Agenda and decisions

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

View Questions

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All 15 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after Question 2.

View Business Statement and Announcement

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Supporting Document
Framework for Action on Independent Living
http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/equality/frameworkforactionconsultation/?lang=en

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Supporting Document

Isle of Anglesey County Council - Corporate Governance Improvement - Progress Report by the Welsh Government's Commissioners to the Minister for Local Government and Communities http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/Journals/2012/09/14/commissioners-report-quarter-5.pdf

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NDM5012 John Griffiths (Newport East)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, as introduced into the House of commons on 23 May 2012 relating to amendments of the Water Industry Act 1991, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum has been laid in Table Office on 12 June 2012 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2(i).

Supporting Documents

A copy of the Bill can be found at:

Bill documents — Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2012-13 — UK Parliament

Report of the Environment and Sustainability Committee

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NDM5012 John Griffiths (Newport East)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, as introduced into the House of commons on 23 May 2012 relating to amendments of the Water Industry Act 1991, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

NDM5047 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the Independent Advisory Group Report, Towards a Welsh Planning Act: Ensuring the Planning System Delivers.

Supporting Documents
Towards a Welsh Planning Act: Ensuring the Planning System Delivers can be accessed on the following link:

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/planning/planningresearch/publishedresearch/towardsawelshplanningact/?lang=en

Welsh Government report on public attitudes towards the planning system in Wales

Welsh Government Report on a new approach to managing development in Wales

The following amendments have been tabled:

Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to trial a system of accreditation for planning agents.

Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to improve the capacity of the planning system by developing a single National Planning Advisory and Training Service to assist local planning department train and develop their staff.

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Regrets the significant delay by the Welsh Government in bringing forward its Planning Bill.

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NDM5047 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the Independent Advisory Group Report, Towards a Welsh Planning Act: Ensuring the Planning System Delivers.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to trial a system of accreditation for planning agents.

Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Voting on the motion and the remaining amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to improve the capacity of the planning system by developing a single National Planning Advisory and Training Service to assist local planning department train and develop their staff.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Regrets the significant delay by the Welsh Government in bringing forward its Planning Bill.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

NDM5047 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the Independent Advisory Group Report, Towards a Welsh Planning Act: Ensuring the Planning System Delivers.

Calls on the Welsh Government to trial a system of accreditation for planning agents.

Calls on the Welsh Government to improve the capacity of the planning system by developing a single National Planning Advisory and Training Service to assist local planning department train and develop their staff.

A vote was taken on the motion, as amended:

The motion, as amended was agreed.

Voting time started at 17:43