Oral Assembly Questions tabled on 5 November 2014
for answer on 12 November 2014

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(Self identifying Question no. shown in brackets)

To ask the Minister for Finance and Government Business

The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2.

1. Gwyn Price (Islwyn): What progress is the Minister making regarding the securing of fair funding for Wales? OAQ(4)0474(FIN)

2. David Rees (Aberavon): Will the Minister provide an update on the recent approval of the UK Partnership Agreement? OAQ(4)0480(FIN)

3. Nick Ramsay (Monmouth): Will the Minister make a statement on the budget allocation to the Health and Social Services portfolio? OAQ(4)0473(FIN)

4. Gwyn Price (Islwyn): Will the Minister make a statement on the importance of EU structural funds to the south Wales valleys? OAQ(4)0476(FIN)

5. Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): What priorities were taken into account by the Welsh Government when allocating funding to the Natural Resources portfolio? OAQ(4)0483(FIN)

6. Mike Hedges (Swansea East):Why was it decided that recipients of invest-to-save funding could postpone making any repayment in the year immediately following the loan? OAQ(4)0469(FIN)

7. William Powell (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on the benefits that EU structural funds bring to the rural communities of Wales? OAQ(4)0482(FIN)

8. Sandy Mewies (Delyn): What principles will the Minister adopt when developing the Welsh Government’s tax policy? OAQ(4)0478(FIN)

9. Eluned Parrott (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement on the recent announcement of £2 billion of EU funding for Wales? OAQ(4)0479(FIN)

10. Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd): What discussions has the Minister had regarding Wales’s role in the development of UK funding arrangements? OAQ(4)0477(FIN)

 

11. Gwenda Thomas (Neath): What steps is the Minister taking to prepare for the devolution of stamp duty and landfill tax to Wales? OAQ(4)0470(FIN)

12. Mohammad Asghar (South Wales East): Will the Minister make a statement on the overall budget allocation to the Health and Social Services portfolio? OAQ(4)0468(FIN)

13. Ann Jones (Vale of Clwyd):What progress has the Minister made to secure fair funding for Wales? OAQ(4)0475(FIN)

14. Mohammad Asghar (South Wales East): What priorities were considered by the Welsh Government when allocating funding to the Education and Skills portfolio? OAQ(4)0467(FIN)

15. Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): What discussions has the Minister had with cabinet colleagues about the implications of an ageing population on the Welsh Government’s budget? OAQ(4)0481(FIN)

To ask the Minister for Public Services

The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2.

1. Elin Jones (Ceredigion): Has the Minister made an assessment of the impact that the increase in the staff of police and crime commissioners has had on unhypothecated funding for police authorities? OAQ(4)0482(PS)W

 

2. Alun Ffred Jones (Arfon): Will the Minister make a statement on the impact of the draft budget on local government? OAQ(4)0484(PS)W

 

3. Christine Chapman (Cynon Valley): Will the Minister make a statement on youth justice? OAQ(4)0488(PS)

 

4. Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): Will the Minister make a statement on redundancies within local government? OAQ(4)0489(PS)

 

5. Antoinette Sandbach (North Wales): What contingency planning has the Minister undertaken to help councils prepare for any unexpected cost pressures on local authority budgets? OAQ(4)0491(PS)

6. Suzy Davies (South Wales West): What steps is the Welsh Government taking to protect public services which are threatened by local authority budget cuts? OAQ(4)0483(PS)

 

7. Gwyn Price (Islwyn): Will the Minister make a statement on support for Armed Forces veterans in Wales? OAQ(4)0487(PS)

 

8. Elin Jones (Ceredigion):What discussions has the Minister had with the WLGA in relation to contracts for coroner’s services? OAQ(4)0481(PS)W

 

9. Lindsay Whittle (South Wales East): Will the Minister outline his priorities for reforming public services in Wales? OAQ(4)0480(PS)

 

10. Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement on progress with Welsh Government proposals to reconfigure local government in Wales? OAQ(4)0495(PS)

11. Eluned Parrott (South Wales Central): Will the Minister outline the Welsh Government’s approach to eradicating female genital mutilation in Wales? OAQ(4)0490(PS)

 

12. William Powell (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on the fire service in Mid and West Wales? OAQ(4)0494(PS)

 

13. Russell George (Montgomeryshire): Will the Minister make a statement on the enforcement responsibilities of local government in mid Wales? OAQ(4)0486(PS)

 

14. Aled Roberts (North Wales):What recent discussions has the Minister held regarding secure colleges in Wales? OAQ(4)0493(PS)W

 

15. Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire):Will the Minister make a statement on his priorities for local government in west Wales for the next 12 months? OAQ(4)0479(PS)