Agenda - Plenary


Meeting Venue:

Siambr Hywel - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date:
Tuesday, 13 January 2026

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       Motion to suspend Standing Orders to allow items 4 and 5 to be debated

(5 mins)                                                                                                           

NNDM9099 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that Senedd Cymru, in accordance with Standing Orders 33.6 and 33.8:

Suspends that part of Standing Order 11.16 that requires the weekly statement and announcement under Standing Order 11.11 to constitute the timetable for business in Plenary for the following week, to allow NNDM9097 and NNDM9098 to be considered in Plenary on 13 January 2026.

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Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate items 4-5 together but with separate votes:

(60 mins)

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4       Motion under Standing Order 26.95 that a Bill to be known as the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill be treated as a Government Emergency Bill

                                                                                                                          

NNDM9097 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that Senedd Cymru, in accordance with Standing Order 26.95:

Agrees that a government Bill to be known as the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill, to be introduced in the Senedd, be treated as a government Emergency Bill.

In accordance with Standing Order 26.95A, a statement relating to the Bill to be known as the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill was laid before the Senedd on 6 January 2026.

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5       Motion under Standing Order 26.98(ii) to agree a timetable for the Bill to be known as the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill

                                                                                                                          

NNDM9098 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that Senedd Cymru, in accordance with Standing Order 26.98(ii):

Agrees that the timetable for the government Emergency Bill to be known as the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill will be as set out in the ‘Timetable for consideration of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill' laid before the Senedd on 6 January 2026.

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6       Voting Time

                                                                                                                          

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7       Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Winter Pressures

(45 mins)                                                                                                         

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8       Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Progress and future delivery of the Welsh Economy

(30 mins)                                                                                                         

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Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate items 9-10 together but with separate votes:

(60 mins)

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9       The general principles of the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill

                                                                                                                          

NDM9094 Julie James (Swansea West)

To propose that Senedd Cymru in accordance with Standing Order 26.11:

Agrees to the general principles of the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill.

The Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Senedd on 3 November 2025; the report of the Member Accountability Bill Committee on the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill was laid before the Senedd on 23 December 2025.

Supporting documents:

Report of the Member Accountability Bill Committee

Government response to the Member Accountability Bill Committee report

 

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

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10    The financial resolution in respect of the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill

                                                                                                                          

NDM9095 Julie James (Swansea West)

To propose that Senedd Cymru, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69, arising in consequence of the Bill.

Supporting documents:

Report of the Finance Committee

Government response to the Finance Committee report

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Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate items 11-12 together but with separate votes:

(60 mins)

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11    The general principles of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill

                                                                                                                          

NDM9092 Mark Drakeford (Cardiff West)

 

To propose that Senedd Cymru, in accordance with Standing Order 26.11:

Agrees to the general principles of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill.

The Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Senedd on 3 November 2025; the report of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee on the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill was laid before the Senedd on 19 December 2025.

Supporting documents:

Report of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

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12    The financial resolution in respect of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill

                                                                                                                          

NDM9093 Mark Drakeford (Cardiff West)

 

To propose that Senedd Cymru, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69, arising in consequence of the Bill.

Supporting documents:

Report of the Finance Committee

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13    The general principles of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill

(60 mins)                                                                                                         

NNDM9109 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that Senedd Cymru in accordance with Standing Order 26.102:

Agrees to the general principles of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill.

The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Senedd on 13 January 2026.

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14    The financial resolution in respect of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill - Withdrawn

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In accordance with Standing Order 26.68 the Presiding Officer has decided that a financial resolution is not required for this Bill.

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15    Voting Time

                                                                                                                          

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The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Wednesday, 14 January 2026

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