Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting date:
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
Meeting time: 13.30
This meeting can be
viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12520
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This meeting was held in a virtual format, with Members joining by video-conference.
1 Questions to the First Minister
The item started at 13.30
The first 10 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after question 2.
At 13.42, proceedings were suspended for 10 minutes.
At 14.06, proceedings were suspended for 2 minutes.
2 Business Statement and Announcement
The item started at 14.49
3 Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Shaping Wales Future – Laying national milestones, revised national indicators and publishing a Future Trends report
The item started at 15.02
4 Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: The Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill
The item started at 15.45
5 Statement by the Minister for Economy: Supporting the creation of a Community Bank for Wales
The item started at 16.05
6 Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Covid-19
The item started at 16.46
7 Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Building Safety
The item started at 17.26
8 The Curriculum for Wales – Relationships and Sexuality Education Code
The item started 18.12
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM7864 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves that the draft The Curriculum for Wales – Relationships and Sexuality Education Code is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 23 November 2021.
Supporting
Documents
Explanatory
Memorandum
Report
of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee
The result was as follows:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
42 |
0 |
16 |
58 |
The motion was agreed.
A proposal under
Standing Order 12.24 to debate items 9 and 10 together but
with separate votes was agreed.
9 The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Wales) Rules 2021
The item started at 18.51
NDM7865 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves that the draft The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Wales) Rules 2021 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 23 November 2021.
Supporting
Document
Explanatory
Memorandum
Report
of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
10 The Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021
The item started at 18.50
NDM7866 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves that the draft The Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 23 November 2021.
Supporting
Document
Explanatory
Memorandum
Report
of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
11 The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 21) Regulations 2021
The item started at 18.57
NDM7863 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 21) Regulations 2021 laid in the Table Office on 2 December 2021.
Supporting
Documents
Explanatory
Memorandum
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
12 LCM on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill
The item started at 19.07
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM7867 Julie James (Swansea West)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
A Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid in Table Office on 26 May and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid on 26 November and 3 December 2021, in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill
Supporting
Documents
Report of
the Local Government and Housing Committee
Report of
the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Report of
the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum
No.2)
The result was as follows:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
45 |
1 |
12 |
58 |
The motion was agreed.
In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 19.32 proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time.
13 Voting Time
The item started at 19.37.
Votes Summary
The meeting concluded at 19.41
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Wednesday, 15 December 2021