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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 1 Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) Will the Minister make a statement on the delay in bringing forward the Council Tax Reduction Schemes Regulations, and the implications this may have for those in receipt of Council Tax benefit.
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Urgent Question 2 Byron Davies (South Wales West) Will the First Minister make a statement on the 580 Tata Steel jobs cuts in South Wales.
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Urgent Question 3 Aled Roberts (North Wales) Will the Minister make a statement on recent road closures caused by flooding in North Wales? |
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2. Business Statement and Announcement (30 mins) |
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3. Statement by the Minister for Local Government and Communities: Introduction of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill (60 mins) |
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4. Statement by the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science: Update on Enterprise Zones - WITHDRAWN |
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5. Statement by the First Minister on the Welsh Government's Response to the Commission on Devolution in Wales - WITHDRAWN |
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6. Debate on the Sustainable Development Annual Report (60 mins) NDM5102 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes the progress made on sustainable development in
2011-12, as set out in the Welsh Government’s Annual Report
of the Sustainable Development Scheme, which was laid before the
National Assembly for Wales on 20 November 2012. Add as a new point at the end of motion: Welcomes the publication of the Annual Report of the Sustainable Development Scheme, in particular the commentary by the Sustainable Futures Commissioner. Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to enact the recommendations of the Sustainable Futures Commissioner to ensure that sufficient attention is given to areas such as agriculture, food security and tourism in the future. Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Notes the criticism of the Sustainable Futures Commissioner ‘that the report, seems to be championing money allocated and spent on initiatives, rather than championing the sustainable outcomes and benefits derived from those initiatives’ and calls on the Welsh Government to reconsider the way it assesses the success of Welsh Government programmes across all departments, based on outcomes rather than inputs. Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Believes the Welsh Government will make further progress towards a sustainable Wales if it increases the availability of: a) home energy
efficiency programmes such as Arbed; Amendment 5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Welcomes the UK Government’s commitment to electrification and the positive effect this will have on reducing Wales’ CO2 emissions. Amendment 6 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Expresses concern that the Welsh Government has made little progress in improving its Sustainable Development Indicators in 2012. Amendment 7 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Calls on the Government to bring forward urgent remedial actions to resolve the 22 Sustainable Development Indicators for 2012 that have deteriorated or shown no improvement. The Sustainable
Development Indicators 2012 can be found at: Amendment 8 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Regrets that the headline indicator of Gross Value Added (GVA), as outlined in the report, was 74% of the UK average in 2010, the lowest amongst the devolved countries and English regions. Amendment 9 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Regrets the limited use of economic indicators within the report to judge the success of the Welsh Government Sustainable Development policy. Amendment 10 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Notes the continued concerns from the Sustainable Futures Commissioner regarding aspects of the structure and content of the report. Amendment 11 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as a new point at the end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to implement fully the recommendations made in the report by the Sustainable Futures Commissioner.
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7. Motion to Suspend Standing Order 12.20(i) and 11.16 to hold a debate on the Silk Commission (5 mins) NDM5107 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Orders 33.6 and 33.8:
Suspends Standing Order 12.20(i) and that part of Standing Order 11.16 that requires the weekly statement and announcement to constitute the timetable for business in Plenary for the following week, to allow NNDM5108 to be considered in Plenary on Tuesday 27 November 2012.
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8. Debate on the report by the UK Government's Silk Commission (60 mins) NDM5108 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
The National Assembly for Wales:
Welcomes the publication of the unanimously agreed report by the UK Government's Silk Commission and looks forward to its implementation.
The Report of the Silk Commission can be accessed on the following hyperlink: http://commissionondevolutioninwales.independent.gov.uk/files/2012/11/English-WEB-main-report.pdf |
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9. Short Debate (30 mins) NDM5083 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth): Asbestos in Schools: Revealing not concealing Parents’ right to know. |
The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13:30, Wednesday, 28 November 2012