Agenda - Plenary


Meeting Venue:

Siambr Hywel - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date:
Tuesday, 6 May 2025

Meeting time: 13.30
 


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This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with some Members in Siambr Hywel, Tŷ Hywel and others joining by video-conference.

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1       Questions to the First Minister

(45 mins)                                                                                                         

The Presiding Officer will call Party Leaders to ask questions without notice to the First Minister after Question 2.

View Questions

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2       Business Statement and Announcement

(30 mins)                                                                                                         

View Business Statement and Announcement

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3       Statement by the First Minister: VE Day

(45 mins)                                                                                                         

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4       Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: The Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

(45 mins)                                                                                                         

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5       Legislative Consent Motion: The Data (Use and Access) Bill

(15 mins)                                                                                                         

NDM8886 Rebecca Evans (Gower)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Bill in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

Footnote:

A Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid in Table Office on 2 January 2025 and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid on 12 March 20253 April 2025 and 28 April 2025, in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website: Data (Use and Access) Bill

Supporting Documents

Report of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee

Report of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Report of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No. 2)

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No. 3)

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No. 4)

Government response to the report of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee

Government response to the report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Government response to the report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No. 2)

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6       Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill

(5 mins)                                                                                                           

NDM8885 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that Senedd Cymru in accordance with Standing Order 26.36:

Agrees to dispose of sections and schedules to the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill at Stage 3  in the following order:

a) Sections 1 to 4;

b) Schedule 1;

c) Section 5;

d) Schedule 2;

e) Section 6;

f) Schedule 3;

g) Sections 7 and 8;

h) The long title.

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7       Voting Time

                                                                                                                          

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8       Stage 3 of the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill

(240 mins)                                                                                                       

The amendments will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they relate were set out in the motion under Standing Order 26.36 agreed by the Senedd on 29 April 2025.

The amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as follows:

1. Welsh Language Strategy

22, 23, 47, 48, 49, 20, 21

2. Technical amendments

24, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43

3. Calculating the number of Welsh speakers

72, 44

4. Review of the Code

2

5. Minimum amount of Welsh language education and Welsh language learning goals

26, 27A, 27B, 27, 50, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 45, 46

6. Exemptions

31, 51, 55, 57

7. School language categories

3, 4, 52, 58, 67

8. Assistance for parents

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

9. New schools and school reorganisation

53, 56, 68

10. Increasing numbers in Primarily Welsh Language category schools

54, 66

11. Education Workforce

36, 37, 62, 63, 64, 65, 70

12. National Framework: General

59, 60, 12, 61, 13

13. Local Welsh in Education Strategic Plans

74, 75, 76, 69

14. National Institute for Learning Welsh – Membership, Staff and Procedures

73, 16, 17, 18, 19

15. National Institute for Learning Welsh – Functions and Duties

71, 14, 15

Supporting Documents

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2

Explanatory Memorandum, revised after Stage 2

Marshalled List of Amendments

Grouping of Amendments

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The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Wednesday, 7 May 2025

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