Meetings

Business Committee agreed to schedule the following motion for debate on 24 February:

NNDM7478 Mark Isherwood

To propose that the Senedd: 

1. Notes a proposal for a Bill that would make provision to encourage the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in Wales, and improve access to education and services in BSL. 

2. Notes that the purpose of the Bill would be to:

a) ensure that the deaf community and people with hearing loss have a voice in the design and delivery of services to ensure they meet the needs of service users;

b) establish a BSL national advisory group to empower the BSL community in Wales;

c) require the Welsh Government to co-produce and publish a national BSL plan, and to establish strategic goals to improve the accessibility of public services, support services and enhance BSL skills across society.

d) require public bodies to co-produce and publish their own BSL plan to develop BSL awareness and training, and improve access to frontline services.

Business Committee also agreed that this would be the last MLP scheduled before dissolution.

Business Committee agreed to schedule the following motion for debate on 25 November:

NNDM7481 Janet Finch-Saunders

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes a proposal for a Bill that would make provisions to introduce a deposit return scheme and to reduce waste in Wales.

2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to:

a) establish the creation of a deposit return scheme for drinks containers in Wales, which would see consumers pay a deposit, repayable on return of the container;

b) reduce the number of single-use plastic and glass bottles, as well as steel and aluminium cans;

c) respond to increased amounts of recyclable waste, such as personal protective equipment being used to fight COVID-19, where a growing number of items are being discarded and affecting our wild and marine life; and

d) increase accountability by establishing a duty on the Welsh Government to lay an annual report to the Welsh Parliament detailing specific policies undertaken to reduce the discarding of recyclable waste and the impact these have had to improve Wales’s natural environment

Business Committee also agreed to schedule the next Member’s Legislative Proposal debate for 10 February 2021.

Business Committee considered the motions tabled and agreed to schedule the following motion for debate on 21 October:

NNDM7427

Alun Davies

Rhun ap Iorwerth

Andrew RT Davies

Dai Lloyd

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes a proposal for a Welsh hearts Bill to improve the outcomes for people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.

2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to place a duty on:

a) Welsh Ministers to publish a strategy to improve the outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and to develop pathways for survival for the whole country;

b) local authorities to plan to ensure sufficient access to community defibrillators in each part of their area;

c) Welsh Ministers to ensure that training in CPR is provided for people throughout Wales;

d) health boards to collaborate in the production of regional pathway of survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests;

e) Welsh Ministers to report to the Senedd on the progress of their strategy against objectives every year.

Business Managers agreed to select the following motion for debate on 5 February:

NNDM7239 David Melding

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes a proposal for a Bill which requires all new-build homes to be fitted with at least one electric car charge point. 

2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to ensure that:

a) every new residential building with an associated car parking space has an electric charging point installed;

b) every residential building that is new or undergoing major renovation, with more than 10 car parking spaces, has cable routes for electric vehicle charge points in at least 50 percent of the total parking spaces.

Supported by:

Angela Burns

Dai Lloyd

David J Rowlands

Huw Irranca-Davies

Jenny Rathbone

Mark Isherwood

Mohammad Asghar

Rhun ap Iorwerth

Russell George

Vikki Howells

Business Managers selected the following motion for debate on Wednesday 20 November:

NNDM7188 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central):

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes a proposal for a Bill to enable the implementation of a workplace parking levy.

2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to:

a) enable local authorities to implement a workplace parking levy, dependent on the number of parking spaces reserved for employees;

b) enable local authorities to use the revenue to strengthen public transport and active travel routes;

c) reduce traffic congestion in major population centres;

d) encourage employers to promote active travel plans for their staff and advocate for better public transport;

e) urge Welsh Government to encourage local authorities in Wales to implement this levy, as part of a suite of measures to combat the carbon emissions which are causing a climate emergency.

Business Managers agreed to schedule the next two debates on 5 February and 11 March 2020.