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(45 mins) |
Questions to the First Minister The Presiding Officer has received notification, under Standing Order
12.58, that the Leader of the House and Chief Whip will answer questions on
behalf of 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 13.30 In
accordance with Standing Order 12.58 the Leader of the House answered questions
on behalf of the First Minister. Questions
1-3 and 5-8 were asked. Question 4 was withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited
party leaders to ask questions to the Leader of the House after question 2. |
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(30 mins) |
Business Statement and Announcement Minutes: The
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services: Update on the Our Valleys, Our Future Delivery Plan Minutes: The
item started at 14.37 |
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the Leader of the House and Chief Whip: Update on Implementation of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act Minutes: The item started at
15.14 |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: "A National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales Feasibility Study" and "A Sport Museum for Wales Feasibility Study" NDM6873 Julie
James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes the publication of the feasibility
studies on a “National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales Feasibility Study” and “A
Sport Museum for Wales Feasibility Study”. 2. Welcomes the analysis and recommendations
in both reports, together with the opportunities and challenges they present. 3. Recognises that further work is required
before decisions on future action is taken. Sports
Museum for Wales Feasibility Study The following
amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) Deletes points 2 and 3 and replace with: Acknowledges the value of the analysis
provided in the two reports as a basis for extensive public engagement. Welcomes the recommendations for expert
panels to improve the recognition and protection of Wales's sporting and
artistic heritage. Believes that decisions on future action must
reflect the ambition to create something fresh and world leading. Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert as new point after point 2: Welcomes the recommendation that a National
Football Museum should be established in Wrexham. Amendment 3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert as new point after point 2: Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to
implementing the core recommendations of the report, 'National Contemporary Art
Gallery Wales - Feasibility Study', in their entirety, including building a
permanent national headquarters for the National Contemporary Art Gallery
Wales. Amendment 4 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add as new point after point 3: Welcomes the recommendation that the building
of a permanent national headquarters for the National Contemporary Art Gallery
Wales should be worked towards. Amendment 5 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add as new point after point 3: Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to
implementing the central recommendation of the report, 'Sports Museum for Wales
- Feasibility Study', that a national football museum should be created in
Wrexham. Minutes: The item started at 15.51 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM6873
Julie
James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the publication of the feasibility studies
on a “National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales Feasibility Study” and “A Sport
Museum for Wales Feasibility Study”. 2. Welcomes the analysis and recommendations in both
reports, together with the opportunities and challenges they present. 3. Recognises that further work is required before
decisions on future action is taken. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) Deletes
points 2 and 3 and replace with: Acknowledges
the value of the analysis provided in the two reports as a basis for extensive
public engagement. Welcomes
the recommendations for expert panels to improve the recognition and protection
of Wales's sporting and artistic heritage. Believes
that decisions on future action must reflect the ambition to create something
fresh and world leading. A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was not agreed. Amendment
2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert
as new point after point 2: Welcomes
the recommendation that a National Football Museum should be established in
Wrexham. A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
Amendment
2 was agreed. Amendment
3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert as new point after point 2: Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to
implementing the core recommendations of the report, 'National Contemporary Art
Gallery Wales - Feasibility Study', in their entirety, including building a
permanent national headquarters for the National Contemporary Art Gallery
Wales. A
vote was taken on amendment 3:
Amendment
3 was not agreed. Amendment
4 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add as new point after point 3: Welcomes the recommendation that the building of a
permanent national headquarters for the National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales
should be worked towards. A
vote was taken on amendment 4:
Amendment
4 was agreed. Amendment
5 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add as new point after point 3: Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to
implementing the central recommendation of the report, 'Sports Museum for Wales
- Feasibility Study', that a national football museum should be created in
Wrexham. A
vote was taken on amendment 5:
Amendment
5 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6873
Julie
James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the publication of the feasibility studies
on a “National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales Feasibility Study” and “A Sport
Museum for Wales Feasibility Study”. 2. Welcomes the analysis and recommendations in both
reports, together with the opportunities and challenges they present. 3. Recognises that further work is required before
decisions on future action is taken. 4.
