Plenary

 

Meeting date:
 Tuesday, 13 November 2012

 

Meeting time:
 13:30

 

 

 

 

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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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Urgent Question

Darren Millar (Clwyd West): Will the Minister make a statement on the role of the National Clinical Forum in NHS reconfiguration in Wales.

EAQ(4)0191(HSS)

 

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2. Business Statement and Announcement (30 mins) 

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3. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Together for Health - six month progress report - postponed from 6 November (30 mins)

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4. Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills: An update on the "Improving Schools" Plan, published on 10th October 2012 (30 mins)

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5. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services: New Child Practice Review Framework - Improving Safeguarding and Protection (30 mins)

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6. Debate on the Draft Budget 2013-14 (120 mins) 

NDM5087 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 20.12:

 

Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2013-2014 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance and Leader of the House on 2 October 2012.

 

Supporting Documents
The Draft Budget Proposals 2013-14 is available on the following link:

http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-business-fourth-assembly-laid-docs.htm?act=dis&id=238895&ds=10/2012

Report of the Finance Committee

 

Research paper: Draft Budget Proposals 2013-14 – Research Service

The following amendments have been tabled:

 Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Calls on the Welsh Government to redraft its Draft Budget for 2013-14 so that it:

a) addresses the extreme financial pressures on the Health Service due to the real terms cuts of £493 million pounds over three years;

b) meets the needs of businesses in Wales, which is crucial in creating employment;

c) closes the funding gap between school pupils in Wales and England; and

d) makes provision to alleviate council tax rises for hard-pressed Welsh households.

Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Regrets the education spending gap between England and Wales that will be exacerbated by the failure to substantially increase the Pupil Deprivation Grant in 2013/14.  

Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Regrets that the Draft Budget does not seek to address the lack of access to innovative treatments in the NHS.

 

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The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13:30, Wednesday, 14 November 2012

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