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Votes and Proceedings (82) |
1. Questions to the First Minister
The item started at 13.30
All 15 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after Question 2.
2. Business Statement and Announcement
The item started at 14:32
3. Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills: Supporting Welsh Students - postponed until 2 October
4. Statement by the Minister for Finance and Leader of the House:Framework for Action on Independent Living: consultation document issued on 20 September
The item started at 14:47
5. Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills: GCSE English Language Results 2012
The item started at 15:12
6. Statement by the Minister for Local Government and Communities: Isle of Anglesey County Council
The item started at 15:49
7. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes: A plan for milk – update on support for the dairy industry
The item started at 16:25
8. Legislative Consent Motion on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
The item started at 16:57
NDM5012 John Griffiths (Newport East)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, as introduced into the House of commons on 23 May 2012 relating to amendments of the Water Industry Act 1991, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
9. Debate on Towards a Welsh Planning Act: Report by the Independent Advisory Group
The item started at 17:00
NDM5047 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the Independent Advisory Group Report, Towards
a Welsh Planning Act: Ensuring the Planning System
Delivers.
The following amendments
were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to trial a system of accreditation for planning agents.
Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Voting on the motion and the remaining amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to improve the capacity of the planning system by developing a single National Planning Advisory and Training Service to assist local planning department train and develop their staff.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
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44 |
12 |
0 |
56 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets the significant delay by the Welsh Government in bringing forward its Planning Bill.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
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Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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23 |
0 |
33 |
56 |
Amendment 3 was not agreed.
NDM5047 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the Independent Advisory Group Report, Towards a Welsh Planning Act: Ensuring the Planning System Delivers.
Calls on the Welsh Government to trial a system of accreditation for planning agents.
Calls on the Welsh Government to improve the capacity of the planning system by developing a single National Planning Advisory and Training Service to assist local planning department train and develop their staff.
A vote was taken on the motion, as amended:
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56 |
0 |
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56 |
The motion, as amended was agreed.
Voting Time
Voting time started at 17:43
The meeting concluded at 17:45
The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13:30, Wednesday, 26 September 2012