Welcomes the recommendation that a National Football Museum should be
established in Wrexham. 5. Welcomes the recommendation that the building of
a permanent national headquarters for the National Contemporary Art Gallery
Wales should be worked towards.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate - Local Authorities NDM6875 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Recognises the important role played by
local authorities in delivering public services across Wales. 2. Acknowledges the funding challenges
currently faced by Welsh local authorities. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) review and increase the 2019-20 local
government settlement; and b) commission an independent review of the
Welsh local government funding formula. The following
amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Julie
James (Swansea West) Delete all after 2 and replace with: Welcomes the package of additional funding
proposals for local government to improve the revenue support grant in 2019-20,
to address pressures, as we enter the ninth year of UK Government austerity. Notes that the announcement is supported by
the WLGA as significant progress that demonstrates a concerted effort to offset
the impact of austerity in Wales Notes the local government settlement is
distributed on a formula using nearly 70 distinct indicators, agreed with local
government, overseen by independent experts, and based on the principles of
relative need to spend and relative ability to raise income locally. Written
Statement - Draft Budget 2019-20 – Proposals for additional funding for local
authorities [If amendment 1 is
agreed, amendment 3 will be de-selected] Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add as new point after point 2: Regrets that recently announced additional
funding from the Welsh Government to local government in Wales was only
forthcoming as a result of consequential funding from the UK Government’s
autumn statement. Amendment 3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add as new sub-point at end of point 3: continue to seek ways to provide further
funding for local government in Wales for 2019/20. Minutes: 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: NDM6875 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Recognises the important role played by local authorities in delivering public
services across Wales. 2.
Acknowledges the funding challenges currently faced by Welsh local authorities. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
review and increase the 2019-20 local government settlement; and b)
commission an independent review of the Welsh local government funding formula.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 - Julie
James (Swansea West) Delete
all after 2 and replace with: Welcomes
the package of additional funding proposals for local government to improve the
revenue support grant in 2019-20, to address pressures, as we enter the ninth
year of UK Government austerity. Notes
that the announcement is supported by the WLGA as significant progress that
demonstrates a concerted effort to offset the impact of austerity in Wales Notes
the local government settlement is distributed on a formula using nearly 70
distinct indicators, agreed with local government, overseen by independent
experts, and based on the principles of relative need to spend and relative
ability to raise income locally. [If
amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 3 will be de-selected] A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was agreed. Amendment
2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add
as new point after point 2: Regrets
that recently announced additional funding from the Welsh Government to local
government in Wales was only forthcoming as a result of consequential funding
from the UK Government’s autumn statement. A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
Amendment
2 was agreed. As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 3 was de-selected A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6875 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Recognises the important role played by local authorities in delivering public
services across Wales. 2.
Acknowledges the funding challenges currently faced by Welsh local authorities. 3.
Regrets that recently announced additional funding from the Welsh Government to
local government in Wales was only forthcoming as a result of consequential
funding from the UK Government’s autumn statement. 4.
Welcomes the package of additional funding proposals for local government to
improve the revenue support grant in 2019-20, to address pressures, as we enter
the ninth year of UK Government austerity. 5.
Notes that the announcement is supported by the WLGA as significant progress
that demonstrates a concerted effort to offset the impact of austerity in Wales 6.
Notes the local government settlement is distributed on a formula using nearly
70 distinct indicators, agreed with local government, overseen by independent
experts, and based on the principles of relative need to spend and relative
ability to raise income locally.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Plaid Cymru debate - Poverty NDM6874 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes the statement by the United Nations
special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on his visit to the
United Kingdom. 2. Regrets the report’s findings that: a) changes to social security have
disproportionately hit women, children, and disabled people; b) Wales has the highest relative poverty
rate in the United Kingdom; c) the Welsh Government lacks a strategic
focus on tackling poverty, without clear performance targets and indicators to
measure progress and impact; d) the
Welsh Government’s inability to introduce flexibilities in the administration
of universal credit, unlike its Scottish counterpart, will exacerbate the
structural causes behind the increase in poverty, rough sleeping, and
homelessness; and e) that poverty is a political choice 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) seek the powers to introduce such
flexibilities in the administration of universal credit; and b) publish a robust and meaningful plan to
tackle poverty that contains clear performance targets and indicators to
measure progress and impact. The following
amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1.
