Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Senedd
Meeting date:
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Meeting time: 13.30
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(45 mins)
The Presiding Officer will call the Party Leaders to ask questions without notice to the First Minister after Question 2.
(30 mins)
View Business Statement and Announcement
(45 mins)
(15 mins)
NDM6994 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves that the draft The Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 20 February 2019.
Supporting Documents
Explanatory
Memorandum
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Report
(15 mins)
NDM6995 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:
1. Approves that the draft The Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 20 February 2019.
Supporting Documents
Explanatory
Memorandum
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee
Report
(60 mins)
NDM6993 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the empirical analysis of the effect of the UK Government’s Welfare Reform on Households in Wales.
2. Recognises and regrets the negative impact on the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Wales.
Impact of welfare reform on households in Wales
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s analysis of the impact of welfare reform.
2. Notes the recent comments made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the rollout of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments, as well as the actions taken by the UK Government to address concerns over the implementation of both.
3. Further notes that the Welsh Government has admitted that employment is one of the best ways to tackle inequality, through its programme for government and economic action plan;
4. Is concerned that, while employment has substantially increased since 2010, the Equality and Human Rights Commission report ‘Is Wales Fairer?’ highlighted that poverty and deprivation still remain higher in Wales than other British nations; Wales is the least productive nation in the UK, and median weekly earnings in Wales are lower than in England and Scotland.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a robust and meaningful plan to tackle poverty that contains clear performance targets and indications to measure progress.
House of Commons Hansard, 19 November 2018
House of Commons Hansard, 11 February 2019
The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP - Speech - Closing the gap between intention and experience - 5 March 2019
Welsh Government - Taking Wales Forward - September 2016
Welsh Government - Prosperity for All: economic action plan - May 2018
Equality and Human Rights Commission - Is Wales Fairer? - 25 October 2018
Amendment 2 - Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls for the administrative devolution of welfare to Wales so that mitigating measures can be put in place.
(120 mins)
The amendments will be disposed of in the order that the sections and schedules to which they relate were set out in the motion under Standing Order 26.36 as agreed by the Assembly on 8 January 2019.
The amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as follows:
Group 1: Prohibited payments – termination of contract
3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 23, 24, 1, 2
Group 2: Drafting clarifications
5, 28
Group 3: Repayment of prohibited payments
55, 57
Group 4: Revoking licenses
56, 58
Group 5: Permitted payments
9, 64
Group 6: Holding deposits
29, 30, 31, 36, 37, 65, 66, 38, 67, 39, 40, 41, 42
Group 7: Default payments
32, 33, 62, 34, 63, 59, 27
Group 8: Regulation making powers
35, 48, 49, 52, 51, 50
Group 9: Enforcement authorities
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
Group 10: Fixed penalty notices
43, 44
Group 11: Enforcement authorities: information sharing
45, 17, 21
Group 12: Power of licensing authority to bring criminal proceedings
22
Group 13: Restrictions on giving notice for possession
46, 54
Group 14: Information and guidance
25, 26, 47, 53
Group 15: Coming into force
60, 61
Supporting Documents
Renting
Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill
Explanatory Memorandum
Marshalled list of amendments
Groupings of amendments
(15 mins)
NDM6992 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5
1. Approves that the draft The Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 20 February 2019.
Supporting Documents
Explanatory Memorandum
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Report
The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Wednesday, 20 March 2019