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Transcript: Transcript for 14/12/2022 - 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 Economy 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 Health and Social Services The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople
to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.21 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 Services Mabon ap Gwynfor
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd): What steps is the Government taking to tackle the antibiotics
shortage over the Christmas period? To
ask the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership Joel James (South Wales
Central): What action is the Welsh Government
proposing to ensure more rigorous employment standards in Welsh fire and rescue
services in light of the allegations against South Wales Fire and Rescue
Service? Minutes: The item started at
15.15 Answered by the
Minister for Health and Social Services Mabon ap
Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): What steps is the
Government taking to tackle the antibiotics shortage over the Christmas period? Answered by the
Deputy Minister for Social Partnership Joel James (South Wales Central): What action is the Welsh Government proposing to ensure more rigorous employment standards in Welsh fire and rescue services in light of the allegations against South Wales Fire and Rescue Service? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.30 Natasha Asghar made
a statement on - The start of the festival of Hanukkah (18 December). Janet Finch-Saunders made a statement on - #OperationPickstock – a knife-crime awareness campaign in Aberconwy. |
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(60 mins) |
Statement by Peter Fox - Introduction of a Member Proposed Bill: Food (Wales) Bill Minutes: The item started at 15.35 |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee report - Gender based violence: The needs of migrant women NDM8166 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff
Central) To propose that the Senedd: Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee
report on Gender based violence – The needs of migrant women, laid on 26
October 2022. The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 7 December 2022. Minutes: The item started at 16.26 NDM8166 Jenny Rathbone
(Cardiff Central) To
propose that the Senedd: Notes
the Equality and Social Justice Committee report on Gender based violence – The
needs of migrant women, laid on
26 October 2022. The
response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in
the Table Office on 7 December 2022. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Plaid Cymru Debate - Child poverty NDM8165 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Regrets that child poverty rates in
Wales are the highest in the UK. 2. Recognises that the current cost of
living crisis is exacerbating recent trends which have seen child poverty rates
increase in Wales, despite the Welsh Government’s pledge to eradicate child
poverty by 2020. 3. Notes that the Welsh Government does not
currently possess a strategy on tackling child poverty, despite repeated calls
from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales and other child poverty action
groups for specific and urgent focus and action in this area. 4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to develop a child poverty strategy, underpinned by statutory
targets, as a matter of urgency. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: Notes the significant investment of the
Welsh Government in tackling child poverty and that in line with its current
Child Poverty Strategy, the Welsh Government will this month publish its update
report and will be publishing a refreshed strategy in 2023. [If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will
be de-selected] Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) Insert as new point 3 and renumber
accordingly: Welcomes the action being taken by the UK Government to help alleviate cost-of-living pressures faced by households in Wales. Minutes: The
item started at 17.05 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM8165 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Regrets that child poverty rates in Wales are the highest in
the UK. 2. Recognises that the current cost of living crisis is
exacerbating recent trends which have seen child poverty rates increase in
Wales, despite the Welsh Government’s pledge to eradicate child poverty by
2020. 3. Notes that the Welsh Government does not currently possess a
strategy on tackling child poverty, despite repeated calls from the Children’s
Commissioner for Wales and other child poverty action groups for specific and
urgent focus and action in this area. 4. Calls on the Welsh Government to develop a child poverty
strategy, underpinned by statutory targets, as a matter of urgency.
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete all and replace with: Notes the significant investment of the
Welsh Government in tackling child poverty and that in line with its current
Child Poverty Strategy, the Welsh Government will this month publish its update
report and will be publishing a refreshed strategy in 2023. A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed. As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was de-selected. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM8165 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: Notes the
significant investment of the Welsh Government in tackling child poverty and
that in line with its current Child Poverty Strategy, the Welsh Government will
this month publish its update report and will be publishing a refreshed
strategy in 2023.
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
17.58 |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM8148 Jack Sargeant (Alyn and
Deeside) Banking services in Cymraeg Minutes: |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |