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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 13.30 The first 9 questions were asked. Questions
1 and 2 were answered by the Deputy Minister for Social Services. |
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Questions to the Counsel General Decision: The
item started at 14.21 Both
questions were asked. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty Decision: The item started at 14.25 The first 12 questions were asked. Questions 2, 6, 7, 10 and 12 were answered by
the Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty. |
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Presiding Officer Statement The
Presiding Officer announced that Bethan Jenkins had won the Members’ ballot to
submit a proposal for legislation. In accordance with Standing Order 26.91,
Bethan Jenkins may now seek the Assembly’s agreement to introduce a Member
proposed Financial Literacy Bill. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee's Report on the Inquiry into Law Making and the Church in Wales NDM5295 David Melding
(South Wales Central) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes
the report of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee on its
inquiry into Law-making and the Church in Wales, which was laid in the Table
Office on 13 June 2013. Supporting documents: Decision: The item started
at 15.19 NDM5295
David Melding (South Wales Central) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes the report of the
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee on its inquiry into Law-making
and the Church in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 13 June 2013. The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. |
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Motion to approve the Assembly Commission’s Official Languages Scheme NDM5297 Rhodri Glyn
Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with paragraph
8(11)(d) of Schedule 2 of the Government of Wales Act 2006: Approves
the Assembly Commission's Official Languages Scheme, laid before the National
Assembly for Wales on 10 July 2013. Supporting documents: Assembly
Commission's Official Languages Scheme Communities,
Equality and Local Government Committee’s Stage 1 Committee report Decision: The item started
at 15.55 NDM5297
Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with paragraph
8(11)(d) of Schedule 2 of the Government of Wales Act 2006: Approves
the Assembly Commission's Official Languages Scheme, laid before the National
Assembly for Wales on 10 July 2013. The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Plaid Cymru Debate NDM5298 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes with concern that 48.9% of Wales’ pupils leave school without 5 GCSEs at
A*-C including English/Welsh and mathematics. 2.
Notes with concern that the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged
and more advantaged backgrounds grows through the key stages, reaching 33% in
key stage 4. 3.
Believes policies to address surplus places should be re-evaluated to support
high standards as a priority. 4.
Recognises the importance of ensuring that pupils leave school with relevant
qualifications and calls upon the Welsh Government to prioritise the
establishment of Qualifications Wales as an independent organisation to
regulate qualifications in the first instance. 5.
Recognises the importance of closing the attainment gap between pupils from
disadvantaged backgrounds and pupils from more advantaged backgrounds and calls
upon the Welsh Government to ensure that the pupil deprivation grant is
allocated towards policies that address this. 6.
Calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward its comprehensive proposals to
enact the recommendations in the Hill report. 7.
Welcomes The Party of Wales’ agreement with the Welsh Government to create
5,650 additional apprenticeship opportunities, providing young people with
valuable opportunities to develop their skills and obtain employment. The
Hill Report can be accessed on the following link: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/dcells/consultation/130621-delivery-of-education-report-en.pdf The following amendments
have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert
at end of point one: ‘and
calls on the Welsh Government to work with Estyn to
ensure that every school adopts an individual pupil monitoring programme, to
measure pupils’ progress and support schools to target efforts at those pupils
who are not meeting their full potential’ Amendment 2 - William
Graham (South Wales East) Add
as new point 3 and renumber accordingly: Notes
with concern the lack of consistency between Schools and Local Education Authorities
on improving and managing positive transitions between primary and secondary
school. Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert
at end of point 4: ‘,
and to publish a communications strategy to promote distinctly Welsh
qualifications to prospective employers and educational institutions’ Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert
as new point 6 and renumber accordingly: Welcomes
the Welsh Liberal Democrats’ agreement with the Welsh Government to establish
the Pupil Deprivation Grant, which has seen £32.4million of funding for schools
in 2012-13 and £36.3m in 2013-14, to help break the link between poverty and
low attainment, and calls on the Welsh Government to ensure certainty of
funding for the future. Amendment 5 - William
Graham (South Wales East) Delete
point 7 and replace with: Notes
the Welsh Government’s commitment to create 5,650 additional apprenticeship
opportunities, and calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
monitor the creation of these additional apprenticeships; and b)
ensure that the skills gained on these apprenticeships match the needs of the
employment market. Decision: The item started at 16.30 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A vote was taken on
the motion without amendment: NDM5298
Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes with concern that 48.9% of Wales’ pupils leave school without 5 GCSEs at
A*-C including English/Welsh and mathematics. 2.
Notes with concern that the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged
and more advantaged backgrounds grows through the key stages, reaching 33% in
key stage 4. 3.
Believes policies to address surplus places should be re-evaluated to support
high standards as a priority. 4.
Recognises the importance of ensuring that pupils leave school with relevant
qualifications and calls upon the Welsh Government to prioritise the
establishment of Qualifications Wales as an independent organisation to
regulate qualifications in the first instance. 5.
Recognises the importance of closing the attainment gap between pupils from
disadvantaged backgrounds and pupils from more advantaged backgrounds and calls
upon the Welsh Government to ensure that the pupil deprivation grant is
allocated towards policies that address this. 6.
Calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward its comprehensive proposals to
enact the recommendations in the Hill report. 7.
Welcomes The Party of Wales’ agreement with the Welsh Government to create
5,650 additional apprenticeship opportunities, providing young people with
valuable opportunities to develop their skills and obtain employment.
