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Transcript: Transcript for 14/03/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The
item started at 13.30 The
first 8 questions were asked. Question 5 was answered by the Minister for
Children and Social Care. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to
ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Counsel General Minutes: The
item started at 14.26 The
7 questions were asked. |
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(20 mins) |
Topical Questions To ask
the Leader of the House and Chief Whip: Bethan
Sayed (South Wales West): Will the Leader of the House make a statement on
Welsh Government plans to tackle Islamophobia and improve community cohesion in
light of the 'Punish a Muslim' letters that have come to light recently? Minutes: The item started at 14.53 To ask the Leader of the
House and Chief Whip: Bethan
Sayed (South Wales West):
Will the Leader of the House make a statement on Welsh Government plans to
tackle Islamophobia and improve community cohesion in light of the 'Punish a
Muslim' letters that have come to light recently? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.10 David Rees made a
statement on British Science Week, and
how science has benefitted the Welsh economy. Dawn Bowden made a
statement on Bedlinog community
library. Nick Ramsay made a statement
on the forthcoming visit to the Assembly of Ambassador Ruben Zamora. Russell George made
a statement promoting Newtown as Britain’s Best Walking Neighbourhood. |
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Motion to amend Standing Order 20 in relation to the Statement on the Draft Budget Proposals NDM6690 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the
National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2: 1. Considers
the Report of the Business Committee, ‘Amending Standing Orders: Standing Order
20 – Statement on the Draft Budget Proposals’, laid in the Table Office on 7 March 2018. 2. Approves the
proposal to revise Standing Order 20, as set out in Annex B of the Report of
the Business Committee. Minutes: The item started at 15.17 NDM6690 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the
National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2: 1. Considers the Report
of the Business Committee, ‘Amending Standing Orders: Standing Order 20 –
Statement on the Draft Budget Proposals’, laid in the Table
Office on 7 March 2018. 2. Approves the
proposal to revise Standing Order 20, as set out in Annex B of the Report of
the Business Committee. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(5 mins) |
Motion to amend Standing Orders 26, 26A and 26B in relation to the Requirement for Justice Impact Assessments (s110A of the Act) NDM6689 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To propose
that the National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2: 1. Considers
the Report of the Business Committee, ‘Amending Standing Orders: Standing
Orders 26, 26A and 26B – Requirement for Justice Impact Assessments (s110A of
the Act)’, laid in the Table Office on 7 March 2018. 2. Approves
the proposal to revise Standing Orders 26, 26A and 26B, as set out in Annex B
of the Report of the Business Committee, to take effect from the 1 April
2018. Minutes: The item started at 15.17 NDM6689 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the
National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2: 1. Considers the Report
of the Business Committee, ‘Amending Standing Orders: Standing Orders 26, 26A
and 26B – Requirement for Justice Impact Assessments (s110A of the Act)’, laid in the Table
Office on 7 March 2018. 2. Approves the
proposal to revise Standing Orders 26, 26A and 26B, as set out in Annex B of
the Report of the Business Committee, to take effect from the 1 April
2018. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(30 mins) |
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal – Estate Management Companies NDM6681 Hefin
David (Caerphilly) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes a proposal for a Bill on the regulation of estate management companies. 2.
