Agenda and decisions

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Items
Expected timing No. Item

Presiding Officer Statement

The Presiding Officer drew Members’ attention to Her Majesty the Queen’s Commonwealth Day address on Monday 11 March, which would be published as part of the Record of Proceedings.

 

(45 mins)

1.

Questions to the First Minister

 

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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Decision:

The item started at 13.30

The first 12 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after Question 2.

 

(30 mins)

2.

Business Statement & Announcement

Supporting documents:

Decision:

The item started at 14.16

 

(15 mins)

3.

Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations

NDM5184 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales; in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:

Approves that the draft The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2013 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 19 February 2013.

Supporting Documents
The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2013
Explanatory Memorandum
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee’s Report

Decision:

The item started at 14.29

NDM5184 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales; in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:

Approves that the draft The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2013 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 19 February 2013.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

(30 mins)

4.

Statement by the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes: The Guilford Report on the Arrangements for Implementation of the European Programmes 2014-2020

Decision:

The item started at 14.34

 

(30 mins)

5.

Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills: More Apprenticeships in Wales

Decision:

The item started at 15.09

 

(30 mins)

6.

Statement by the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage: Vibrant and Viable Places: A New Regeneration Framework for Wales

Decision:

The item started at 15.48

 

(30 mins)

7.

Statement by the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes: The Working Smarter Update Report - Growing the Farm Business

Decision:

The item started at 16.34

 

(15 mins)

8.

Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2013

NDM5183 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales; in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:

Approves that the draft The Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2013 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 18 February 2013.

Supporting Documents
The Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2013
Explanatory Memorandum
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee’s Report

Decision:

The item started at 17.11

NDM5183 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales; in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:

Approves that the draft The Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2013 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 18 February 2013.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

 

(60 mins)

9.

Debate: Quality in NHS Wales - ensuring learning from the Francis Report

NDM5182 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the recommendations made within the final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry and that the Welsh Government will use the Francis Inquiry to help identify how it can further improve the delivery of safe and compassionate care in Wales.

The final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry (The Francis Report) can be found on the following link:

http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/report

The following amendments have been tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Delete all after ‘public inquiry’.

Amendment 2 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Notes the serious concerns raised by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales following the dignity and essential care inspections undertaken in our hospitals.

Amendment 3 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to:

(a) implement the recommendations of the Francis Report that apply to our NHS;

(b) consider creating a “mylocalhospital” website similar to the “mylocalschool” website to ensure all hospitals provide accessible and transparent performance information; and

(c) introduce legislation to make failure to provide a truthful account of the circumstances leading to a patient’s death a criminal offence.

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Recognises the potential for financial pressures in the Welsh NHS to undermine the delivery of safe and compassionate care.

Amendment 5 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Notes the concerns expressed in the report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry in relation to staffing levels, and

a) regrets that concerns over the accuracy and consistency of data on staffing levels have also been identified by the Public Accounts Committee in its recent report on Maternity Services in Wales (February 2013);

b) calls upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local health boards to ensure that staff who are absent long-term, or suspended, are not included in future staffing rotas unless there is an expectation of an imminent return to work.

Amendment 6 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at end of the motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to fully review the Fundamentals of Care 2003 to ensure that the standards continue to reflect best practice in care within NHS Wales as identified by those requiring care, carers and staff.'

Fundamentals of Care can be accessed on the following link:

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/documents/booklet-e.pdf

Amendment 7 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at end of the motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to amend the National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales), Regulations 2011 to include a requirement for learning from complaints to be effectively identified, disseminated and implemented and known to the complainant and the public.

The National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales), Regulations 2011 can be accessed on the following link:

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/docmetadata.cfm?orgid=932&id=170726&pid=50738

Decision:

The item started at 17.22

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

NDM5182 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the recommendations made within the final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry and that the Welsh Government will use the Francis Inquiry to help identify how it can further improve the delivery of safe and compassionate care in Wales.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Delete all after ‘public inquiry’.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

18

0

29

47

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Notes the serious concerns raised by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales following the dignity and essential care inspections undertaken in our hospitals.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

22

0

25

47

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

Amendment 3 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to:

(a) implement the recommendations of the Francis Report that apply to our NHS;

(b) consider creating a “mylocalhospital” website similar to the “mylocalschool” website to ensure all hospitals provide accessible and transparent performance information; and

(c) introduce legislation to make failure to provide a truthful account of the circumstances leading to a patient’s death a criminal offence.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

22

0

25

47

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Recognises the potential for financial pressures in the Welsh NHS to undermine the delivery of safe and compassionate care.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

15

0

32

47

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

Amendment 5 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Notes the concerns expressed in the report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry in relation to staffing levels, and

a) regrets that concerns over the accuracy and consistency of data on staffing levels have also been identified by the Public Accounts Committee in its recent report on Maternity Services in Wales (February 2013);

b) calls upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local health boards to ensure that staff who are absent long-term, or suspended, are not included in future staffing rotas unless there is an expectation of an imminent return to work.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

22

0

25

47

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

Amendment 6 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at end of the motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to fully review the Fundamentals of Care 2003 to ensure that the standards continue to reflect best practice in care within NHS Wales as identified by those requiring care, carers and staff.'

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

47

0

0

47

Amendment 6 was agreed.

Amendment 7 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at end of the motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to amend the National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales), Regulations 2011 to include a requirement for learning from complaints to be effectively identified, disseminated and implemented and known to the complainant and the public.

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

22

0

25

47

Amendment 7 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5182 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the recommendations made within the final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry and that the Welsh Government will use the Francis Inquiry to help identify how it can further improve the delivery of safe and compassionate care in Wales.

Calls on the Welsh Government to fully review the Fundamentals of Care 2003 to ensure that the standards continue to reflect best practice in care within NHS Wales as identified by those requiring care, carers and staff.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

47

0

0

47

The motion as amended was agreed.

 

Voting Time

The item started at 18.03

 

Votes Summary

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Record of Proceedings

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