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Transcript: Transcript for 09/01/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Education The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Minister after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The item started at
13.30 The first 8
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 Health and Social Services The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Minister after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The
item started at 14.22 The
first 8 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople
to ask questions to the Minister after question 2. |
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(20 mins) |
Topical Questions To ask the Minister for
Health and Social Care Dawn Bowden (Merthyr Tydfil
and Rhymney): Will
the Minister provide the users of services in Cwm Taf University Health Board with
reassurance as to the purpose of the enhanced monitoring announced today? Minutes: The
item started at 15.12 To
ask the Minister for Health and Social Care Dawn
Bowden (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): Will the Minister provide the users of services in
Cwm Taf University Health Board with reassurance as to the purpose of the
enhanced monitoring announced today? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The
item started at 15.27 Elin
Jones made a statement on Cranogwen: Master Mariner, bard and Campaigner. 180
years since her birth. |
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Motion to elect a Member to a Committee The item started at 15.30 NDM6916
Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order
17.14, elects Rebecca Evans (Labour) as a Member of the Business Committee in
place of Julie James (Labour). The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the Finance Committee report: The Cost of Caring for an Ageing Population NDM6908 Llyr
Gruffydd (North Wales) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: Notes the report of the Finance Committee,
'The cost of caring for an ageing population', which was laid
in the Table Office on 12 October 2018. Note: The response of the Welsh Government
to the report was laid
in the Table Office on 2 January 2019. Minutes: The item started at 15.30 NDM6908 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: Notes the report of
the Finance Committee, 'The cost of caring for an ageing population', which was
laid in the Table Office on 12 October
2018. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee report: State of the Roads in Wales NDM6907 Russell
George (Montgomeryshire) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: Notes the report of the Economy,
Infrastructure and Skills Committee, 'State of Roads in Wales' , which was laid
in the Table Office on 24 October 2018. Note: The response by the Welsh Government
was laid
on 2 January 2019. Minutes: The item started at 16.15 NDM6907 Russell George (Montgomeryshire) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: Notes the report of
the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee, 'State of Roads in Wales' ,
which was laid in the Table Office on 24 October
2018. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate - Housing NDM6909 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Recognises that the number of homes being
built in Wales is inadequate to meet demand. 2. Regrets that: a) there are currently more than 27,000
empty homes in Wales; and b) the average house price in Wales is now
roughly over 6 times the average earnings due to a shortage of homes. 3. Notes the Welsh Conservatives 'Housing a
Nation' white paper which presents a comprehensive strategy to tackle Wales's
housing crisis and provide suitable housing for all. 4. Calls on the Welsh Government to; a) acknowledge the need to build at least
100,000 homes between 2021-2031; and b) give greater flexibility to housing
associations so that they can develop a range of tenures to meet the demand for
affordable housing. Welsh
Conservatives - Housing a Nation The following
amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1.
Recognises: a) the record investment being made in
housing by the Welsh Government. b) that a new assessment of housing need
and demand is necessary, based on up-to-date data and the latest household projections. 2.
Welcomes: a) the Welsh Government commitment to
deliver 20,000 affordable homes during this term of government, which is on
track and will be delivered in partnership with the housing sector. b)
the introduction of land transaction tax in Wales and the £180,000
starting threshold for the main residential rate, which means that the majority
of homebuyers, and the vast majority of first-time buyers, pay no tax when
buying a home. 3.
Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s continuing commitment to social
housing, which has remained a fundamental priority, supporting the most
vulnerable and protecting our existing social housing stock, unlike in England. 4. Notes the flexibility available to
housing associations so they can develop a range of tenures to meet the demand
for affordable housing. [If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3
and 4 will be de-selected] Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) In point 1, after ‘being built’, insert ‘in
the social housing sector’. Amendment 3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) In point 2, delete sub-point (b) and
replace with: that low wages, insecure employment and
high rents present significant barriers to home ownership. Amendment 4 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Delete points 3 and 4 and replace with: Notes that homelessness has risen
substantially, and that this has cost public services considerably more than it
would have cost to prevent homelessness. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) support housing associations and local
authorities to increase the social housing stock through maximising their
ability to access finance for this purpose, including through the use of Welsh
Government borrowing powers; b)
implement the recommendations of the Crisis report, 'Everybody In: How
to end homelessness in Great Britain'; c) ensure that local development plans
include a requirement for investment in public services in order that new
developments can become sustainable communities; and d) ensure that local development plans include
a substantially greater proportion of social housing. Everybody
In: How to end homelessness in Great Britain Minutes: The item started at
16.59 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6909
Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Recognises that the number of homes being built in Wales is inadequate to meet
demand. 2.
Regrets that: a)
there are currently more than 27,000 empty homes in Wales; and b)
the average house price in Wales is now roughly over 6 times the average
earnings due to a shortage of homes. 3.
Notes the Welsh Conservatives 'Housing a Nation' white paper which presents a
comprehensive strategy to tackle Wales's housing crisis and provide suitable
housing for all. 4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to; a)
acknowledge the need to build at least 100,000 homes between 2021-2031; and b)
give greater flexibility to housing associations so that they can develop a
range of tenures to meet the demand for affordable housing.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Rebecca Evans (Gower) Delete all and
replace with: To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises: a) the record
investment being made in housing by the Welsh Government. b) that a new
assessment of housing need and demand is necessary, based on up-to-date data
and the latest household projections. 2. Welcomes: a) the Welsh
Government commitment to deliver 20,000 affordable homes during this term of
government, which is on track and will be delivered in partnership with the
housing sector. b) the introduction of land transaction tax in
Wales and the £180,000 starting threshold for the main residential rate, which
means that the majority of homebuyers, and the vast majority of first-time
buyers, pay no tax when buying a home. 3. Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s
continuing commitment to social housing, which has remained a fundamental
priority, supporting the most vulnerable and protecting our existing social
housing stock, unlike in England. 4. Notes the
flexibility available to housing associations so they can develop a range of
tenures to meet the demand for affordable housing. [If amendment 1 is
agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 will be de-selected] A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was not agreed. As amendment 1
was agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 were de-selected A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6909
Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises: a) the record
investment being made in housing by the Welsh Government. b) that a new
assessment of housing need and demand is necessary, based on up-to-date data
and the latest household projections. 2. Welcomes: a) the Welsh
Government commitment to deliver 20,000 affordable homes during this term of
government, which is on track and will be delivered in partnership with the
housing sector. b) the introduction of land transaction tax in
Wales and the £180,000 starting threshold for the main residential rate, which
means that the majority of homebuyers, and the vast majority of first-time
buyers, pay no tax when buying a home. 3. Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s
continuing commitment to social housing, which has remained a fundamental
priority, supporting the most vulnerable and protecting our existing social
housing stock, unlike in England. 4. Notes the
flexibility available to housing associations so they can develop a range of
tenures to meet the demand for affordable housing.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
18.06 |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM6900 Mohammad
Asghar (South Wales East) The white heat of technology? Closing the skills gap in Wales in the
digital age. Minutes: The item started at
18.08 NDM6900 Mohammad Asghar (South Wales East) The white heat of
technology? Closing the skills
gap in Wales in the digital age. |