Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting date:
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Meeting time: 13.30
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This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with some Members in the Senedd Chamber and others joining by video-conference.
The Llywydd has determined that, in accordance with Standing Order 34.14A-D, Members will be able to vote from any location by electronic means.
1 Questions to the Minister for Economy
(45 mins)
The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2.
2 Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
(45 mins)
The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2.
3 Topical Questions
(20 mins)
To ask the Minister for Social Justice
Luke Fletcher (South Wales West): Will the Minister make a statement on reports that child poverty rose in Wales during the pandemic despite falling across the rest of the UK nations?
4 90 Second Statements
(5 mins)
Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate items 5-6 together but with separate votes:
(10 mins)
5 Motion to amend Standing Orders - Standing Order 34 and remote participation in Senedd proceedings
NDM8063 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2:
1. Considers the report of the Business Committee, ‘Amending Standing Orders: Standing Order 34 and remote participation in Senedd proceedings’, laid in the Table Office on 6 July 2022.
2. Approves the proposals to amend Standing Orders 6, 12 and 17, as set out in Annex A of the Business Committee’s report.
3. Notes the Business Committee’s recommendation that Standing Order 34 should cease to have effect, as scheduled, on 1 August 2022.
6 Motion to amend Standing Orders - Proxy Voting
NDM8062 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2:
1. Considers the report of the Business Committee, ‘Amending Standing Orders: Temporary Standing Orders 12.41A-H on Proxy Voting’, laid in the Table Office on 6 July 2022.
2. Approves the proposal to amend Standing Order 12, as set out in Annex A of the Business Committee’s report.
Motion to elect a Member to a committee
(5 mins)
NNDM8068 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Sarah Murphy (Welsh Labour) as a member of the Health and Social Care Committee in place of Mike Hedges (Welsh Labour).
7 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Basic Income and the transition to a zero carbon economy
(60 mins)
NDM8028 Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) that a significant number of Welsh workers are employed in industries that will undergo significant change as part of Wales's transition to a zero carbon economy;
b) the importance of ensuring a just transition to a zero carbon economy;
c) the Welsh Government’s ongoing basic income (BI) pilot for care leavers.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to consider how the BI pilot could be extended to workers in these industries to inform Wales’s transition to a zero carbon economy.
Co-submitters
Jack Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside)
Luke Fletcher (South Wales West)
Supporters
Delyth Jewell (South Wales East)
8 Finance Committee Debate - The Welsh Government's spending priorities for 2023-24
(60 mins)
NDM8060 Peredur Owen Griffiths (South Wales East)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the engagement work undertaken by the Finance Committee regarding the Welsh Government's spending priorities for the 2023-24 budget, and further notes the representations made by participants at the following events:
a) stakeholder event in Llanhilleth Miners’ Institute;
b) workshop with Members from the Welsh Youth Parliament; and
c) citizen engagement focus groups.
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 Finance Committee Summary Engagement Report
9 Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee report - Refreshing Wales’ Bovine TB Eradication Programme
(30 mins)
NDM8066 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the report of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Refreshing Wales’ Bovine TB Eradication Programme which was laid in the Table Office on 20 May 2022.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 6 July 2022.
10 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Hepatitis C
(30 mins)
NDM8064 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Acknowledges that Wales has made good progress towards eliminating the hepatitis C virus (HCV) by establishing a highly effective national clinical network, as well as having equitable and transparent access to treatment right across the country.
2. Notes the ground-breaking successes in several areas, including achieving the elimination of HCV in the prison population of HMP Swansea (the first remand prison in the UK), as well as successfully transplanting and treating the organs from infected donors with HCV to new recipients - another UK first.
3. Recognises that whilst the Welsh Government is still committed to its strategic elimination goal, increased political prioritisation and resources are required to close the testing and treatment gap that has emerged due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the 2030 target date is not exceeded.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) mandate the re-establishment of frontline blood borne virus and harm reduction services in all health board areas, so that the identification, testing, linkage to care and treatment of HCV patients in Wales can resume;
b) develop a national strategic plan to deliver HCV elimination by 2030 at the latest, which is sustainably resourced, patient centric and focuses on the whole pathway;
c) ensure that health boards are funded and accountable for delivering the national strategic plan, in terms of service delivery, data monitoring and reporting performance.
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete point 4 and replace with:
Notes:
a) the Welsh Government’s expectation that frontline blood borne viruses and harm reduction services, including for hepatitis C, will be re-established in all health board areas as soon as possible;
b) that the Welsh Government is working closely with the NHS in Wales to support their planning to ensure that Wales is able to meet the World Health Organisation target of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030;
c) that established systems are in place to ensure that health boards are supported and held accountable for meeting the target in terms of service delivery, data monitoring and reporting performance.
11 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Summer shows and events
(30 mins)
NDM8065 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Welcomes the return of the National Eisteddfod, the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, along with summer shows and events across Wales.
2. Recognises the benefits of the summer event season in promoting the Welsh language, culture, produce, and way of life.
3. Thanks all those involved in ensuring the events are a success.
12 Voting Time
13 Short Debate
(30 mins)
NDM8061 Sioned Williams (South Wales West)
Votes at 16: Giving young people the tools to understand the world in which they live, and how to change it, through political education.
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 13 September 2022