MANIFESTO commitments and scoring points was the order of the day in today’s first full First Minister Questions of Rhun ap Iorwerth’s term as leader.

Reform UK’s leader in Wales, Dan Thomas, said Plaid Cymru had promised to eradicate two-year NHS waiting times within months, but Health Minister Mabon ap Gwynfor had indicated this may take four years.

FM Rhun ap Iorwerth said work has already begun to tackle NHS waiting lists.

The Reform leader and FM then traded statistics on how many people had voted for their parties in the recent election before Mr Thomas said the FM had highlighted his commitment to foreign affairs despite this not being devolved.

“You have made clear that your priorities are elsewhere, but that’s not surprising coming from a first minister who, on your first call with the Prime Minister, raised independence as an issue,” Mr Thomas said.

Mr ap Iorwerth said: “We want to focus spending on where it makes a difference — to the patients that we all are here to serve.”

Welsh Labour interim leader Ken Skates wanted the FM to clarify the Welsh government’s position on small modular reactors because Plaid’s manifesto failed to reference nuclear energy.

Mr ap Iorwerth said nuclear energy was a reserved matter for Westminster, but his government would work positively on the plan for his constituency of Ynys Mon because of the economic benefits from the small modular nuclear reactors.

Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar also asked about the road links to the FM’s Ynys Mon constituency after one of the two bridges was closed recently and asked when plans for a third bridge would be brought forward.