Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting date:
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Meeting time: 13.30
This meeting can be
viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12661
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This meeting was held in a hybrid format, with some Members in the Senedd Chamber and others joining by video-conference.
1 Business Statement and Announcement
The item started at 13.30
2 Questions to the First Minister
The item started at 13.58
The first 8 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after question 2.
At 14.23 the meeting was suspended for 5 minutes.
3 Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Covid-19 - WITHDRAWN
4 Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Building Safety Update - WITHDRAWN
5 Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Homes for Ukraine refugees scheme update
The item started at 15.03
6 Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Non-Domestic Rates Reform
The item started at 15.41
7 Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Coal Tip Safety
The item started at 16.12
8 Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Fair Work: annual progress update
The item started at 16.43
9 The Local Authorities (Amendments Relating to Publication of Information) (Wales) Regulations 2022
The item started at 17.12
NDM7966 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves that the draft The Local Authorities (Amendments Relating to Publication of Information) (Wales) Regulations 2022 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 8 March 2022.
Supporting
Documents
Explanatory
Memorandum
Report
of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Motion to Suspend Standing Orders (5 mins)
The item started at 17.15
NNDM7977 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the Senedd, 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 announcement under Standing Order 11.11 to constitute the timetable for business in Plenary for the following week, to allow NNDM7975 and NNDM7976 to be considered in Plenary on 29 March 2022.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
10 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Alteration of Expiry Date) (Wales) Regulations 2022
The Presiding Officer proposed that items 10, 11 and 12 were debated together but with separate votes, no Member objected.
The item started at 17.16
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM7967 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Alteration of Expiry Date) (Wales) Regulations 2022 laid in the Table Office on 22 March 2022.
Supporting
Documents
Explanatory
Memorandum
The result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
37 |
0 |
13 |
50 |
The motion was agreed.
11 The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022
The item started at 17.16
NNDM7975 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. 7) Regulations 2022 laid in the Table Office on 25 March 2022.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
12 The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2022
The item started at 17.16
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NNDM7976 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. 8) Regulations 2022 laid in the Table Office on 25 March 2022.
The result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
39 |
0 |
11 |
50 |
The motion was agreed.
Motion to suspend Standing Orders
The item started at 17.41
NNDM7974 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Orders 33.6 and 33.8:
Suspends Standing Order 12.20(i) to allow NNDM7973 to be considered in Plenary on Tuesday, 29 March 2022.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
13 LCM on the Building Safety Bill
The item started at 17.41
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NNDM7973 Julie James (Swansea West)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Building Safety 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 19 July 2021 and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid on 21 September 2021, 20 January 2022, 22 February 2022 and 25 March 2022 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.
Supporting
Documents
Report
of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee (Memorandum No.3 and No.4)
The result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
39 |
0 |
11 |
50 |
The motion was agreed.
14 LCM on the Elections Bill
The item started at 18.22
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM7968 Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Elections 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 and a Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum were laid in Table Office on 9 September 2021 and 22 March 2022 respectively in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.
The result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
38 |
0 |
12 |
50 |
The motion was agreed.
In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 18.45 proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time.
15 Voting Time
The item started at 18.52
Votes Summary
The meeting concluded at 18.56
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Wednesday, 30 March 2022