Meeting Venue:
Zoom
Meeting date:
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
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Plenary will start at the conclusion of the Committee of the Whole Senedd. The Committee of the Whole Senedd will start at 13.00
This meeting will be held by video-conference.
Having consulted with the Business Committee, the Llywydd has determined that, in accordance with Standing Order 34.14A-D, Members would be able to vote from any location by electronic means.
The Llywydd will also give notice, in accordance with Standing Order 34.15, that the public are excluded from attending this Plenary meeting, as is required to protect public health. The meeting will continue to be broadcast live and the record of proceedings would be published as usual.
1 Questions to the First Minister
(45 mins)
The Presiding Officer will call Party Leaders to ask questions without notice to the First Minister after Question 2.
2 Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition (in respect of his "law officer" responsibilities)
(30 mins)
3 Business Statement and Announcement
(15 mins)
View Business Statement and Announcement
4 Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19 Vaccinations
(30 mins)
5 Statement by the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government: Working in Partnership for a Fair Work Wales
(30 mins)
6 Statement by the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services: The Rebalancing Care and Support White Paper
(30 mins)
Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate items 7-8 together but with separate votes:
(30 mins)
7 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Restrictions) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Wales) Regulations 2021
NDM7590 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Restrictions) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Wales) Regulations 2021 laid in the Table Office on 28 January 2021.
Supporting Documents
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
8 The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
NDM7589 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2021 laid in the Table Office on 29 January 2021.
Supporting Documents
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
9 The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Order 2021
(15 mins)
NDM7588 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Order 2021 laid in the Table Office on 11 January 2021.
Supporting Documents
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
10 Debate: The Draft Budget 2021-2022
(90 mins)
NDM7586 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 20.12:
Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2021-22 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd on 21 December 2020.
Supporting Documents
Report of the Finance Committee
Report of the Children, Young People and Education Committee
Report of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee
Report of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee
Report of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee
Report of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee correspondence:
Letter to the Minister for Mental Health, Well-being and the Welsh Language
Letter to the Minister for Education
Letter to the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 Mark Isherwood (North Wales)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the Senedd:
Believes that the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2021-22 does not enable Wales to build back better and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In accordance with Standing Order 12.23(iii), amendments 2 and 3 tabled to the motion have not been selected.
Amendment 4 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that the unallocated fiscal resource in the draft 2021-22 budget is used in the final budget for 2021-22 to expand free school meal eligibility criteria to include all children in families in receipt of universal credit or equivalent benefit and any child in a family with no recourse to public funds.
11 Debate: The Programme for Government Annual Report and Legislative Programme
(60 mins)
NDM7587 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 11.21(ii):
Notes:
a) the Welsh Government Annual Report 2020;
b) the Legislative programme.
The Welsh Government Annual Report 2020
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 Mark Isherwood (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Acknowledges and thanks all public servants and the public in their efforts in tackling COVID-19 in the last year.
Amendment 2 Mark Isherwood (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets the lack of a national recovery plan being brought forward by the Welsh Government, especially with 3,500 people potentially missing out on cancer treatment in Wales.
Amendment 3 Mark Isherwood (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Further notes the lack of ambition in the legislative programme, particularly the delay in introducing a clean air Act for Wales before the end of the Senedd term, despite having cross party support.
12 Voting Time
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.00, Wednesday, 10 February 2021