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Questions to the First Minister The
Presiding Officer will call the Party Leaders to ask questions without notice
to the First Minister after Question 2. Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 13.30 The first 11 questions were asked. The
Deputy Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First
Minister after Question 2. |
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(30 mins) |
Business Statement and Announcement Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 14.17 |
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the Minister for Finance: Progress on the development of European Structural Fund Programmes 2014-20 Decision: The item started at 14.27 |
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the Minister for Finance: The Draft Budget 2014-15 Decision: The item started at 15.00 |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on Direct Payments of Housing Costs to Tenants in Wales NDM5315 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the UK Government's continuing plans to
introduce direct payments; 2. Calls again on the UK Government to change its policy
on direct payments to reflect the likely negative impact on many tenants, as
well the risk to the financial viability of housing organisations;
and 3. Commends work by housing and other organisations
to help people to cope with the changes. The
following amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - William
Graham (South Wales East) In point 1, delete all
after ‘plans’ and replace with: ‘to standardise direct
payments introduced by the previous UK Labour Government’ Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert at the end of
point 1: ‘which offer the
potential to empower people through greater control over their finances and
provide a clearer route into work and independence.’ Amendment 3 - William
Graham (South Wales East) Delete point 2 and
replace with: Welcomes the ‘Universal
Credit Local Support Services Framework’, issued by the UK Government and
compiled jointly with agencies including the Welsh Local Government
Association, which lists the support available to claimants needing payment of
housing costs directly to landlords. The Universal Credit
Local Support Services Framework can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-local-support-services-framework [If
amendment 3 is agreed, amendment 4 will be de-selected] Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Delete point 2 and
replace with: Calls on the UK
Government to carefully examine the full findings of the Direct Payment
Demonstration Projects which will conclude at the end of December 2013. Amendment 5 - Elin Jones
(Ceredigion) Add as a new point at
end of motion: Believes that direct
payments could lead to more evictions, resulting in additional costs to evict
and re-house individuals, and calls on the Welsh Government to work with local
authorities and housing associations to implement best practice on avoiding
evictions. Amendment 6 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as a new point at
end of motion: Calls on the Welsh
Government to work with local authorities, credit unions and housing
associations to consider the best ways to make financial products with built-in
budgeting features more widely available and to promote the use of money advice
services to tenants, in order to help those affected by direct payments. Decision: The item started
at 15.40 Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM5315 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the UK Government's continuing plans to introduce
direct payments; 2. Calls again on the UK Government to change its policy
on direct payments to reflect the likely negative impact on many tenants, as
well the risk to the financial viability of housing organisations;
and 3. Commends work by housing and other organisations
to help people to cope with the changes. The following
amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 - William Graham (South Wales East) In
point 1, delete all after ‘plans’ and replace with: ‘to
standardise direct payments introduced by the previous UK Labour Government’ A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was not
agreed. Amendment
2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert
at the end of point 1: ‘which
offer the potential to empower people through greater control over their
finances and provide a clearer route into work and independence.’ A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
Amendment 2 was not
agreed. Amendment
3 - William Graham (South Wales East) Delete
point 2 and replace with: Welcomes
the ‘Universal Credit Local Support Services Framework’, issued by the UK
Government and compiled jointly with agencies including the Welsh Local
Government Association, which lists the support available to claimants needing
payment of housing costs directly to landlords. A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
Amendment 3 was not
agreed. Amendment
4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Delete
point 2 and replace with: Calls
on the UK Government to carefully examine the full findings of the Direct
Payment Demonstration Projects which will conclude at the end of December 2013. A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
Amendment 4 was not
agreed. Amendment
5 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add
as a new point at end of motion: Believes
that direct payments could lead to more evictions, resulting in additional
costs to evict and re-house individuals, and calls on the Welsh Government to
work with local authorities and housing associations to implement best practice
on avoiding evictions. A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
Amendment 5 was
agreed. Amendment
6 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add
as a new point at end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government
to work with local authorities, credit unions and housing associations to
consider the best ways to make financial products with built-in budgeting
features more widely available and to promote the use of money advice services
to tenants, in order to help those affected by direct payments. A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
Amendment 6 was
agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5315 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the UK Government's continuing plans to
introduce direct payments; 2. Calls again on the UK Government to change its policy on
direct payments to reflect the likely negative impact on many tenants, as well
the risk to the financial viability of housing organisations;
and 3. Commends work by housing and other organisations
to help people to cope with the changes. 4. Believes
that direct payments could lead to more evictions, resulting in additional
costs to evict and re-house individuals, and calls on the Welsh Government to
work with local authorities and housing associations to implement best practice
on avoiding evictions. 5. Calls on the Welsh Government
to work with local authorities, credit unions and housing associations to
consider the best ways to make financial products with built-in budgeting
features more widely available and to promote the use of money advice services
to tenants, in order to help those affected by direct payments.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the General Principles of the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Bill NDM5316 Gwenda Thomas (Neath) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in
accordance with Standing Order 26.11: Agrees to the general principles of the Social Services
and Well-being (Wales) Bill the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill and
Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 28 January 2013; The report of Health and Social Care Committee on the
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill was laid before the Assembly on 18
July 2013. The following
amendment has been tabled: Amendment 1 - William
Graham (South Wales East) Add as new point at end
of the motion: Notes the importance of
individual advocacy in ensuring that the best interests of people reliant upon
social services are met. Supporting Documents Decision: The item started
at 16.37 NDM5316 Gwenda Thomas (Neath) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in
accordance with Standing Order 26.11: Agrees to the general principles of the Social Services
and Well-being (Wales) Bill. The following
amendment was tabled: Amendment
1 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add
as new point at end of the motion: Notes
the importance of individual advocacy in ensuring that the best interests of
people reliant upon social services are met. Amendment 1 was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Voting on the motion as amended under this
item was deferred until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5316 Gwenda Thomas (Neath) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in
accordance with Standing Order 26.11: Agrees to the general principles of the Social Services
and Well-being (Wales) Bill. Notes
the importance of individual advocacy in ensuring that the best interests of
people reliant upon social services are met.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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(5 mins) |
Motion to approve the Financial Resolution in respect of the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Bill NDM5317 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the
purposes of any provisions resulting from the Social Services and Well-being
(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 17.51 Voting on the motion under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. NDM5317 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any
provisions resulting from the Social Services and Well-being (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:
The motion was
agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the General Principles of the National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill NDM5318 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 National Health
Service Finance (Wales) Bill. The National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill and
Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 30 September 2013. Decision: The item started
at 17.53 NDM5318 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 National Health
Service Finance (Wales) Bill. The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. |
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(5 mins) |
Motion to approve the Financial Resolution in respect of the National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill NDM5319 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the
purposes of any provisions resulting from the National Health Service (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 18.36 NDM5319 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions
resulting from the National Health Service (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. |
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Voting Time The
item started at 18.37 |
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