Notes the actions taken by the UK Government to address concerns over implementation
of universal credit. 2.
Notes that, according to findings of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
report 'Is Wales Fairer?', poverty and deprivation are higher in Wales than in
other nations in Britain, Wales is the least productive nation in the UK, and
median hourly earnings in Wales are lower than in England and Scotland. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a robust and meaningful plan to tackle
poverty that contains clear performance targets and indicators to measure
progress and impact. Equality
and Human Rights Commission - 'Is Wales Fairer?' [If amendment 1 is
agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected] Amendment 2 - Julie
James (Swansea West) Delete all after point 1 and replace with: Accepts the report’s findings that: a) the costs of austerity have fallen
disproportionally on the poor, women, racial and ethnic minorities, children,
single parents and disabled people; b) Wales has the highest relative poverty
rate in the United Kingdom; c) devolved administrations have tried to
mitigate the worst impacts of austerity despite experiencing significant
reductions in block grant funding; and d) it is "outrageous" that devolved
nations have to spend money to shield people from UK Government policies. Welcomes the Welsh Government’s focus on
tackling poverty, and its repeated calls to the UK Government to urgently
address the many flaws related to Universal Credit. Minutes: The item started at
17.36 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6874 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the statement by the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty
and human rights on his visit to the United Kingdom. 2.
Regrets the report’s findings that: a)
changes to social security have disproportionately hit women, children, and
disabled people; b)
Wales has the highest relative poverty rate in the United Kingdom; c)
the Welsh Government lacks a strategic focus on tackling poverty, without clear
performance targets and indicators to measure progress and impact; d) the Welsh Government’s inability to introduce
flexibilities in the administration of universal credit, unlike its Scottish
counterpart, will exacerbate the structural causes behind the increase in
poverty, rough sleeping, and homelessness; and e)
that poverty is a political choice 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
seek the powers to introduce such flexibilities in the administration of
universal credit; and b)
publish a robust and meaningful plan to tackle poverty that contains clear
performance targets and indicators to measure progress and impact.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West) Delete all and
replace with: To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the actions taken by the UK
Government to address concerns over implementation of universal credit. 2. Notes that, according to findings of the
Equality and Human Rights Commission report 'Is Wales Fairer?', poverty and
deprivation are higher in Wales than in other nations in Britain, Wales is the
least productive nation in the UK, and median hourly earnings in Wales are
lower than in England and Scotland. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a
robust and meaningful plan to tackle poverty that contains clear performance
targets and indicators to measure progress and impact. [If amendment 1 is
agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected] A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was not agreed. Amendment 2 - Julie James (Swansea West) Delete all after
point 1 and replace with: Accepts the
report’s findings that: a) the costs of
austerity have fallen disproportionally on the poor, women, racial and ethnic
minorities, children, single parents and disabled people; b) Wales has the
highest relative poverty rate in the United Kingdom; c) devolved
administrations have tried to mitigate the worst impacts of austerity despite
experiencing significant reductions in block grant funding; and d) it is
"outrageous" that devolved nations have to spend money to shield
people from UK Government policies. Welcomes the Welsh
Government’s focus on tackling poverty, and its repeated calls to the UK
Government to urgently address the many flaws related to Universal Credit. A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
Amendment
2 was agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6874 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the statement by the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty
and human rights on his visit to the United Kingdom. 2. Accepts the
report’s findings that: a) the costs of
austerity have fallen disproportionally on the poor, women, racial and ethnic
minorities, children, single parents and disabled people; b) Wales has the
highest relative poverty rate in the United Kingdom; c) devolved
administrations have tried to mitigate the worst impacts of austerity despite
experiencing significant reductions in block grant funding; and d) it is
"outrageous" that devolved nations have to spend money to shield
people from UK Government policies. 3. Welcomes the
Welsh Government’s focus on tackling poverty, and its repeated calls to the UK
Government to urgently address the many flaws related to Universal Credit.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
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