Votes and Proceedings - Plenary


Meeting Venue:

Y Siambr - Y Senedd

Meeting date:
Tuesday, 11 March 2025

Meeting time: 13.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14874


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1       Questions to the First Minister

The item started at 13.30

The first 8 questions were asked. Questions 3 and 5 were grouped together for answer. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after question 2.

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2       Business Statement and Announcement

The item started at 14.23

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3       Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Young Person’s Guarantee

The item started at 14.48

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4       Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s recommendation about emergency ambulance response targets

The item started at 15.19

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5       Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Escalation and intervention arrangements in NHS Wales

The item started at 16.02

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6       The Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

The item started at 16.44

NDM8843 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 14 January 2025.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

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7       The Welsh Elections Information Platform Regulations 2025

The item started at 16.46

NDM8844 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Welsh Elections Information Platform Regulations 2025 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 4 February 2025.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

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

The proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate items 8-9 together but with separate votes was agreed.

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8       The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2025

The item started at 16.51

NDM8841 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2025 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 28 January 2025.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

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9       The Welsh Language Standards (No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2025

The item started at 16.51

NDM8842 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Welsh Language Standards (No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2025 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 28 January 2025.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

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10    The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

The item started at 16.59

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM8845 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 laid in the Table Office on 13 February 2025.

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

38

0

14

52

The motion was agreed.

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11    Debate: The President of the Welsh Tribunals Fifth Annual Report 2023-24

The item started at 17.11

NDM8840 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd notes the annual report of the President of Welsh Tribunals on the operation of the Welsh Tribunals in the period January 2023 to March 2024.

President of Welsh Tribunals Fifth Annual Report

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

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12    Debate: International Women’s Day – accelerating action

The item started at 17.40

NDM8846 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Supports the International Women’s Day 2025 call for ‘Accelerating Action’.

2. Condemns the abuse and intimidation of women in politics.

3. Unites to advance women's equality and representation in Wales.

Co-submitters

Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

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13    Voting Time

The item started at 18.57

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The meeting concluded at 18.59

The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Wednesday, 12 March 2025

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