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Transcript: Transcript for 22/06/2022 - Plenary
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This meeting was held in a hybrid format, with
some Members in the Senedd Chamber and others joining by video-conference. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change 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 9
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 Education and Welsh Language The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople
to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.27 Questions 1, 2 and
4 - 10 were asked. Question 3 was withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited
party spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after question 2. |
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(0 mins) |
Topical Questions No
Topical Questions were accepted Minutes: No Topical Questions were accepted. |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
14.56 Elin Jones made a
statement on - Publication of A Repertory of Welsh Manuscripts and Scribes
c800-1800 by Dr Daniel Huws Darren Millar made a
statement on - Armed Forces Week (20-26 June) Peter Fox made a
statement on - Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Day (21 June) |
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(15 mins) |
Debate on the Standards of Conduct Committee Report - Fourth Report to the Sixth Senedd under Standing Order 22.9 NDM8034 Vikki Howells (Cynon Valley) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Considers the Report of the Standards of
Conduct Committee - Fourth Report to the Sixth Senedd laid before the
Senedd on 15 June 2022 in accordance with Standing Order 22.9. 2. Endorses the recommendation in the report. Minutes: The item started at 15.01 NDM8034 Vikki
Howells (Cynon Valley) To
propose that the Senedd: 1. Considers
the Report of the Standards of Conduct Committee - Fourth Report to the Sixth
Senedd laid before the Senedd on 15 June 2022 in accordance with
Standing Order 22.9. 2.
Endorses the recommendation in the report. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Empowering communities NNDM8018 Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor
Meirionnydd) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes that Wales is home to thousands of
local community groups, with hundreds running significant assets that make their
communities better places to live. 2. Recognises the huge contribution
community groups have made in supporting local people through the challenges of
the pandemic. 3. Notes that the previous Welsh Government
agreed with the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee's
recommendation that it should “develop a programme of empowering communities
across Wales with the voluntary sector, acting as an enabling state for
community action”. 4. Notes the important role that local
authorities often play in ensuring community ownership of assets, and working
in partnership with community groups and other organisations to ensure
successful community venture. 5. Notes the recent IWA report, Our Land:
Communities and Land Use, which finds that Welsh communities are the least
empowered in Britain and calls for a major shake-up of community policy in
Wales. 6. Further notes the Wales Cooperative
Centre’s recently published report, Community ownership of land and assets:
Enabling the delivery of community-led housing in Wales. 7. Notes that Wales, unlike Scotland and
England, has no legislation giving communities the right to buy local assets of
community value. 8. Believes that enabling community groups
to retain local buildings and land as community facilities and supporting them
to develop active and engaged communities is key to building a more prosperous,
equal and greener Wales. 9. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) coproduce a communities strategy to
develop an enabling state for community action; b) explore the legal options for
establishing a community right to buy in Wales. Equality, Local
Government and Communities Committee: Impact of COVID-19 on the voluntary
sector Our
Land: Communities and Land Use Community
ownership of land and assets: Enabling the delivery of community-led housing in
Wales Co-submitters Luke
Fletcher (South Wales West) Supporters Adam
Price (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central) Janet
Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy) Jenny
Rathbone (Cardiff Central) Joel
James (South Wales Central) Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Peredur
Owen Griffiths (South Wales East) Minutes: The item started at 15.05 NNDM8018 Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) To
propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes
that Wales is home to thousands of local community groups, with hundreds
running significant assets that make their communities better places to live. 2.
Recognises the huge contribution community groups have made in supporting local
people through the challenges of the pandemic. 3.
Notes that the previous Welsh Government agreed with the Equality, Local
Government and Communities Committee's recommendation that it should “develop a
programme of empowering communities across Wales with the voluntary sector,
acting as an enabling state for community action”. 4.
Notes the important role that local authorities often play in ensuring
community ownership of assets, and working in partnership with community groups
and other organisations to ensure successful community venture. 5.
Notes the recent IWA report, Our Land: Communities and Land Use, which finds
that Welsh communities are the least empowered in Britain and calls for a major
shake-up of community policy in Wales. 6.
Further notes the Wales Cooperative Centre’s recently published report,
Community ownership of land and assets: Enabling the delivery of community-led
housing in Wales. 7.
Notes that Wales, unlike Scotland and England, has no legislation giving
communities the right to buy local assets of community value. 8.
Believes that enabling community groups to retain local buildings and land as
community facilities and supporting them to develop active and engaged
communities is key to building a more prosperous, equal and greener Wales. 9.
Calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
coproduce a communities strategy to develop an enabling state for community
action; b)
explore the legal options for establishing a community right to buy in Wales. Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee: Impact
of COVID-19 on the voluntary sector Our Land: Communities and Land Use Community ownership of land and assets: Enabling the
delivery of community-led housing in Wales Co-submitters Luke Fletcher
(South Wales West) Supporters Adam Price
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) Heledd Fychan
(South Wales Central) Janet
Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy) Jenny Rathbone
(Cardiff Central) Joel James
(South Wales Central) Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire) Peredur Owen
Griffiths (South Wales East) Rhys ab Owen
(South Wales Central) Sioned
Williams (South Wales West) The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(30 mins) |
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report - Annual Report on Natural Resources Wales NDM8032 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales) To propose that the Senedd: Notes the Climate Change, Environment and
Infrastructure Committee report: 'Annual Report on Natural Resources
Wales', laid
in Table Office on 23 March 2022. Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 15 June 2022. Minutes: The item started at 15.49 NDM8032 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales) To
propose that the Senedd: Notes the
Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: 'Annual
Report on Natural Resources Wales', laid in Table
Office on 23 March 2022. Note:
The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table
Office on 15 June 2022. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives Debate - The transport network NDM8033 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Does not believe
that the Welsh transport network is fit for purpose. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete all and replace with: 1. Believes Llwybr Newydd
is a transport strategy for Wales that is fit for the climate emergency. 2. Calls on the UK
Government to provide adequate funding to Wales for investment in the public
transport network. Llwybr
Newydd: The Wales Transport Strategy 2021 Amendment 2 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) Add as new point at end of motion: Believes that rail infrastructure should be devolved to ensure Wales gets its fair share from projects such as HS2. Minutes: The
item started at 16.19 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM8033 Darren Millar (Clwyd
West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Does not believe that the Welsh transport network is fit for
purpose.
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete all and replace with: 1.
Believes Llwybr Newydd is a transport strategy for Wales that is fit for the
climate emergency. 2.
Calls on the UK Government to provide adequate funding to Wales for investment
in the public transport network. Llwybr
Newydd: The Wales Transport Strategy 2021 A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed. Amendment 2 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) Add as new point at end of motion: Believes that rail infrastructure
should be devolved to ensure Wales gets its fair share from projects such as
HS2. A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
Amendment 2 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM8033 Darren Millar (Clwyd
West) 1. Believes Llwybr Newydd is a
transport strategy for Wales that is fit for the climate emergency. 2. Calls on
the UK Government to provide adequate funding to Wales for investment in the
public transport network. 3. Believes that rail
infrastructure should be devolved to ensure Wales gets its fair share from
projects such as HS2. Llwybr Newydd: The Wales Transport Strategy 2021
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: In accordance with Standing
Order 12.18, at 17.11 proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break
before Voting Time. The item started at 17.17 |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM8030 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff
Central) School exclusion: more harm than good? Minutes: The item started at
17.22 NDM8030 Jenny
Rathbone (Cardiff Central) School exclusion:
more harm than good? |