Votes and Proceedings - Plenary

Meeting Venue:

Y Siambr - Y Senedd

Meeting date:
Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Meeting time: 13.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14802

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Statement by the Presiding Officer

At 13.30, the Llywydd made a statement paying tribute to former Members Jenny Randerson and Peter Rogers. Jane Dodds and Darren Millar paid tribute on behalf of their respective parties.

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1 Nominations for committee chair

The item started at 13.36

The Presiding Officer invited nominations for the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee in accordance with Standing Order 17.2F.

Paul Davies nominated Andrew RT Davies.

As there were no further nominations and no objections the Presiding Officer declared Andrew RT Davies elected as Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee.

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2 Questions to the First Minister

The item started at 13.38

The first 8 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after question 2.

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3 Business Statement and Announcement

The item started at 14.39

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Motions to elect Members to committees

The item started at 15.01

Proposal under Standing Orders 12.24 and 12.40 to group the following motions for debate and for voting:

NNDM8768 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Natasha Asghar (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Tom Giffard (Welsh Conservatives) and Joel James (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Gareth Davies (Welsh Conservatives), as members of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

NNDM8769 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Paul Davies (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Darren Millar (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Reform Bill Committee.

NNDM8770 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Tom Giffard (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Natasha Asghar (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee.

NNDM8771 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects James Evans (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Sam Rowlands (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Health and Social Care Committee.

NNDM8772 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Sam Rowlands (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Peter Fox (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Finance Committee.

NNDM8773 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Paul Davies (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Darren Millar (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Future Senedd Committee.

NNDM8774 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Paul Davies (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Darren Millar (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Business Committee.

NNDM8775 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Gareth Davies (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Laura Anne Jones (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee.

NNDM8776 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Joel James (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Peter Fox (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Petitions Committee.

NNDM8777 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Laura Anne Jones (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Natasha Asghar (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee.

NNDM8778 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Peter Fox (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Altaf Hussain (Welsh Conservatives) and Laura Anne Jones (Welsh Conservatives) in place of James Evans (Welsh Conservatives) as members of the Local Government and Housing Committee.

NNDM8779 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Altaf Hussain (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Joel James (Welsh Conservatives) as a member of the Equality and Social Justice Committee.

The motions were agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

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4 Statement by the First Minister: Delivering for Wales

The item started at 15.02

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5 Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Port of Holyhead

The item started at 15.52

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6 Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS winter pressures

The item started at 16.28

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7 Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Offshore Wind Task and Finish Group

The item started at 17.03

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8 Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Welsh language technology - to be issued as a Written Statement

This item was issued as a written statement

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The meeting concluded at 17.42

The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Wednesday, 8 January 2025

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