Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Senedd
Meeting date:
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Meeting time: 13.30
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The item started at 13.30
The first 7 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2.
The item started at 14.22
The first 7 questions were asked. The Deputy Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2.
The item started at 15.09
Questions 1, 2, 4 and 5 were asked. Question 3 was withdrawn.
No Topical Questions were accepted
The item started at 15.24
Jack Sargeant made a statement on: Today is World Mental Health Day.
Rhun ap Iorwerth made a statement on RMS Leinster (100 years since it sunk).
Mark Isherwood made a statement on Celebrating Hospice Care Week 2018.
David Melding made a statement on World Homeless Day.
Llyr Gruffydd made a statement on celebrating 30 years of Canolfan Iaith Clwyd and 10 years of Gwefr heb Wifrau.
The item started at 15.33
NDM6825 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2:
1. Considers the Report of the Business Committee, ‘Amending Standing Orders: Standing Orders 24, 25 and 27 – Section 116C Orders’, laid in the Table Office on 2 October 2018; and
2. Approves the proposal to revise Standing Orders 24, 25 and 27, as set out in Annex B of the Report of the Business Committee.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
The item started at 15.42
NDM6819 Helen Mary Jones (Mid and West Wales
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes a proposal for a Bill to incorporate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons into Welsh law.
2. The purpose of this Bill would be to strengthen rights-based policy approaches to promote the rights of those with disabilities and use the UN Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons as a framework for future developments.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
No motion tabled.
The item started at 16.05
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM6821 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the Assembly Commission’s report: “Creating a Parliament for Wales, Consultation Report”, October 2018;
2. Notes the Assembly Commission’s written statement: The Welsh Parliament and Elections (Wales) Bill;
3. Agrees to allow the Assembly Commission to introduce a Bill to:
a) change the name of the National Assembly for Wales;
b) extend the franchise for Assembly elections;
c) amend the law relating to disqualification; and
d) make other changes to, and associated with, the Assembly’s electoral and internal arrangements.
The result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
44 |
3 |
1 |
48 |
The motion was agreed.
The item started at 16.42
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6813
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the widespread public concerns in relation to the disposal of dredged materials from the Bristol Channel to locations off the coast of south Wales, relating to the construction of a new power station at Hinkley.
2. Calls upon the Welsh Government to:
a) publish more detailed evidence in response to concerns regarding risks to public health and the environment, including allowing for further testing in order to provide greater transparency; and
b) instruct Natural Resources Wales to suspend the marine licence that enables the disposal activity and undertake a wide-ranging programme of engagement and consultation with local communities and stakeholders across south Wales.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
22 |
0 |
26 |
48 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Julie James (Swansea West)
Delete all after point 1 and replace with:
2. Notes:
a) under the terms of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the London Convention, 1972), to which the UK is a signatory, only materials with de minimis levels of radioactivity may be considered for disposal to sea;
b) the conservative generic radiological assessment, developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, is the internationally agreed method for testing for de minimis levels of radioactivity and this method was used in the determination of the Hinkley marine licence;
c) the evidence within the National Assembly Petitions Committee report that Natural Resources Wales made its marine licence determination based on expert advice, in accordance with the International Atomic Energy Agency procedures for radiological assessments;
d) all tests and assessments concluded the sediment to be disposed of is within safe limits, poses no radiological risk to human health or the environment, and is safe and suitable to be disposed of at sea.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to instruct Natural Resources Wales to carry out further public engagement to explain the process and evidence to reassure the public.
A vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
22 |
48 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was de-selected
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6813
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the widespread public concerns in relation to the disposal of dredged materials from the Bristol Channel to locations off the coast of south Wales, relating to the construction of a new power station at Hinkley.
2. Notes:
a) under the terms of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the London Convention, 1972), to which the UK is a signatory, only materials with de minimis levels of radioactivity may be considered for disposal to sea;
b) the conservative generic radiological assessment, developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, is the internationally agreed method for testing for de minimis levels of radioactivity and this method was used in the determination of the Hinkley marine licence;
c) the evidence within the National Assembly Petitions Committee report that Natural Resources Wales made its marine licence determination based on expert advice, in accordance with the International Atomic Energy Agency procedures for radiological assessments;
d) all tests and assessments concluded the sediment to be disposed of is within safe limits, poses no radiological risk to human health or the environment, and is safe and suitable to be disposed of at sea.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to instruct Natural Resources Wales to carry out further public engagement to explain the process and evidence to reassure the public.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
38 |
0 |
10 |
48 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
The item started at 17.35
The item started at 17.38
NDM6820 Mark Reckless (South Wales East)
Newport: economy, infrastructure and opportunities.
The meeting concluded at 18.01
The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 16 October 2018