Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting date:
Wednesday, 19 October 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.
1 Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
(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 Economy
(45 mins)
The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2.
Motion to suspend Standing Orders
(5 mins)
NNDM8111 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 NNDM8110 to be considered in Plenary on Wednesday 19 October.
3 Legislative Consent Motion on the Energy Prices Bill
(45 mins)
NNDM8110 Julie James (Swansea West)
To propose that the Senedd:
In accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions in the Energy Prices 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 18 October 2022 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.
4 Topical Questions
(0 mins)
No Topical Questions were received
5 90 Second Statements
(5 mins)
6 Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report - Renewable energy in Wales
(60 mins)
NDM8102 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: ‘Renewable energy in Wales’, laid on 26 May 2022.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 18 July 2022.
7 Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration report - Care Home Commissioning
(60 mins)
NDM8104 Mark Isherwood (North Wales)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the report of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee on its inquiry into Care Home Commissioning, which was laid in the Table Office on 1 September 2022.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 12 October 2022.
8 Debate on petition P-06-1294 - Don't leave metastatic breast cancer patients in Wales behind
(30 mins)
NDM8103 Jack Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the petition ‘P-06-1294 Don't leave metastatic breast cancer patients in Wales behind’ which received 14,106 signatures.
9 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Business rates
(60 mins)
NDM8105 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Regrets that Wales has the highest business rates in Great Britain.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to take immediate action to reduce non-domestic rates to support businesses and protect jobs.
The following amendments have been tabled
Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete all and replace with:
1. Notes the different non-domestic rates tax base in Wales, with a larger proportion of small and medium-sized businesses.
2. Welcomes:
a) the non-domestic rates relief Welsh Government provides to ratepayers every year, which means 44 per cent pay no bills at all.
b) the £116m of extra support for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses this year to help them recover from the pandemic, providing up to 50 per cent relief on their non-domestic rates bills.
c) that, as a combined result of these reliefs, 70 per cent of non-domestic properties in Wales are receiving support with their non-domestic rates bills in 2022-23.
Amendment 2 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Further calls on the Welsh Government to replace the current system of non-domestic rates with proposals for a new single land and property tax covering residential, commercial, and industrial land (with agricultural land remaining exempt).
10 Voting Time
11 Short Debate
(30 mins)
NDM8095 Altaf Hussain (South Wales West)
Living with cancer in Wales: improving access to prehabilitation and rehabilitation services
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 25 October 2022