The purpose of this Bill would be to: a)
give freeholders who pay charges for the maintenance of communal areas and
facilities on a private or mixed-use estate equivalent rights as leaseholders
to challenge the reasonableness of service charges; b)
ensure that, where a freeholder pays a rent charge, the rent charge owner is
not able to take possession or grant a lease on the property where the rent
charge remains unpaid for a short period of time; and c)
give freeholders in Wales equivalent rights to those in England as a result of
changes to the regulation of estate management companies planned by the UK
Government. Supporters: Minutes: The item started at 15.26 Voting on the
motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM6681 Hefin David (Caerphilly) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes a proposal
for a Bill on the regulation of estate management companies. 2. The purpose of
this Bill would be to: a) give freeholders
who pay charges for the maintenance of communal areas and facilities on a
private or mixed-use estate equivalent rights as leaseholders to challenge the
reasonableness of service charges; b) ensure that,
where a freeholder pays a rent charge, the rent charge owner is not able to
take possession or grant a lease on the property where the rent charge remains
unpaid for a short period of time; and c) give freeholders
in Wales equivalent rights to those in England as a result of changes to the
regulation of estate management companies planned by the UK Government. Supporters: The result was as
follows:
The
motion was agreed. |
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Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee report on Teachers' Professional Learning and Education NDM6688 Lynne Neagle (Torfaen) To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes the
Children, Young People and Education Committee Report on Teacher's Professional
Learning and Education which was laid in the Table Office on 21 December 2017. Note: The
response by the Welsh Government was laid on 7 February 2018 Minutes: The item started at 15.52 NDM6688
Lynne Neagle (Torfaen) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes
the Children, Young People and Education Committee Report on Teacher's
Professional Learning and Education which was laid in the Table Office on 21
December 2017 The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Plaid Cymru debate – Young people and communities in Wales NDM6692 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes that many communities across Wales experience significant outward
migration of young people to other parts of Wales, the UK and beyond. 2.
Recognises the contribution of young people to the resilience and
sustainability of Welsh communities. 3.
Welcomes Plaid Cymru’s success in securing funding for a young farmers grant
scheme to help retain and attract young people in rural areas. 4.
Regrets the current Welsh Government’s failure to create opportunities for
young people to choose to live and work in their communities. 5.
Calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
improve the economic opportunities afforded to young people in communities in
all parts of Wales; b)
provide better support for business start-ups in Wales and enhance the digital
and transport infrastructure which they rely upon; c)
support a new regional approach to retain young people in areas under
particular pressure as a result of outward migration e.g. the Arfor region and
the valleys; d)
examine whether existing or new national institutions can be located in areas
in Wales which require greater job opportunities; e)
provide affordable housing and reform the planning system to enable young
people to stay and/or return to live in their communities; and f)
respond positively to the Diamond Review’s recommendation to incentivise
students who study away to return to Wales after graduation. The following amendments
have been tabled: Amendment 1. Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales) Delete all and
replace with: To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes Plaid
Cymru’s compact with the Labour-led Welsh Government from 2016-2017 and the One
Wales coalition agreement with the Labour-led Welsh Government from 2007-2011,
and believes that current and past Welsh Governments have failed to create
opportunities for young people to choose to live and work in their communities. 2. Calls on
the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to create well-paid jobs
for young people in Wales’s communities by taking action that includes: a) reducing
mass immigration, and its associated squeeze on the wages of unskilled and
semi-skilled occupations, as revealed in Bank of England working paper, 'The
Impact of Immigration on Occupational Wages'; b) reducing
taxes and regulation on all businesses, especially small and medium sized
enterprises; c) reducing
the income tax and national insurance burden; d) abandoning
the man-made global warming and decarbonisation agenda, and its associated
green subsidies, which transfer wealth from the poor to the rich; e) encouraging
policy makers and planners to stimulate the creation of well-paid jobs in rural
areas, villages and smaller towns, rather than just large cities; and f) cutting the
non-humanitarian foreign aid budget and redirecting the savings proportionately
to the people of Wales. Bank of England