The motion without amendment was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Stage 3 Standing Order 26.44 debate on the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill In
accordance with Standing Order 26.36, amendments will be disposed of in the
order which the sections and schedules to which they relate, arise in the Bill. The amendments have been
grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as
follows: 1. The Panel 34,
63, 16, 64, 17, 18, 65, 66, 67, 27, 28, 68, 29, 32, 33, 69 2. Agricultural Wages
Order 4,
5, 19, 6, 50, 7, 20, 8, 9, 46, 10, 21, 22, 2, 1, 11A, 11, 12, 23, 13, 15 3. Enforcement and Offences 51,
52, 53, 54, 35, 57, 30 4. Holiday entitlement
and enforcement 47,
48, 56, 49 5. Information and
records 58,
59, 60, 36 6. Review and duration
of Act 37,
38, 39, 40, 24, 41, 42, 43 7. Orders and
Regulations 3,
25, 31, 26, 14 8. Definition of
Agriculture and Agricultural Worker 44,
45, 61 9. Restrictions on the
Panel and Welsh Ministers 62 Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 17.35 In accordance with
Standing Order 26.36, amendments will be disposed of in the order which the
sections and schedules to which they relate, arise in the Bill. The Amendments have been
grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as
follows: 1. The Panel 34,
63, 16, 64, 17, 18, 65, 66, 67, 27, 28, 68, 29, 32, 33, 69 2. Agricultural Wages
Order 4,
5, 19, 6, 50, 7, 20, 8, 9, 46, 10, 21, 22, 2, 1, 11A, 11, 12, 23, 13, 15 3. Enforcement and
Offences 51,
52, 53, 54, 35, 57, 30 4. Holiday entitlement
and enforcement 47,
48, 56, 49 5. Information and
records 58,
59, 60, 36 6. Review and duration
of Act 37,
38, 39, 40, 24, 41, 42, 43 7. Orders and
Regulations 3,
25, 31, 26, 14 8. Definition of
Agriculture and Agricultural Worker 44,
45, 61 9. Restrictions on the
Panel and Welsh Ministers 62 Voting was taken in the order
set out in the Marshalled List of Amendments. A
vote was taken on Amendment 34:
Amendment
34 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 63:
Amendment
63 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 4:
Amendment
4 was agreed. As
amendment 4 was agreed, amendments 16 and 64 fell. A
vote was taken on Amendment 17:
Amendment
17 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 18:
Amendment
18 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 65:
Amendment
65 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 66:
Amendment
66 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 67:
Amendment
67 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 27:
Amendment
27 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 28:
Amendment
28 was not agreed. As
amendment 28 was not agreed, amendments 32 and 33 fell. A
vote was taken on Amendment 68:
Amendment
68 was not agreed. As
amendment 68 was not agreed, amendment 69 fell. A
vote was taken on Amendment 5:
Amendment
5 was agreed. As
amendment 5 was agreed, amendment 19 fell. A
vote was taken on Amendment 6:
Amendment
6 was agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 50:
Amendment
50 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 7:
Amendment
7 was agreed. As
amendment 7 was agreed, amendment 20 fell. A
vote was taken on Amendment 8:
Amendment
8 was agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 9:
Amendment
9 was agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 46:
Amendment
46 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 10:
Amendment
10 was agreed. As
amendment 10 was agreed, amendments 21, 22 and 2 fell. A
vote was taken on Amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 11A:
Amendment
11A was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 11:
Amendment
11 was agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 51:
Amendment
51 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 52:
Amendment
52 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 53:
Amendment
53 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 54:
Amendment
54 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 35:
Amendment
35 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 47:
Amendment
47 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 48:
Amendment
48 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 56:
Amendment
56 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 49:
Amendment
49 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 57:
Amendment
57 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 58:
Amendment
58 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 59:
Amendment
59 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 60:
Amendment
60 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 36:
Amendment
36 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 12:
Amendment
12 was agreed. Amendment
23 was not moved. A
vote was taken on Amendment 13:
Amendment
13 was agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 29:
Amendment
29 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 37:
Amendment
37 was not agreed. As
amendment 37 was not agreed, amendment 39 fell. A
vote was taken on Amendment 38:
Amendment
38 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 40:
Amendment
40 was not agreed. As
amendment 40 was not agreed, amendment 43 fell. A
vote was taken on Amendment 24:
Amendment
24 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 41:
Amendment
41 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 42:
Amendment
42 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 30:
Amendment
30 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 3:
Amendment
3 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 25:
Amendment
25 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 31:
Amendment
31 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 26:
Amendment
26 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 14:
Amendment
14 was agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 15:
Amendment
15 was agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 44:
Amendment
44 was not agreed. As
amendment 44 was not agreed, amendment 45 fell. A
vote was taken on Amendment 32:
Amendment
32 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 61:
Amendment
61 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on Amendment 62:
Amendment
62 was not agreed. All sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding
Stage 3 proceedings. |
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(5 mins) |
Stage 4 Standing Order 26.47 motion to approve the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill At
the conclusion of Stage 3 the Minister may propose that the Bill be passed in
accordance with Standing Order 26.47. If the proposition is agreed: Stage
4 Standing Order 26.47 motion to approve the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill Decision: The item started at 19.27 At the conclusion of
Stage 3 the Minister may propose that the Bill be passed in accordance with
Standing Order 26.47. If the proposition is agreed: Stage 4 Standing Order
26.47 motion to approve the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill. The result was as
follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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Voting Time The
item started at 19.41 |
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