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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Natural Resources The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Minister after Question 2. Decision: The item started at
13.30 The first 10
questions were asked. Questions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 were answered by the Deputy
Minister for Farming and Food. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople
to ask questions to the Minister and the Deputy Minister after Question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice to
the Minister after Question 4. Decision: The item started at 14.18 Questions 3 -14 were asked. Questions 1 and
2 were transferred for written answer by the Minister for Economy, Science and
Transport. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to
the Minister after Question 4. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv) NDM5885 Bethan
Jenkins (South Wales West) Suzy
Davies (South Wales West) Eluned
Parrott (South Wales Central) To propose that
the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises
the value of the arts and creativity in the education and development of our young
people; providing a rich experience in their own right but also helping to
improve a child's concentration, stimulating their imagination and creativity,
building confidence, raising aspiration and giving them a greater understanding
and empathy for others; 2. Notes with
concern that over the last decade constraints on local authority budgets have
put non-statutory music services under increasing pressure; 3. Notes the
conclusion of the task and finish group on music services in Wales that key
challenges facing music services in Wales include the disparity of existing
provision and growing inequality of opportunity to access services; and 4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to develop a national strategy on music education so that
every child has the opportunity to participate in a range of musical
experiences, to reduce financial barriers to accessing these services and to
ensure that high quality services are sustained despite reductions in school
and local authority budgets. Supported
by: Rhun ap Iorwerth
(Ynys Môn) Lynne Neagle
(Torfaen) Decision: The item started
at 15.04 NDM5885 Bethan Jenkins (South
Wales West) Suzy Davies (South Wales
West) Eluned Parrott (South
Wales Central) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises the value of
the arts and creativity in the education and development of our young people;
providing a rich experience in their own right but also helping to improve a
child's concentration, stimulating their imagination and creativity, building
confidence, raising aspiration and giving them a greater understanding and
empathy for others; 2. Notes with concern that
over the last decade constraints on local authority budgets have put
non-statutory music services under increasing pressure; 3. Notes the conclusion of
the task and finish group on music services in Wales that key challenges facing
music services in Wales include the disparity of existing provision and growing
inequality of opportunity to access services; and 4. Calls on the Welsh
Government to develop a national strategy on music education so that every
child has the opportunity to participate in a range of musical experiences, to
reduce financial barriers to accessing these services and to ensure that high
quality services are sustained despite reductions in school and local authority
budgets. The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. |
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(30 mins) |
Plaid Cymru Debate NDM5904 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Believes in the importance of securing a sustainable future for S4C as an
independent Welsh-language broadcaster; 2.
Welcomes the continuing commitment by S4C to move its headquarters out of
Cardiff to Carmarthen; and 3.
Believes the proposal in the comprehensive spending review to further cut the
UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport's budget to S4C by 26 per
cent is inimical to these aims and therefore unacceptable. The
following amendments have been tabled: Amendment
1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert at end of
point 3: 'and calls on the
UK Government to protect the funding and editorial independence of S4C' Amendment
2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point
at end of motion: Welcomes the
efforts by all parties represented in the Assembly towards securing a
sustainable future for S4C. Decision: The item started at 15.53 Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM5904 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Believes in the importance of securing a sustainable future for S4C as an
independent Welsh-language broadcaster; 2.
Welcomes the continuing commitment by S4C to move its headquarters out of
Cardiff to Carmarthen; and 3.
Believes the proposal in the comprehensive spending review to further cut the
UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport's budget to S4C by 26 per
cent is inimical to these aims and therefore unacceptable.
The motion without amendment was agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Plaid Cymru Debate NDM5905 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Calls
on the Welsh Government to bring forward proposals to use new taxation powers
under the Wales Act 2014 to allow the next Welsh Government to introduce a levy
on sugary drinks. The following amendment has been tabled: Amendment 1
- Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete
'use new taxation powers under the Wales Act 2014 to allow the next Welsh
Government to introduce a levy on' and replace with 'reduce the adverse public
health impacts of'. Decision: The item started at 16.20 Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM5905 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Calls
on the Welsh Government to bring forward proposals to use new taxation powers
under the Wales Act 2014 to allow the next Welsh Government to introduce a levy
on sugary drinks.
