Agenda and decisions

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Obituary tributes to Baroness Thatcher

The item started at 13.30

 

(45 mins)

1.

Questions to the First Minister

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The Presiding Officer will call the Party Leaders to ask questions without notice to the First Minister after Question 2.

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Decision:

The item started at 13.44

The first 10 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after Question 2.

Urgent Questions

The item started at 14.32

Urgent Question 1

Mike Hedges (Swansea East): Will the Minister make a statement on the current measles outbreak in the South West Wales area?

The item started at 14.41

Urgent Question 2

Aled Roberts (North Wales): What assessment has the Minister made of the impact on the agricultural industry of the closure of the Vion meat-processing plant in Anglesey?

The item started at 14.50

Urgent Question 3

Russell George (Montgomeryshire): What further assistance does the Welsh Government intend to deploy to help upland sheep farmers recently affected by the severe cold weather?

 

(30 mins)

2.

Business Statement and Announcement

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Decision:

The item started at 15.08

(30 mins)

3.

Statement by the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport: Cardiff Airport

Decision:

The item started at 15.18

(30 mins)

4.

Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology: Careers Wales

Decision:

The item started at 15.46

5.

Statement by the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport: The Welsh Language and Economic Development Task and Finish Group - to be issued as a written statement

6.

Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013 - Postponed

(15 mins)

7.

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013

NDM5201 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales; in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:

Approves that the draft The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 28 February 2013.

Supporting Documents:
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013
Explanatory Memorandum
Report of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

Decision:

The item started at 16.21

NDM5201 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales; in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:

Approves that the draft The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 28 February 2013.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

(15 mins)

8.

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Children and Families Bill

NDM5164 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions of the Children and Families Bill, relating to amendments to the Children Act 1989 (section 31A (4A)) and sections 125 to 131 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum has been laid in Table Office on 12 February 2013 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2(i).  

Supporting Documents:
A copy of the Bill can be found here:
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2012-13/childrenandfamilies.html
Legislative Consent Memorandum
Report of the Children and Young People Committee

Decision:

The item started at 16.27

NDM5164 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions of the Children and Families Bill, relating to amendments to the Children Act 1989 (section 31A (4A)) and sections 125 to 131 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales should be considered by the UK Parliament.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

(60 mins)

9.

Motion to agree the general principles of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill

NDM5197 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 26.11:

Agrees to the general principles of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill

The Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 26 November 2012.

The report of the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee on the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill was laid before the Assembly on 21 March 2013.

Supporting Documents:
The Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
Explanatory Memorandum
Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee Report
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Report

Decision:

The item started at 16.33

NDM5197 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 26.11:

Agrees to the general principles of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

(5 mins)

10.

Motion to approve the Financial Resolution of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill

NDM5198 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69, arising in consequence of the Bill.

Decision:

The item started at 17.22

NDM5198 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69, arising in consequence of the Bill.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

(90 mins)

11.

Motion to agree the general principles of the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill

NDM5199 Mark Drakeford (Cardiff West)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 26.11:

Agrees to the general principles of the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill

The Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 3 December 2012.

The report of Health and Social Care Committee on the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill was laid before the Assembly on 25 March 2013.

Supporting Documents:
The Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill
Explanatory Memorandum
Health and Social Care Committee report
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Report

Decision:

The item started at 17.23

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM5199 Mark Drakeford (Cardiff West)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 26.11:

Agrees to the general principles of the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

41

5

9

55

The motion was agreed.

(5 mins)

12.

Motion to approve the Financial Resolution of the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill

NDM5200 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69, arising in consequence of the Bill.

Decision:

The item started at 18.46

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM5200 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69, arising in consequence of the Bill.

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

41

4

10

55

The motion was agreed.

Motion to elect a Member to, and the Chair of, the Health and Social Care Committee

The item started at 18.47

NDM5207 Rosemary Butler (Newport West)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects:

1. Gwyn Price (Welsh Labour) as a member of the Health and Social Care Committee in place of Mark Drakeford (Welsh Labour), and;

2. Vaughan Gething (Welsh Labour) as Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Voting Time

The item started at 18.48

 

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