- The impact of immigration on occupational wages: evidence from Britain [If amendment 1 is selected, amendments 2 and 3 will be
de-selected] Amendment 2. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete all and
replace with: To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Welcomes
the UK Government's ambitious, modern Industrial Strategy which sets out a long
term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of young people throughout
Wales and the UK. 2. Notes the
figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency which show Welsh
graduates earn less than anywhere else in the UK. 3. Regrets
that since 1999, successive Labour Welsh Governments – supported by other parties
– have failed to lift the educational and economic prosperity of young people
in Wales. 4. Calls on
the Welsh Government to increase employment opportunities for young people and
support for businesses and entrepreneurs by: a) abolishing
business rates for all small businesses (up to £15,000); b)
introducing free bus travel and discounted rail cards for all 16-24 year olds;
and c)
increasing the opportunities for younger people to secure finance for
start-ups. UK Government -
The UK's Industrial Strategy [If amendment 2 is selected, amendment 3 will be de-selected] Amendment 3. Julie
James (Swansea West) Delete all after
point 3 and replace with: Recognises
the support the Welsh Government provides for young people, including through: a)
Jobs Growth Wales, which has supported more than 18,000 young people into
good-quality employment; b) high-quality
apprenticeships and the commitment made by the Welsh Government to create a
minimum of 100,000 all-age apprenticeships this Assembly term; c) access to
housing as 10,000 affordable homes were built in the fourth Assembly and the
Welsh Government plans to deliver a further 20,000 this Assembly term; d) supporting
students’ living costs by ensuring they will receive the equivalent of the
national living wage while they study; e) maintaining
the NHS Bursary to support young people to start a career in NHS Wales; and f) investing
£100m to raise school standards across Wales over the course of this Assembly
term. Minutes: The item started at
16.35 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6692
Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes that many communities across Wales
experience significant outward migration of young people to other parts of
Wales, the UK and beyond. 2. Recognises the contribution of young people to
the resilience and sustainability of Welsh communities. 3. Welcomes Plaid Cymru’s success in securing
funding for a young farmers grant scheme to help retain and attract young
people in rural areas. 4. Regrets the current Welsh Government’s failure to
create opportunities for young people to choose to live and work in their
communities. 5. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) improve the economic opportunities afforded to
young people in communities in all parts of Wales; b) provide better support for business start-ups in
Wales and enhance the digital and transport infrastructure which they rely
upon; c) support a new regional approach to retain young
people in areas under particular pressure as a result of outward migration e.g.
the Arfor region and the valleys; d) examine whether existing or new national
institutions can be located in areas in Wales which require greater job
opportunities; e) provide affordable housing and reform the
planning system to enable young people to stay and/or return to live in their
communities; and f) respond positively to the Diamond Review’s
recommendation to incentivise students who study away to return to Wales after
graduation.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1. Neil Hamilton (Mid and West Wales) Delete all and
replace with: To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes Plaid
Cymru’s compact with the Labour-led Welsh Government from 2016-2017 and the One
Wales coalition agreement with the Labour-led Welsh Government from 2007-2011,
and believes that current and past Welsh Governments have failed to create
opportunities for young people to choose to live and work in their communities. 2. Calls on the
Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to create well-paid jobs for
young people in Wales’s communities by taking action that includes: a) reducing mass
immigration, and its associated squeeze on the wages of unskilled and
semi-skilled occupations, as revealed in Bank of England working paper, 'The
Impact of Immigration on Occupational Wages'; b) reducing taxes
and regulation on all businesses, especially small and medium sized
enterprises; c) reducing the
income tax and national insurance burden; d) abandoning the
man-made global warming and decarbonisation agenda, and its associated green
subsidies, which transfer wealth from the poor to the rich; e) encouraging
policy makers and planners to stimulate the creation of well-paid jobs in rural
areas, villages and smaller towns, rather than just large cities; and f) cutting the
non-humanitarian foreign aid budget and redirecting the savings proportionately
to the people of Wales. A vote was
taken on amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was not agreed. Amendment 2. Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete all and
replace with: To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Welcomes
the UK Government's ambitious, modern Industrial Strategy which sets out a long
