Plenary

 

Meeting date:
Wednesday, 26 November 2014

 

Meeting time:
13.30

 

 

 

 

Agenda

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1 Questions to the Minister for Natural Resources (45 mins)

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2 Questions to the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty (45 mins)

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Urgent Question

 

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister make an urgent statement on ambulance response times for October which show that just 55.5% of emergency responses to Category A (immediately life-threatening) calls arrived at the scene within eight minutes? EAQ(4)0524(HSS)

 

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3 Debate on the Enterprise and Business Committee's Follow-up report into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills (60 mins)

NDM5637 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes the report of the Enterprise and Business Committee on its Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Skills, which was laid in the Table Office on 25 September 2014.

 

Note: The response by the Welsh Government was laid on 19 November 2014.

 

Supporting Documents

 

Enterprise and Business Committee’s Report

Welsh Government’s Response

 

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4 Stage 1 Debate on the Financial Education and Inclusion (Wales) Bill (60 mins)

NDM5628 Bethan Jenkins (South Wales West)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 26.11:

 

Agrees to the general principles of the Financial Education and Inclusion (Wales) Bill.

 

The Financial Education and Inclusion (Wales) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 15 July 2014.

 

The report of the Children, Young People and Education Committee on the Financial Education and Inclusion (Wales) Bill was laid before the Assembly on 14 November 2014.

 

Supporting Documents

 

The Financial Education and Inclusion (Wales) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

Children, Young People and Education Committee’s Report

Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee’s Report

 

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5 Welsh Conservatives Debate (60 mins)

NDM5638 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Recognises the importance of Wales' religious buildings to Welsh national heritage.

 

2. Welcomes the publication of the Welsh Government's Faith Tourism Action Plan and its acknowledgement of the role of religious buildings in attracting visitors to Wales.

 

3. Calls upon the Welsh Government to work with faith communities and other stakeholders to develop a register of Wales's most important religious buildings in order that they can receive appropriate protections for the future.

 

The following amendments have been tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Insert as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to draw up and implement an integrated strategy to promote faith tourism paths such as the Cistercian Way and attract more visitors to Wales's places of worship.

 

Amendment 2 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Add as new point 3 and renumber accordingly:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that the importance of religious buildings is enshrined within the Heritage Bill.

 

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6 Voting Time 

 

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7 Short Debate (30 mins)

NDM5635 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth)

 

Guide Dogs Cymru: Freedom of movement for blind and partially sighted people in Wales

 

To raise awareness about Guide Dogs Cymru's services in Wales and to seek a Welsh Government view on what more can be done to support people with sight loss.

 

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8 Short Debate - Postponed from 19 November 2014 (30 mins)

NDM5629 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

 

Older people and work: Recognising the contribution of older people in the workplace across Wales.

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The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 2 December 2014

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