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1. Questions to the First Minister (60 mins) The Presiding Officer will call the Party
Leaders to ask questions without notice to the First Minister after
Question 2.
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2. Business Statement and Announcement (30
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3. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills: Jobs Growth Wales (30 mins) |
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4. Statement by the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage: The Homelessness Legislation Review (30 mins) Supporting Documents |
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5. Consent Motion on the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012 (15 mins) NDM4928 John Griffiths (Newport East) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales agrees, in accordance with section 9(6) of the Public Bodies Act 2011, that the Secretary of State make the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012, in accordance with the draft laid in Table Office on 28 February 2012.
Supporting Documents
Consent Memorandum - The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances
(Abolition) Order 2012
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6. Debate on The Welsh Government's Food Strategy - the way forward (60 mins) NDM4966 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. notes the Welsh Government's commitment to: a) develop its ambitious vision for food in
Wales; The Welsh Government's Food Strategy for Wales - Food
for Wales, Food from Wales 2010:2020 is available on the following
link: The following amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East) In sub-point 1a) delete the word "ambitious". Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to support the full implementation of the EU Dairy Package if voluntary agreement on a code of practice for milk contracts cannot be reached between the relevant parties within the dairy supply chain. Amendment 3 - Peter Black (South Wales West) Add as new point at end of motion: Celebrates the world leading reputation of Welsh produce and encourages retailers to sell more food sourced from Wales. Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West) Add as new point at end of motion: Welcomes the increasingly important contribution made by Welsh food to the sustainable tourism sector, especially through fostering ‘a sense of place’. Amendment 5 - Peter Black (South Wales West) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes the importance of seasonality and calls on the Welsh government to encourage consumers to buy more produce in season in order to promote Welsh food and improve sustainability. Amendment 6 - Peter Black (South Wales West) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets the Welsh government’s decision to downgrade the Rural Affairs portfolio and the negative effect this could have on its ability to deliver the food strategy.
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7. Debate on Research and Innovation in Health and Social Care (60 mins) NDM4967 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Recognises that research and innovation in health and social care are fundamental to the health, well-being and wealth of people in Wales. The following amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at end of motion: Acknowledges the need for sufficient funding and investment in health and social care to realise and implement the benefits from any new research, and regrets that real term cuts to NHS budgets in Wales will be a barrier to this. Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at end of motion: Calls for additional investment in research centres in Wales to attract the best minds from around the world and increase the potential for high value collaboration with industrial partners. Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at end of motion: Recognises the role of the Higher Education Sector in providing world class research which has the potential to provide innovative solutions for health and social care challenges in Wales. Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West) Add as new point at end of motion: Believes that the Welsh Government should support innovative developments in the health service, such as image-guided radiation therapy and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, to take place at Velindre. |
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Voting Time |
The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13:30, Wednesday, 2 May 2012