term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of young people
throughout Wales and the UK. 2. Notes the
figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency which show Welsh graduates
earn less than anywhere else in the UK. 3. Regrets that
since 1999, successive Labour Welsh Governments – supported by other parties –
have failed to lift the educational and economic prosperity of young people in
Wales. 4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to increase employment opportunities for young people and
support for businesses and entrepreneurs by: a) abolishing
business rates for all small businesses (up to £15,000); b)
introducing free bus travel and discounted rail cards for all 16-24 year olds;
and c) increasing
the opportunities for younger people to secure finance for start-ups. UK Government - The UK's Industrial Strategy [Opens in a new
browser window] A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
Amendment
2 was not agreed. Amendment 3. Julie James (Swansea West) Delete all after point 3 and replace with: Recognises the support the Welsh Government provides for young people,
including through: a) Jobs Growth Wales, which has supported more than 18,000 young people
into good-quality employment; b) high-quality apprenticeships and the commitment made by the Welsh
Government to create a minimum of 100,000 all-age apprenticeships this Assembly
term; c) access to housing as 10,000 affordable homes were built in the fourth
Assembly and the Welsh Government plans to deliver a further 20,000 this
Assembly term; d) supporting students’ living costs by ensuring they will receive the
equivalent of the national living wage while they study; e) maintaining the NHS Bursary to support young people to start a career
in NHS Wales; and f) investing £100m to raise school standards across Wales over the course
of this Assembly term. A vote was taken on
amendment 3:
Amendment
3 was agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6692
Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes that many communities across Wales
experience significant outward migration of young people to other parts of
Wales, the UK and beyond. 2. Recognises the contribution of young people to
the resilience and sustainability of Welsh communities. 3. Welcomes Plaid Cymru’s success in securing
funding for a young farmers grant scheme to help retain and attract young
people in rural areas. 4. Recognises the support the Welsh Government provides for young people,
including through: a) Jobs Growth Wales, which has supported more than 18,000 young people
into good-quality employment; b) high-quality apprenticeships and the commitment made by the Welsh
Government to create a minimum of 100,000 all-age apprenticeships this Assembly
term; c) access to housing as 10,000 affordable homes were built in the fourth
Assembly and the Welsh Government plans to deliver a further 20,000 this
Assembly term; d) supporting students’ living costs by ensuring they will receive the
equivalent of the national living wage while they study; e) maintaining the NHS Bursary to support young people to start a career
in NHS Wales; and f) investing £100m to raise school standards across Wales over the course
of this Assembly term.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM6685 Llyr
Gruffydd (North Wales) The importance of early language development:
current action on this key issue and what more needs to be done to drive
forward change in Wales. Minutes: The
item started at 17.38 NDM6685
Llyr Gruffydd (North
Wales) The
importance of early language development: current action on this key issue and
what more needs to be done to drive forward change in Wales. |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate - postponed from 28 February NDM6664 Vikki
Howells (Cynon Valley)
Land banking, a vacant land tax and some
lessons from the Cynon Valley. Minutes: The item started at
18.06 NDM6664 Vikki Howells (Cynon Valley) Land banking, a
vacant land tax and some lessons from the Cynon Valley. |
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Nomination under Standing Order 10.5 for the appointment of the Auditor General for Wales NDM6691 Simon
Thomas (Mid and West Wales) To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 10.5: 1. Expresses
its gratitude for the contribution of Huw Vaughan Thomas during his term of
office as Auditor General for Wales. 2. Acting
under section 2(2) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, and having consulted
representatives of local government bodies in Wales in accordance with section
2(3), nominates Adrian Crompton for appointment by Her Majesty as Auditor
General for Wales for a term of eight years to commence immediately after the
current Auditor General for Wales ceases to hold office. Minutes: The item started at 15.18 NDM6691 Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 10.5: 1. Expresses its
gratitude for the contribution of Huw Vaughan Thomas during his term of office
as Auditor General for Wales. 2. Acting under
section 2(2) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, and having consulted
representatives of local government bodies in Wales in accordance with section
2(3), nominates Adrian Crompton for appointment by Her Majesty as Auditor
General for Wales for a term of eight years to commence immediately after the
current Auditor General for Wales ceases to hold office. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |