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Transcript: Transcript for 05/12/2017 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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Emergency Question The item started at
13.30 To
ask the First Minister: Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd) Will the First Minister make a statement on the implications for Wales of
bespoke border arrangements for Northern Ireland? |
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(45 mins) |
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: Minutes: The item started at
13.40 The first 8
questions were asked. The 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: Minutes: The item started at
14.20 |
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(45 mins) |
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Public Good and a Prosperous Wales - Consultation Response Supporting document Minutes: The
item started at 14.38 |
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(15 mins) |
Debate: Stage 4 of the Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill NDM6607
Rebecca Evans (Gower) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order
26.47: Approves
the Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill. Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights
(Wales) Bill Minutes: The item started at 15.29 In accordance with Standing Order 26.50C a recorded
vote must be taken on Stage 4 motions therefore voting on this motion was
deferred to voting time. NDM6607
Rebecca Evans
(Gower) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order
26.47: Approves
the Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill. The result was as
follows:
The
motion was agreed. |
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(120 mins) |
Debate: The Draft Budget 2018-19 NDM6603 Julie
James (Swansea West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order
20.12: Notes
the Draft Budget for the financial year 2018-2019 laid in the Table Office by
the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on 3
and 24
October 2017. Supporting documents The following amendment
has been tabled: Amendment 1. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete
all and replace with: To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Believes
that the Welsh Government's draft Budget 2018-2019 fails to adequately meet the
needs of the Welsh people. Minutes: The item started at 15.29 Voting on the
motion and the amendment under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM6603 Julie James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with
Standing Order 20.12: Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2018-2019 laid in the Table
Office by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on 3 and 24 October 2017. The following amendment was tabled: Amendment 1. Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete all and
replace with: To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: Believes that the
Welsh Government's draft Budget 2018-2019 fails to adequately meet the needs of
the Welsh people. A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion: NDM6603 Julie James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with
Standing Order 20.12: Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2018-2019 laid in the Table
Office by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on 3 and 24 October 2017.
The
motion was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: Air Quality NDM6602 Julie
James (Swansea West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Acknowledges the urgent need for action, including work across all parts of the
Welsh Government, to tackle poor air quality affecting human health and the
natural environment in Wales. 2.
Supports the development of a clean air plan for Wales to deliver improvements
over and above legal compliance for all our citizens, including through: a)
a clean air zone framework to ensure the consistent and effective
implementation of clean air zones by local authorities, wherever they are
needed; b)
improvements to local authority reporting on air quality issues in their areas
and their plans to deal with them; c)
the establishment of a national air quality assessment and monitoring centre
for Wales, to advise local and national government on the extent of poor air
quality and the effectiveness of current and future actions; d)
the delivery of an on-going air quality campaign and other interventions to
raise public awareness of poor air quality and to change behaviour. 3.
Calls on the UK Government to back up its stated commitment of phasing out new
petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040 with a concrete set of milestones to be
achieved ahead of that date, accelerating the transition to zero emission road
transport in the UK, and bringing forward the associated public health
outcomes. The following amendments
have been tabled: Amendment 1. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert
as new point after point 1 and renumber accordingly: Calls
upon the Welsh Government to treat air pollution as a public health issue. Amendment 2. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert
as new point after point 1 and renumber accordingly: Calls
upon the Welsh Government to publish a national air pollution strategy. Amendment 3. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert
as new point after point 2 and renumber accordingly: Calls
upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local health boards on alerting
residents of air pollution levels. Amendment 4. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert
as new point after point 2 and renumber accordingly: Calls
upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local authorities on how they
should monitor air quality outside schools and on active travel routes. Amendment 5. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete
point 3 and replace with: Welcomes
the innovative measures promoted by the UK Government, such as phasing out all
diesel and petrol engines by 2040 – and calls for greater partnership links
