Plenary

 

Meeting date:
Tuesday, 30 September 2014

 

Meeting time:
13.30

 

 

 

 

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1 Questions to the First Minister (45 mins)

The Presiding Officer will call the 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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Motion to elect Members to committees

NDM5588 Rosemary Butler (Newport West)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects:

 

(i) William Powell (Welsh Liberal Democrats) as a member of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee in place of Eluned Parrott (Welsh Liberal Democrats);

 

(ii) Eluned Parrott (Welsh Liberal Democrats) as a member of the Standards of Conduct Committee in place of Kirsty Williams (Welsh Liberal Democrats).

 

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3 Statement by the Minister for Finance and Government Business: The Draft Budget 2015-16 (30 mins)

 

Supporting Document

The Draft Budget 2015-16

 

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4 Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills: Learning in Digital Wales Programme Update (30 mins)

 

Supporting Document

Independent review of Digital Classroom Teaching Task and Finish Group

 

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5 Statement by the Minister for Public Services: Community Support Officers - One Year On (30 mins)

 

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6 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No-2) on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill in respect of provisions relating to offence of ill-treatment or wilful neglect by care workers (15 mins)

NDM5540 Mark Drakeford (Cardiff West)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, relating to a criminal offence of wilful neglect or ill-treatment on the part of carers in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

 

A Legislative Consent Memorandum has been laid in Table Office on 24 June 2014 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2(iii).

 

A copy of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill can be found at:

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/criminaljusticeandcourts.html

 

Supporting Document

Legislative Consent Memorandum

Health and Social Care Committee Report

 

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7 Debate: Public Service Broadcasting (60 mins)

NDM5581 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Recognises the importance of the Public Service Broadcasters in Wales.

 

The following amendments have been tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales):

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Believes that the funding and editorial independence of Welsh language broadcasters should be protected.

 

Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Believes that:

 

a) a devolved governance body within the BBC UK Trust should be created;

 

b) the representative of Wales to the BBC Trust should be appointed by formal agreement between the Welsh and UK Governments; and

 

c) the Ofcom board should include a member with specific responsibility for representing Wales.

 

Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Believes that community radio licensing should be devolved to the National Assembly.

 

Amendment 4 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes Ofcom's third Public Service Broadcast Review which is due to be published next summer.

 

Amendment 5 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Recognises the role public service broadcasters play in increasing participation in the political process and the influence they have on cultural and economic life in Wales.

 

Amendment 6 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Welcomes consideration of mechanisms to secure the future of all public service broadcasters in Wales.

 

Amendment 7 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Welcomes consideration of mechanisms to secure accountability of public service broadcasters to this Assembly as well as to the UK Parliament.

 

Amendment 8 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Regrets the decline in local programming on commercial radio.

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The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Wednesday, 1 October 2014

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