Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting date:
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
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 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
Peredur Owen Griffiths (South Wales East): Has the Welsh Government had any discussions with Gwent Police and South Wales Police following the fatal crash in St Mellons?
4 90 Second Statements
(5 mins)
5 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Biometric data in schools
(60 mins)
NDM8131 Sarah Murphy (Bridgend)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes that the prevalent collection and use of biometric data within schools across Wales is putting children’s personal data and privacy at risk.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce legislation that would:
a) ensure that Article 16 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child's right to privacy, is upheld within Wales;
b) ensure that schools and childcare settings are using non-biometric technologies for services, rather than using biometric systems that may compromise the security of children's biometric data;
c) ensure appropriate risk assessments and procurement processes of technology companies within educational settings are put in place;
d) acknowledge the potential harms from the unregulated use of biometric data;
e) acknowledge the lack of consent by young people and children within current usages of biometric data within schools.
Co-submitters
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
Supporters
Jack Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside)
6 Debate on the Petitions Committee report - The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales
(60 mins)
NDM8216 Jack Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the report of the Petitions Committee, ‘The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales’, which was laid in the Table Office on 15 December 2022.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 16 February 2023.
7 Welsh Conservatives Debate - The roads review
(60 mins)
NDM8218 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the report of the Welsh Government's roads review panel, The Future of Road Investment in Wales.
2. Regrets the lack of engagement by the roads review panel with the public, elected representatives, local authorities, businesses and the third sector and others during the course of the review.
3. Believes that the roads review panel’s recommendations to scrap investment in critical road projects designed to improve road safety, address congestion, decrease air pollution and deliver economic benefits fails to deliver the transport infrastructure the people of Wales rightfully deserve.
The Future of Road Investment in Wales
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Delete point 3 and replace with:
Recognises the need for bold and radical action in the transport sector to help reach net-zero emissions before 2050.
Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to more urgent investment in public transport and electric vehicle infrastructure so that communities across Wales have greater access to low or zero-carbon transport options.
8 Voting Time
9 Short Debate
(30 mins)
NDM8217 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)
A nation of solidarity: Wales stands with the people of Armenia
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 14 March 2023