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The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice after Question 2.

 

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The item started at 13.30

The first 8 questions were asked. Questions 1, 2, 4 and 6 were answered by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister and Deputy Minister after question 2.

At 13.58, proceedings were suspended for 1 minute.

 

 

 

 

The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice after Question 2.

 

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The item started at 14.26

The first 8 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after question 2.

 

[To ask the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales and Trefnydd]

Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meironydd) What assessment has the Government made of the impact of the United Kingdom and New Zealand trade agreement on agriculture in Wales

The item started at 15.11

Answered by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales and Trefnydd

Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meironydd) What assessment has the Government made of the impact of the United Kingdom and New Zealand trade agreement on agriculture in Wales

 

The item started at 15.21

Rhun ap Iorwerth made a statement on -  Congratulating RNLI Trearddur Bay who are receiving bravery medals today. They are the first station to do receive the silver bravery medal, for a rescue on board Atlantic 85 class B (usually only larger rescue boats receive the award, but due to the seriousness of this incident, the RNLI decided to award to Trearddur Bay).

 

NDM7833 Alun Davies (Blaenau Gwent)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes a proposal for a Bill to reduce the adverse impact of storm overflows.

2. Notes that the purpose of the Bill would be to:

a) place a duty on a sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales to secure a progressive reduction in the adverse impact of discharges from the undertaker's storm overflows;

b) to reduce adverse impacts of sewerage discharges on both the environment and on public health;

c) make the duty on a sewerage undertaker enforceable by the Welsh Ministers or by the authority with the consent of, or in accordance with a general authorisation given by, the Welsh Ministers. 

 

The item started at 15.23

NDM7833 Alun Davies (Blaenau Gwent)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes a proposal for a Bill to reduce the adverse impact of storm overflows.

2. Notes that the purpose of the Bill would be to:

a) place a duty on a sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales to secure a progressive reduction in the adverse impact of discharges from the undertaker's storm overflows;

b) to reduce adverse impacts of sewerage discharges on both the environment and on public health;

c) make the duty on a sewerage undertaker enforceable by the Welsh Ministers or by the authority with the consent of, or in accordance with a general authorisation given by, the Welsh Ministers. 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

NDM7932 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Believes that Saint David’s Day should be a bank holiday.

Co-submitters

Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

Siân Gwenllian (Arfon)

Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)

Supporters

Natasha Asghar (South Wales East)

Peter Fox (Monmouth)

The item started at 15.58

NDM7932 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Believes that Saint David’s Day should be a bank holiday.

Co-submitters

Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

Siân Gwenllian (Arfon)

Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)

Supporters

Natasha Asghar (South Wales East)

Peter Fox (Monmouth)

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

NDM7934 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2022 takes place from 28 February to 6 March 2022.

2. Notes the Welsh Government’s 2018 eating disorder service review and Beat’s recent Welsh Eating Disorder Service Review - 3 Years On report.

3. Believes that improvements in eating disorder services in the last three years have been uneven, continuing the inequity documented by the review.

4. Regrets that treatment for those affected in Wales varies greatly depending on age, diagnosis and location.

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) commit to increasing the resources allocated to mental health year on year over the course of the next five years and holding health boards to account over their investment in eating disorders services;

b) publish a new framework for eating disorder services that contains timelines for the achievement of targets, focussing on:

i) early intervention and prevention;

ii) integrated care;

iii) support for families and other carers;

iv) investment in the workforce, including support for staff wellbeing;

c) re-establish and maintain clinical leadership over eating disorder service provision at a national level.

d) fund an eating disorders clinical audit to ensure that all health boards collect and report a standard and comprehensive set of high-quality data. 

The following amendments have been tabled:

Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

Delete all after point 2 and replace with:

Recognises the challenge of providing eating disorder services that meet the range of needs; that services have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic; and that improvements need to be made.

Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) commit to continue the improvement of eating disorder services across Wales,  with increased investment to support this;

b) strengthen the clinical leadership required to drive these improvements.

[If Amendment 1 is agreed, Amendment 2 will be de-selected]

Amendment 2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Add as new sub-point at end of point 5:

establish targets and publish monthly statistics on waiting times for mental health treatment, including issues such as eating disorders.

The item started at 16.39

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM7934 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2022 takes place from 28 February to 6 March 2022.

2. Notes the Welsh Government’s 2018 eating disorder service review and Beat’s recent Welsh Eating Disorder Service Review - 3 Years On report.

3. Believes that improvements in eating disorder services in the last three years have been uneven, continuing the inequity documented by the review.

4. Regrets that treatment for those affected in Wales varies greatly depending on age, diagnosis and location.

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) commit to increasing the resources allocated to mental health year on year over the course of the next five years and holding health boards to account over their investment in eating disorders services;

b) publish a new framework for eating disorder services that contains timelines for the achievement of targets, focussing on:

i) early intervention and prevention;

ii) integrated care;

iii) support for families and other carers;

iv) investment in the workforce, including support for staff wellbeing;

c) re-establish and maintain clinical leadership over eating disorder service provision at a national level.

d) fund an eating disorders clinical audit to ensure that all health boards collect and report a standard and comprehensive set of high-quality data. 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	40	52

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

Delete all after point 2 and replace with:

Recognises the challenge of providing eating disorder services that meet the range of needs; that services have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic; and that improvements need to be made.

Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) commit to continue the improvement of eating disorder services across Wales,  with increased investment to support this;

b) strengthen the clinical leadership required to drive these improvements.

[If Amendment 1 is agreed, Amendment 2 will be de-selected]

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
26	0	27	53

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

Amendment 2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Add as new sub-point at end of point 5:

establish targets and publish monthly statistics on waiting times for mental health treatment, including issues such as eating disorders.

A vote was taken on amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
26	0	27	53

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

As the Senedd did not agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the amendments tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed.

In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 17.32 proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time.

 

The item started at 17.35

NDM7933 John Griffiths (Newport East)

Sport in Newport: supporting community sport clubs and events in the city

 

The item started at 17.39

NDM7933 John Griffiths (Newport East)

Sport in Newport: supporting community sport clubs and events in the city