Decision Maker: Business Committee - Fourth Assembly, Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly, Plenary - Fourth Assembly, Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill, a Government Bill,
introduced by Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Health and Social Services. The
Business Committee remitted the Bill to the Health and Social Care Committee.
About the Bill
The Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill includes provision for food
authorities to operate a food hygiene rating scheme and places a duty on food
businesses to display their food hygiene rating at their establishment.
Current Stage
The
Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013 became law in Wales on 4
March 2013. (external website)
Record of Passage in the National Assembly for Wales
The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage
through the National Assembly for Wales.
Stage
|
Documents
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Bill
introduced – 28 May 2012
|
Food
Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF,
110KB)
Explanatory
Memorandum (PDF, 260KB)
Presiding
Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence: 28 May 2012 (PDF, 129KB)
Business
Committee Report on the timetable for the consideration of the Bill (PDF, 71KB)
Research
Service Bill Summary (PDF, 340KB)
Written
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: 30 March 2012
Written
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: 28 May 2012
Written
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: 29 May 2012
Plenary
Statement: Introduction of the Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill: 29 May 2012
Business
Committee: Revised timetable for consideration of the Food Hygiene Rating
(Wales) Bill (PDF, 57KB)
|
Stage
1 - Committee consideration of general principles
|
Consultation
The Committee considered the Bill on the following dates:
30
May 2012
20
June 2012
12
July (am) 2012
12
July (pm) 2012
27
September 2012
Committee
Stage 1 Report (PDF, 624KB)
Constitutional
and Legislative Affairs Committee Report (PDF,
341KB)
|
Stage 1 - Debate in plenary on general principles
|
A debate took place in Plenary on 16
October 2012. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was
agreed.
|
Financial
Resolution
|
A Financial
Resolution in relation to the Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill was agreed in
Plenary on 23
October 2012.
|
Stage 2 - Committee consideration of amendments
|
Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on 7
November 2012.
Notice
of Amendments: 29 October 2012 (PDF,
77KB)
Notice
of Amendments: 30 October 2012 (PDF,
55KB)
Notice
of Amendments: 31 October 2012 (PDF,
62KB)
Marshalled
list of Amendments: 7 November 2012 (PDF,
92KB)
Groupings
of Amendments: 7 November 2012 (PDF,
62KB)
Concise
Minutes: 7 November 2012
Food
Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2. (PDF, 120KB) (Amendments
to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the
right margin.)
Explanatory
Memorandum revised after Stage 2 (PDF,
266KB)
Research
Service Summary of changes made at Stage 2 (PDF,
154KB)
|
Stage 3 - Plenary consideration of amendments
|
Stage 3 consideration and disposal of amendments took place in Plenary on 22
January 2013.
Notice
of Amendments: 11 January 2013 (PDF,
62KB)
Notice
of Amendments: 15 January 2013 (PDF,
67KB)
Marshalled
list of Amendments: 22 January 2013 (PDF,
76KB)
Groupings
of Amendments: 22 January 2013 (PDF,
62KB)
|
Stage 4 - Passing of the Bill in Plenary
|
The Bill was agreed by the Assembly in
accordance with SO 12.36 on 22
January 2013.
Food
Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill, as passed (PDF, 122KB)
Food
Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill, as passed (Crown XML)
|
Date of Royal Assent
|
Royal
Assent was given on 4 March 2013.
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Contact information
Clerk: Fay Buckle
Phone: 029 2089 8041
Postal address:
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1NA
Email:
HSCCommittee@wales.gov.uk
Decision:
The item started at 16:13
NDM5063 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing
Order 26.11:
Agrees to the general principles of the Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill
The Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid
before the Assembly on 28 May 2012.
The report of Health and Social Care Committee on the Food Hygiene Rating
(Wales) Bill was laid before the Assembly on 4 October 2012.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Publication date: 16/10/2012
Date of decision: 16/10/2012
Decided at meeting: 16/10/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly