Plenary

 

Meeting date:
Wednesday, 13 March 2013

 

Meeting time:
13:30

 

 

 

 

Agenda

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1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Leader of the House (45 mins) 

 

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2. Questions to the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science (45 mins) 

 

View Questions

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Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate the following two items together but with separate votes:

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3. Debate on the Standards Committee’s report under Standing Order 22.9 (Report 01-13) (15 mins) 

 

NDM5186 Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Considers the Report of the Standards of Conduct Committee - Report 01-13 - laid before the Assembly on 6 March 2013 in accordance with Standing Order 22.9; and

 

2. Endorses the recommendation in the report that a breach has been found and that Bethan Jenkins AM should be censured.

 

Supporting documents:

Standards Committee’s report (01-13)

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4. Debate on the Standards Committee’s report under Standing Order 22.9 (Report 02-13) (15 mins) 

 

NDM5187 Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Considers the Report of the Standards of Conduct Committee - Report 02-13 - laid before the Assembly on 6 March 2013 in accordance with Standing Order 22.9; and

 

2. Endorses the recommendations in the report.

 

Supporting documents:

Standards Committee’s report (02-13)

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5. Stage 1 Debate on the Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill (60 mins) 

 

NDM5184 Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 26.11:

 

Agrees to the general principles of the Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill.

 

The Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 24 October 2012

 

The report of the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee on the Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill was laid before the Assembly on 21 February 2013.

 

Supporting documents:

Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee’s report

Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee’s report  

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6. Financial Resolution on the Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill (5 mins) 

 

NDM5185 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69(ii) arising in consequence of the Bill.

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7. Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv) (60 mins) 

 

NDM5181 Mark Drakeford (Cardiff West)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

Resolves to support the principle of pre-confirmation hearings for major public appointments in Wales.

 

Supported by:

Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd)

Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Suzy Davies (South Wales West)

William Powell (Mid and West Wales)

Angela Burns (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire)

Mark Isherwood (North Wales)

David Rees (Aberavon)

Vaughan Gething (Cardiff South and Penarth)

Julie Morgan (Cardiff North)

Ann Jones (Vale of Clwyd)

Christine Chapman (Cynon Valley)

David Melding (South Wales Central)

Joyce Watson (Mid and West Wales)

Mohammad Asghar (South Wales East)

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8. Welsh Liberal Democrats Debate (60 mins) 

 

NDM5188 Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Expresses concern that patients in Wales are not able to access the newest and most innovative medicines and treatments available to their counterparts across the UK;

 

2. Welcomes the creation of a Welsh Health Technology Fund but regrets the lack of investment in new, innovative technologies from the £5million allocation for the financial year 2012-2013;

 

3. Notes that the pharmaceutical industry invested £4.4billion in UK research and development in 2009 which is more than any other industry sector and believes that NHS Wales needs an environment that is receptive to innovation in order to compete effectively for clinical trials at a global level;

 

4. Believes that spending on modern medicines should be viewed as an investment rather than a cost and therefore regrets that in 2011 new medicines used in primary care accounted for only 0.5% of total NHS expenditure in Wales; and

 

5. Notes that Wales is forecast to gain savings of around £186million between 2011-2015 due to Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) and calls on the Welsh Government to invest some of this money into the Health Technology Fund, to support engagement with the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) so that more patients in Wales can benefit from the latest medicines and treatments.

 

The following amendments have been tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

In point 1, after ‘in Wales’ insert ‘, especially those with rare diseases,’.

 

Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

In point 2, delete all after ‘regrets’ and replace with:

 

a) the lack of investment in new, innovative technologies from the £5 million allocation for the financial year 2012-2013;

 

b) that the Fund does not address the poor accessibility of modern cancer treatments for Welsh patients when compared to other parts of the UK.

 

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that the Welsh Health Technology Fund extends access to modern cancer treatments for patients in Wales.

 

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes that the Welsh Government’s record-breaking real terms cuts to the Welsh NHS budget have the potential to jeopardise the access to innovative medicines and treatments for patients.

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Voting Time

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9. Short Debate (30 mins) 

 

NDM5183 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire):

 

Hywel Dda Health Board’s plans for Pembrokeshire – safe and sustainable services?

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The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13:30, Tuesday, 19 March 2013

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