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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Government Business The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Minister after Question 2. Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 13.30 The first 11 questions were asked. The Presiding
Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after
Question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Public Services The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Minister after Question 2. Decision: The item started at 14.17 All 15 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party
spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after Question 2. |
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport: Update on Murco Refinery, Milford Haven Decision: The item started at 15.02 |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives Debate NDM5614 Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Calls upon the Welsh Government to establish an Armed Forces Commissioner. Decision: The item started at 15.38 Voting
on the motion was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion: NDM5614 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Calls upon the Welsh
Government to establish an Armed Forces Commissioner.
The
motion was not agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives Debate NDM5616 Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes Wales's rich wealth of natural resources. 2.
Notes the important role water has in the current and future economic, social
and environmental sustainability of Wales. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to consider ways to capitalise on the potential
that water can bring to the Welsh economy. 4.
Calls for the National Assembly to engage at a national and international level
to ensure the importance of water resources to communities is identified and
work towards including labelling information on the water footprint of products
and services. The following amendments
have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Aled
Roberts (North Wales) Insert
as new point 2 and renumber accordingly: Notes
the potential benefits to Wales's economic, social and environmental
sustainability offered by hydropower and pumped storage. Amendment 2 - Elin Jones
(Ceredigion) Add
as new point at end of motion: Calls
for the full devolution of water and sewerage with legislative competence
aligned with the national border, as recommended in the Silk Part 2 report. The
Silk Part 2 report is available at: Decision: The item started at 16.18 Voting
on the motion without amendment under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment : NDM5616 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes Wales's rich wealth
of natural resources. 2. Notes the important
role water has in the current and future economic, social and environmental
sustainability of Wales. 3. Calls on the Welsh
Government to consider ways to capitalise on the potential that water can bring
to the Welsh economy. 4. Calls for the National
Assembly to engage at a national and international level to ensure the
importance of water resources to communities is identified and work towards
including labelling information on the water footprint of products and
services.
The
motion without amendment was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Liberal Democrats Debate NDM5615 Aled Roberts
(North Wales) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the current forecasts that the concession agreement for the Severn
Bridges will come to an end in 2018 and that early discussions need to take
place as to the future ownership, maintenance and tolling system for the
bridges. 2.
Believes that the current tolling system is an unfair burden on businesses,
commuters and the public. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to work closely with the UK Government on
planning for the future of the bridges. 4.
Calls on the UK Government to abolish the tolls on the Severn Bridges once the
existing construction and repair costs are paid off. The following amendments
have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Elin Jones
(Ceredigion) Delete
point 4 and replace with 4.
Calls for responsibility for setting tolls on the Severn crossings, following
the concession, to be transferred to the Welsh Government. 5.
Calls on the next Welsh Government to reduce the tolls on the Severn Bridges to
reflect maintenance costs only, and for the longer term option of abolishing
the tolls to be kept under review. [If amendment 1 is
agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will be de-selected] Amendment 2 - Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete
point 4 and replace with: Calls
on the UK Government to commission a feasibility study on the effect of
abolishing the Severn Bridge tolls. [If amendment 2 is
agreed, amendment 3 will be de-selected] Amendment 3 - Jane Hutt
(Vale of Glamorgan) Delete
point 4 and replace with: Recognises
that, as set out in the economic research "Impact of the Severn Tolls on
the Welsh Economy", the Severn tolls cost the Welsh economy around £80
million and, therefore, believes that the Welsh Government should have the
responsibility for future decisions on tolling. "Impact
of the Severn Tolls on the Welsh Economy" can be found on the following
link: http://wales.gov.uk/statistics-and-research/impact-severn-bridge-tolls-welsh-economy/?lang=en Decision: The item started at 17.17 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM5615 Aled Roberts (North Wales) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the current
forecasts that the concession agreement for the Severn Bridges will come to an
end in 2018 and that early discussions need to take place as to the future
ownership, maintenance and tolling system for the bridges. 2. Believes that the
current tolling system is an unfair burden on businesses, commuters and the
public. 3. Calls on the Welsh
Government to work closely with the UK Government on planning for the future of
the bridges. 4. Calls on the UK
Government to abolish the tolls on the Severn Bridges once the existing
construction and repair costs are paid off.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Delete point 4 and replace with 4. Calls for responsibility for setting tolls on
the Severn crossings, following the concession, to be transferred to the Welsh
Government. 5. Calls on the next Welsh Government to reduce the
tolls on the Severn Bridges to reflect maintenance costs only, and for the
longer term option of abolishing the tolls to be kept under review. A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed As Amendment 1 was agreed Amendments 2 and 3 were
de-selected. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5615 Aled Roberts (North Wales) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the current forecasts
that the concession agreement for the Severn Bridges will come to an end in
2018 and that early discussions need to take place as to the future ownership,
maintenance and tolling system for the bridges. 2. Believes that the
current tolling system is an unfair burden on businesses, commuters and the
public. 3. Calls on the Welsh
Government to work closely with the UK Government on planning for the future of
the bridges. 4. Calls for responsibility for setting tolls on
the Severn crossings, following the concession, to be transferred to the Welsh
Government. 5. Calls on the next Welsh Government to reduce the
tolls on the Severn Bridges to reflect maintenance costs only, and for the
longer term option of abolishing the tolls to be kept under review.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Decision: The item started at 18.02 |
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