Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting date:
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Meeting time: 13.30
This meeting can be
viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13044
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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 Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
The item started at 13.30
Questions 1-4 and 6-9 were asked. Question 5 was withdrawn. Question 4, 8 and 9 were answered by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership. The Presiding Officer invited Party Spokespeople to ask questions to the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership after question 2.
2 Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
The item started at 14.18
Questions 1, 3-6 and 8-11 were asked. Questions 2 and 7 were withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited Party Spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after question 3.
3 Questions to the Senedd Commission
The item started at 15.11
All questions were asked.
4 Topical Questions
The item started at 15.27
Answered by the Minister for Health and Social Services
Russell George (Montgomeryshire): Will the Minister make a statement on a potential strike by nurses?
5 90 Second Statements
The item started at 15.46
Mike Hedges made a statement on - 150th anniversary of Morriston Tabernacle
Cefin Campbell made a statement on – 40 years of S4C
6 Debate on the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report - Raising the Bar: Securing the future of Hospitality, Tourism and Retail
The item started at 15.51
NDM8120 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the report of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Raising the Bar: Securing the future of Hospitality, Tourism and Retail which was laid in the Table Office on 6 July 2022.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 20 September 2022.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
7 Debate on the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee report - Annual Report 2021/22
The item started at 16.48
NDM8119 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Annual Report 2021/22, which was laid in the Table Office on 12 October 2022.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
8 Plaid Cymru Debate - Global impact of domestic consumption
The item started at 17.31
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8121 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) that the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 requires Wales to establish itself as a globally responsible nation;
b) that more than 50 per cent of global forest loss and land conversion is attributable to the production of agricultural commodities and forestry products demanded by consumers;
c) that an area equivalent to 40 per cent of the size of Wales is used overseas to grow just a handful of commodities imported into Wales (palm, soy, beef, cacao, natural rubber, leather, timber, paper and pulp); and
d) that vast areas abroad are being destroyed to create commodities bound for Wales, with disastrous consequences including the abuse of indigenous peoples, child labour, and the loss of biodiversity.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) account for and report on the significant greenhouse gas emissions caused by Wales overseas as a result of the deforestation and habitat loss associated with Welsh imports of commodities;
b) strengthen its economic contract – which develops a relationship with business around responsible growth and practices – to require signatories to commit to supply chains that are free from deforestation, conversion and social exploitation;
c) develop a more self-sufficient food system for Wales by developing a roadmap towards a food system that’s fit for the future and provides communities with a sustainable source of food which would include:
(i) reversing the loss of local processing capacity;
(ii) driving local supply chains;
(iii) prioritising importing only sustainable goods from overseas; and
(iv) helping to address food poverty and malnutrition.
d) use procurement levers to create a requirement for supply chains to be free from deforestation, conversion and social exploitation, as part of the transition to utilising locally produced and sustainable goods;
e) support Welsh farmers to eliminate imported livestock feed that is linked to deforestation and habitat conversion overseas;
f) support international projects and initiatives aimed at preserving and restoring forests in the main commodity-producing countries; and
g) ensure that it promotes new trade agreements that will guarantee high environmental and human rights standards, particularly around deforestation, accompanied by strict enforcement measures.
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Abstain |
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49 |
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49 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.
9 Voting Time
The item started at 18.27
10 Short Debate
The item started at 18.28
NDM8115 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Free period products: the need to legislate to ensure that everyone who needs these products has access, wherever they live in Wales
The meeting concluded at 18.53
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 15 November 2022