

Rhun ap Iorwerth said his government would be "tracking what is actually changing on the ground, so that we can see what is working" on environmental matters.

He added that his cabinet "holds collective responsibility for the cross-cutting issues of climate and nature" and was "committed to clear public reporting on Wales' progress".

Tory MS Janet Finch-Saunders accuses the first minister's party of having propped up the former Welsh Labour government, which she said had let down Welsh pupils.

"For too long standards have fallen," she said.

"Standards have slipped, discipline has deteriorated, and too many children are left behind."

Rhun ap Iorwerth says: "This is the first opportunity for us to have a Plaid Cymru government."

He says it is a "core principle" for his party to have the highest possible level of education standards.

Moving on to education now, and Reform's Stephen Senior asks whether the first minister will reverse plans to offer only combined science.

Ap Iorwerth replies that Qualifications Wales announced in September 2025 that separate GCSEs in physics, chemistry and biology would continue to be available.

Senior says the FM knows there is a review of that, and said he was disappointed that he could not commit to reverse the review.

The first minister said he supports the principle of the sciences being taught separately but said it was important to have a review.

Earlier Rebecca Phillips of Plaid Cymru asked about concerns regarding pollution in the River Tawe "following reports that a number of individuals, many children, have fallen ill after entering the water".

She asks for assurance the Welsh government will work with environmental regulator Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Welsh Water to "thoroughly investigate these incidents".

The FM said was concerned and has asked NRW to investigate the reports.

Darren Millar also asks when will there be an M4 relief road.

Rhun ap Iorwerth says it is clear that action is needed to address congestion.

“Money was wasted, I must say, in getting to a place where nothing has happened in recent years."

The FM does not say for either the Menai or the M4 what the solutions to the problems might be.

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The Conservatives' Darren Millar asks about the repeated closures of the Menai Bridge.

“You’ve previously spoken loudly and clearly in the Senedd in favour of a third Menai crossing,” he says, inviting him to attend a public meeting and “look residents in the eye” and tell them how he would build it.

“People in Ynys Mon have been let down for too long when it comes to the resilience of the Menai crossings,” says ap Iorwerth.

“This new Welsh government will act with greater urgency and focus.

“We have already begun work within government,” he says, on long and short term measures.

“It’s not a structure we need, its an answer.”

“Our dependence on energy from overseas must end,” says Ken Skates.

The Welsh Labour leader asks whether the first minister agrees with building as many as eight small modular reactors in his constituency.

Yes, says Rhun ap Iorwerth. But Skates pushes for “clarity” on what the position now is, given Plaid failed to mention nuclear energy.

Ap Iorwerth said his position is “very very clear”. It’s a “reserved matter”, meaning it is for Westminster.

“We will work positively on that particular plan because of the economic benefits,” he says.

Reform's Dan Thomas says international relations has a £9m Welsh government budget and asks Rhun ap Iorwerth: "Why are you continuing Labour's policy of spending large sums of money abroad when it should be spent in Wales, and we should be putting the people of Wales first?"

The first minister says more voters trusted Plaid Cymru to "deliver a sustainable health and care service for the future".

"Let's be serious about the challenges that we face, rather than the small change that is referred to by the leader of the opposition," he adds.

Reform accuse Rhun ap Iorwerth of not prioritising the NHS, with Dan Thomas telling him: “Your priorities are elsewhere."

"The public expect you and your government to give full attention to the NHS," he says.

The Reform leader raises a recent critical audit report about the Aneurin Bevan Health Board and GP contracts, and whether the scandal will be repeated under his watch.

Ap Iorwerth says they have a programme of government which gets to grip with issues such as those raised in the Gwent health board.

Owain Clarke
BBC Wales Health Correspondent

As well as First Minister's Questions, the health minister will also set out his priorities in front of Senedd members.

Mabon Ap Gwynfor has already said that he's willing to spend £120m this year to further reduce NHS waiting lists - the same amount as was spent in the last year of the previous Labour government.

But it will be interesting to find out if he'll set firm targets, at this stage, for how quickly he wants any reductions to be achieved.

He's also likely to address the issue of recruitment, following the news that dozens of healthcare graduates wouldn't be offered jobs in the NHS this year due to financial pressures and a mismatch between supply and demand.

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Thousands are still waiting more than two years for treatment on the NHS, says Reform's Welsh leader Dan Thomas. What expectations has the Plaid Cymru government set, he asks ap Iorwerth - is it the promises made in the election campaign, or what his health minister said recently?

Ap Iorwerth said before the election he wanted to end two-year waits in a year, while Mabon ap Gwynfor has suggested it could take four years.

Rhun ap Iorwerth said there were two elements to what they wanted to do - cutting waiting lists in the short term and building a sustainable health service. He said work had started to address the issue.

Reform's David Mills asks the first minister what he will do to tackle water pollution.

He says: "We all know that Welsh Water is pumping raw sewage out into our rivers. Each year they get fined millions of pounds. Each year their CEO gets huge bonuses. This is so wrong. What concrete action is the minister going to take to address this?"

The FM said he hopes members across the chamber agree with "Plaid Cymru's determination to take Welsh water into Welsh hands".

He says he wants a set of values for how Welsh Water is run, which could include executive pay.

Gareth Lewis
BBC Wales political editor

Questions to the first minister is an opportunity for the opposition parties to set the agenda.

The same goes for the first minister, depending on how he answers.

We already know some of the questions that Rhun ap Iorwerth will face because MSs have to apply via a ballot to ask them.

But questions from opposition leaders are an unknown quantity, which means a lot of eyes and ears will be on Reform’s Dan Thomas, Labour’s Ken Skates and Darren Millar from the Conservatives.

For Thomas, as for ap Iorwerth, this is a big moment.

Does he continue along the lines of what he’s said so far since the election, that Plaid should park constitutional arguments and focus on improving public services or does he have another line of attack up his sleeve?

Art Wright, from Casnewydd Islwyn, makes a small bit of history as the first MS to ask Rhun ap Iorwerth a question at FMQs.

The Reform MS presses the first minister on the quality of accident and emergency services in his area, saying the lack of a emergency service in Newport was having a "serious knock-on effect" in Cwmbran and the wider Torfaen area.

Ap Iorwerth replies that there needed to be a "significant improvement on the current situation".

Owain Clarke
BBC Wales Health Correspondent

The first question to the first minister is about A&E services in Newport and Islwyn - which are provided at the Grange Hospital near Cwmbran.

The latest figures available, for April, show just 49.2% of patients spent less than 4 hours at that A&E before being admitted, transferred or discharged - against a target of 95%.

They also show there were 1,168 occasions where someone spent more than 12 hours waiting - although the targets state nobody should wait that long.

But the hospital performs better than the two worst performing A&Es in the country - which are Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan and Wrexham Maelor hospital.