Decision details

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
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.

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 

The item started at 16.17

In accordance with Standing Order 26.36, amendments will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they relate, arise in the Bill.

The Amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as follows:

 

1. Notification and publication of food hygiene ratings

12, 1, 13, 2, 14, 3

 

2.Publication of food hygiene ratings on promotional material

9, 21, 22, 10, 23, 11, 25, 5, 8

 

3.Requirements to display multiple food hygiene rating stickers

4, 7

 

4. Offences

24, 26, 27

 

5. Duties of Food Standards Agency

15, 16, 17, 18, 19

 

6. Use of fixed penalty receipts

6

 

7. Amending periods for complying with duties

20

 

Voting was taken in the order set out in the Marshalled List of Amendments:

 

Amendment 12 was withdrawn.

Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 13 was not moved.

Amendment 2 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

As Amendment 2 was agreed, Amendment 14 fell.

Amendment 3 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 9:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
25	0	26	51

Amendment 9 was not agreed.

As Amendment 9 was not agreed, Amendments 10 and 11 fell.

A vote was taken on Amendment 21:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
25	0	26	51

Amendment 21 was not agreed.

As Amendment 21 was not agreed, Amendments 22, 23 and 25 fell.

Amendment 4 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 24:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
21	0	31	52

Amendment 24 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 26:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
21	0	31	52

Amendment 26 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 27:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
21	0	31	52

Amendment 27 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
52	0	0	52

Amendment 5 was agreed

Amendment 15 was withdrawn.

Amendment 16 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 17 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 18 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 19 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 6 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 20:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
26	0	27	53

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

Amendment 7 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 8 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

All sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding Stage 3 proceedings.