The motion without amendment was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Liberal Democrats Debate NDM5906 Aled
Roberts (North Wales) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Regrets that Wales lags behind the rest of
the UK in educational outcomes, particularly in key areas of reading,
mathematics and science. 2. Believes that educational policies should
help foster strong leadership and governance, excellent teaching, high
aspirations and opportunities to innovate. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to empower
teachers and school leaders who have shown capacity and innovation with the
freedom to excel, by: a)
reducing infant class sizes to 25 to give teachers more time for individual
learning with pupils; b)
introducing a talented headteachers programme to encourage top leaders to use
their expertise to support underperforming schools; c)
ensuring that teachers are given protected time to undertake continuous
professional development; d)
introducing elected representation of peers from the teaching profession to the
Education Workforce Council to ensure proper accountability; and e)
introducing a system of individual pupil monitoring, so that teachers can focus
on the experiences, achievements and outcomes for individual pupils. The
following amendments have been tabled: Amendment
1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Insert as new
point 2 and renumber accordingly: Believes that
investing in early education is the most effective way of raising educational
attainment. Amendment
2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete point 3
and replace with: Calls on the
Welsh Government to empower teachers and school leaders who have shown capacity
and innovation with the freedom to excel, by: a) introducing a
comprehensive headteachers programme that provides continual professional
development and ongoing support to all headteachers; b) working with
the teaching profession to develop and offer a suite of continuous professional
development programmes that delivers for the needs of teachers and schools; c) ensuring that
teachers are given protected time to undertake mandatory continuous professional
development; and d) removing the
bureaucratic burden from teachers to enable them to practise a system of
individual pupil monitoring. [If
amendment 2 is agreed, amendments 3 and 4 will be de-selected] Amendment
3 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) In point 3,
delete sub-point a). Amendment
4 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new
sub-point at end of point 3: introducing
compulsory continuous professional development for teachers. Amendment
5 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Adds new point at
the end of the motion Calls on the Welsh Government to undertake a review of teaching capacity and training needs in order to enable accurate workforce planning. Decision: The item started at 16.51 Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM5906 Aled Roberts (North Wales) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Regrets that Wales lags behind the rest of
the UK in educational outcomes, particularly in key areas of reading,
mathematics and science. 2. Believes that educational policies should
help foster strong leadership and governance, excellent teaching, high aspirations
and opportunities to innovate. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to empower
teachers and school leaders who have shown capacity and innovation with the
freedom to excel, by: a)
reducing infant class sizes to 25 to give teachers more time for individual
learning with pupils; b)
introducing a talented headteachers programme to encourage top leaders to use
their expertise to support underperforming schools; c)
ensuring that teachers are given protected time to undertake continuous
professional development; d)
introducing elected representation of peers from the teaching profession to the
Education Workforce Council to ensure proper accountability; and e)
introducing a system of individual pupil monitoring, so that teachers can focus
on the experiences, achievements and outcomes for individual pupils.
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Insert
as new point 2 and renumber accordingly: Believes
that investing in early education is the most effective way of raising
educational attainment. A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed. Amendment
2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete
point 3 and replace with: Calls
on the Welsh Government to empower teachers and school leaders who have shown
capacity and innovation with the freedom to excel, by: a)
introducing a comprehensive headteachers programme that provides continual
professional development and ongoing support to all headteachers; b)
working with the teaching profession to develop and offer a suite of continuous
professional development programmes that delivers for the needs of teachers and
schools; c)
ensuring that teachers are given protected time to undertake mandatory
continuous professional development; and d)
removing the bureaucratic burden from teachers to enable them to practise a
system of individual pupil monitoring. A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
Amendment 2 was not agreed. Amendment
3 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) In
point 3, delete sub-point a). A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
Amendment 3 was agreed. Amendment
4 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add
as new sub-point at end of point 3: introducing
compulsory continuous professional development for teachers. A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
As required
by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote
by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed. Amendment
5 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Adds
new point at the end of the motion Calls
on the Welsh Government to undertake a review of teaching capacity and training
needs in order to enable accurate workforce planning. A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
As required
by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote
by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5906 Aled Roberts (North Wales) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Regrets that Wales lags behind the rest of the UK in educational outcomes,
particularly in key areas of reading, mathematics and science. 2.
Believes that investing in early education is the most effective way of raising
educational attainment. 3. Believes that educational policies should
help foster strong leadership and governance, excellent teaching, high
aspirations and opportunities to innovate. 4. Calls on the Welsh Government to empower teachers
and school leaders who have shown capacity and innovation with the freedom to
excel, by: a) introducing a talented headteachers programme
to encourage top leaders to use their expertise to support underperforming
schools; b)
ensuring that teachers are given protected time to undertake continuous
professional development; c)
introducing elected representation of peers from the teaching profession to the
Education Workforce Council to ensure proper accountability; and d)
introducing a system of individual pupil monitoring, so that teachers can focus
on the experiences, achievements and outcomes for individual pupils.
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy
Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the motion as
amended. Therefore, the motion as amended was not agreed. |
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Voting time Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 17.44 |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM5907 William
Powell (Mid and West Wales) A
deposit return scheme for drinks containers: an idea whose time has come…
again. Decision: The item started at 17.50 NDM5907 William Powell (Mid and West Wales) A
deposit return scheme for drinks containers: an idea whose time has come…
again. |
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Record of Proceedings Supporting documents:
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