between the Welsh and UK Government on this policy, to ensure the transition to
zero-emission road transport in the UK and bringing forward the associated
public health outcomes. Amendment 6 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add
as new point at end of motion: Recognises
the need to decarbonise the transport sector and welcomes the provision of £2
million towards electric vehicle charging as a result of Plaid Cymru’s budget
agreement with the Welsh Government. Minutes: The item started at 17.29 NDM6602 Julie James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Acknowledges the urgent need for action, including work across all
parts of the Welsh Government, to tackle poor air quality affecting human
health and the natural environment in Wales. 2. Supports the development of a clean air plan for Wales to deliver
improvements over and above legal compliance for all our citizens, including
through: a) a clean air zone framework to ensure the consistent and effective
implementation of clean air zones by local authorities, wherever they are
needed; b) improvements to local authority reporting on air quality issues in
their areas and their plans to deal with them; c) the establishment of a national air quality assessment and monitoring
centre for Wales, to advise local and national government on the extent of poor
air quality and the effectiveness of current and future actions; d) the delivery of an on-going air quality campaign and other
interventions to raise public awareness of poor air quality and to change
behaviour. 3. Calls on the UK Government to back up its stated commitment of phasing
out new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040 with a concrete set of
milestones to be achieved ahead of that date, accelerating the transition to
zero emission road transport in the UK, and bringing forward the associated
public health outcomes. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert as new point
after point 1 and renumber accordingly: Calls upon the
Welsh Government to treat air pollution as a public health issue. Amendment
1 was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. Voting on the
motion and the remaining amendments under this item were deferred until Voting
Time. Amendment 2. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert as new point
after point 1 and renumber accordingly: Calls upon the
Welsh Government to publish a national air pollution strategy. A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
As
required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed. Amendment 3. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert as new point after point 2 and renumber accordingly: Calls upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local health boards
on alerting residents of air pollution levels. A vote was taken on
amendment 3:
Amendment
3 was agreed. Amendment 4. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert as new point after point 2 and renumber accordingly: Calls upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local authorities on
how they should monitor air quality outside schools and on active travel
routes. A vote was taken on
amendment 4:
As
required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed. Amendment 5. Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete point 3 and replace with: Welcomes the innovative measures promoted by the UK Government, such as
phasing out all diesel and petrol engines by 2040 – and calls for greater
partnership links between the Welsh and UK Government on this policy, to ensure
the transition to zero-emission road transport in the UK and bringing forward
the associated public health outcomes. A vote was taken on
amendment 5:
Amendment
5 was not agreed. Amendment 6 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add as new point at end of motion: Recognises the need to decarbonise the transport sector and welcomes the
provision of £2 million towards electric vehicle charging as a result of Plaid
Cymru’s budget agreement with the Welsh Government. A vote was taken on
amendment 6:
Amendment
6 was agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6602 Julie James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Acknowledges the urgent need for action, including work across all
parts of the Welsh Government, to tackle poor air quality affecting human
health and the natural environment in Wales. 2. Calls upon the
Welsh Government to treat air pollution as a public health issue. 3. Calls upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local health
boards on alerting residents of air pollution levels. 4. Supports the development of a clean air plan for Wales to deliver
improvements over and above legal compliance for all our citizens, including
through: a) a clean air zone framework to ensure the consistent and effective
implementation of clean air zones by local authorities, wherever they are
needed; b) improvements to local authority reporting on air quality issues in
their areas and their plans to deal with them; c) the establishment of a national air quality assessment and monitoring
centre for Wales, to advise local and national government on the extent of poor
air quality and the effectiveness of current and future actions; d) the delivery of an on-going air quality campaign and other
interventions to raise public awareness of poor air quality and to change
behaviour. 5. Calls on the UK Government to back up its stated commitment of phasing
out new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040 with a concrete set of
milestones to be achieved ahead of that date, accelerating the transition to
zero emission road transport in the UK, and bringing forward the associated
public health outcomes. 6. Recognises the need to decarbonise the transport sector and welcomes
the provision of £2 million towards electric vehicle charging as a result of
Plaid Cymru’s budget agreement with the Welsh Government.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: In accordance with Standing
Order 12.44, the bell was rung and the meeting adjourned and reconvened at
18.24 for voting time. |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |