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(45 mins) |
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. Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 13.30 The first 10 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer
invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after Question 2. |
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Urgent Question The item started at 14.17 Byron
Davies (South Wales West): Will the Minister make a statement on claims by the First
Minister that the Welsh Government will no longer bear costs associated with
electrification of the Valleys Lines? |
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(30 mins) |
Business Statement and Announcement Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 14.27 |
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Motion to elect Members to Committees The item started at 14.35 Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until
Voting Time. NDM5471
Rosemary Butler (Newport West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in
accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Alun Ffred Jones (Plaid
Cymru) as a member, and Chair, of the
Environment and Sustainability Committee in place of Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Plaid
Cymru). The result was as follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: The Report of the Expert Group on Diversity in Local Government NDM5462
Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes
the report of the Expert Group on Diversity in Local Government. The
Report is available on the following link: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/dsjlg/publications/localgov/140305-expert-group-report-en.pdf
The
following amendment has been tabled: Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as
new point at end of motion: Calls
on the Welsh Government to work with local authorities to encourage
family-friendly working environments, and to take into account the report’s
findings regarding childcare availability, timings of meetings and the
atmosphere of council meetings. Decision: The item started at 14.44 NDM5462 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes the
report of the Expert Group on Diversity in Local Government. The
following amendment was tabled: Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new
point at end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to work with local authorities to encourage
family-friendly working environments, and to take into account the report’s
findings regarding childcare availability, timings of meetings and the
atmosphere of council meetings. Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. A vote
was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5462
Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1.Notes the report of the
Expert Group on Diversity in Local Government. 2.Calls
on the Welsh Government to work with local authorities to encourage
family-friendly working environments, and to take into account the report’s
findings regarding childcare availability, timings of meetings and the
atmosphere of council meetings. The motion as amended was agreed in accordance with Standing
Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: The Legislative Programme NDM5463
Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes
the Welsh Government’s Legislative Programme. Details
of the Welsh Government’s Legislative Programme can be found at: http://wales.gov.uk/legislation/programme/?lang=en The
following amendments have been tabled: Amendment
1 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes concerns raised about the number of framework bills
being brought to the Assembly. Amendment
2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes concerns raised about the number of occasions that the
Assembly’s standard legislative process has been curtailed. Amendment
3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes with concern the recent trend of framework bills, and
fast-tracked and emergency legislation, which undermines the capacity for
effective legislative scrutiny and strong democratic accountability. Amendment
4 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the Government to bring forward a bill on special educational
needs within the next year. Amendment
5 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Recognises that the success of the Legislative Programme
relies on a comprehensive and coherent Programme for Government. Amendment
6 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes that the Legislative Programme is restricted by
referrals of government legislation to the Supreme Court. Decision: The item started at 15.33 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. NDM5463 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes the
Welsh Government’s Legislative Programme. The following
amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes concerns raised about the number of
framework bills being brought to the Assembly. A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was not agreed. Amendment 2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes concerns raised about the number of occasions
that the Assembly’s standard legislative process has been curtailed. A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
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 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes with concern the recent trend of framework
bills, and fast-tracked and emergency legislation, which undermines the
capacity for effective legislative scrutiny and strong democratic
accountability. A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
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 4 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the Government to bring forward a bill
on special educational needs within the next year. A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
Amendment 4 was agreed. Amendment 5 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Recognises that the success of the Legislative
Programme relies on a comprehensive and coherent Programme for Government. A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
Amendment 5 was agreed. Amendment 6 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes that the Legislative Programme is
restricted by referrals of government legislation to the Supreme Court. A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
Amendment 6 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5463 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.Notes the
Welsh Government’s Legislative Programme. 2.Calls on the Government to bring forward a bill
on special educational needs within the next year. 3.Recognises that the success of the Legislative
Programme relies on a comprehensive and coherent Programme for Government. 4.Notes that the Legislative Programme is
restricted by referrals of government legislation to the Supreme Court.
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time The item started at 16.08 In accordance with Standing Order 12.44, the bell was rung
and the meeting adjourned and reconvened at 16.10 for voting time. At
16.13, proceedings were suspended for 10 minutes. The bell was rung 5 minutes
before reconvening for Report Stage proceedings on the Social Services and Well
–being (Wales) Bill. |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(150 mins) |
Report Stage debate for the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Bill The amendments will be disposed of in the order that the
sections and schedules to which they relate were set out in the motion under
Standing Order 26.36 agreed by the Assembly on 11 March 2014. The amendments
have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated
as follows: 1. Statutory
principles 106 2. Technical 11, 22, 23, 24, 25, 43, 52, 55,
56, 57, 58, 97, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 83, 84, 85, 87, 91, 10 3. UN Principles
and Convention 7, 8, 9 4. Assessment
of actions required to provide services in languages other than English 1*, 1A* 5. Care and
support in the home 108, 114 6. Provision
of accessible information, advice and assistance 101 7. Refusal of
a needs assessment 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 8. Combining
needs assessments and other assessments 19, 20, 21 9.
Regulations about assessments 113 10.
Determination of eligibility 109 11. Zero
hours contracts 102, 103, 105 12. Duty to
meet carers’ support needs 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 50 13. Direct
payments 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,
39, 40, 41, 42 14.
Protecting property of persons being cared for away from home 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 15. Deferred
payment agreements and recovery of charges 51, 53 16. Transfer of
assets to avoid charges 54 17. Appeals
against decisions taken by the local authority 110, 111, 107 18. Promotion
and maintenance of contact between child and family 59 19. Post-18
living arrangements 2, 3, 4 20. Support
for category 4 young people 61 21.
Arrangements to assist children to live outside England and Wales 62 22. Social
services functions 98, 99, 100 23.
Interpretation of prison and contracted out prison for the purposes of section 156 67, 94 24.
Definition of well-being for the purposes of the Children Act 2004 68 25. Adoption
services 112, 6 26. Local
authority duties in relation to care leavers who are in prison, youth detention
accommodation or bail accommodation etc 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78,
79, 80, 81, 82 27. Provider
failure 86, 88, 89, 90 28. Review of
the Act 118, 119, 115, 116 29. Review of
future demand for social care and health care 120, 117 30. General
interpretation and index of defined expressions 92, 93, 96, 95 * Group 4: These amendments will be disposed
of in the order— 1A, 1 (Amendment 1 is the lead amendment
in the group). Supporting
Documents Social
Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3 Decision: The item started at 16.23 The
amendments will be disposed of in the order that the sections and schedules to
which they relate were set out in the motion under Standing Order 26.36 agreed
by the Assembly on 11 March 2014. A vote was taken on Amendment 106:
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 11 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 7 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 8 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 1A was not moved. Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. A vote was taken on Amendment 108:
Amendment 108 was not agreed. Amendment 101 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 12 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 13 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 14 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 15 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. 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 20 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 21 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. A vote was taken on Amendment 113:
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 22 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. A vote was taken on Amendment 109:
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 114 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. A vote was taken on Amendment 102:
Amendment 102 was not agreed. As
amendment 102 was not agreed, amendments 103 and 105 fell. Amendment 23 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 24 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 25 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 26 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 27 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 28 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 29 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 30 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 31 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 32 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 33 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 34 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 35 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 36 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 37 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 38 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 39 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 40 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 41 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 42 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 43 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. At 18.26, proceedings were suspended for 15 minutes. The bell
was rung 5 minutes before reconvening for Report Stage proceedings on the
Social Services and Well–being (Wales) Bill. Amendment 44 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 45 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 46 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 47 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 48 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 49 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 50 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. In
accordance with Standing Order 26.35, the Presiding Officer accepted a late
amendment, Amendment 51A, to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill
for the purpose of Report Stage proceedings. Amendment
51A was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 51, as amended, was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 52 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 53 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 54 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. A vote was taken on Amendment 110:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding
Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore,
the amendment was not agreed. As
amendment 110 was not agreed, amendments 111 and 107 fell. Amendment 55 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 9 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendments 56, 57 and 58 were disposed of en bloc and were agreed in accordance
with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 97 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 59 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 60 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 2 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 3 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 4 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 61 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 62 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 63 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 64 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 65 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 66 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 98 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 99 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 100 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 67 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 68 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 69 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 70 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 112 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer
exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the
amendment was not agreed. Amendment 71 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 72 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 73 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 74 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 75 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 76 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 77 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendments 78, 79 and 80 were disposed of en bloc
and were agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 81 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 82 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendments 83, 84 and 85 were disposed of en bloc and were agreed in accordance
with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 86 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 87 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 88 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 89 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 90 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 91 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. A vote was taken on Amendment 118:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer
exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the
amendment was not agreed. As
amendment 118 was not agreed, amendment 115 fell. A vote was taken on Amendment 119:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding
Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore,
the amendment was not agreed. As
amendment 119 was not agreed, amendment 116 fell. A vote was taken on Amendment 120:
Amendment 120 was not agreed. As
amendment 120 was not agreed, amendment 117 fell. Amendment 92 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 93 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 96 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 94 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Amendment 95 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 10 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. All sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed,
concluding Report Stage proceedings. |
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(15 mins) |
Stage 4 Standing Order 26.47 motion to approve the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Bill At the
conclusion of Report Stage the Deputy Minister may propose that the Bill be
passed in accordance with Standing Order 26.47. Decision: The
item started at 20.05 At
the conclusion of Report Stage the Deputy Minister may propose that the Bill be
passed in accordance with Standing Order 26.47: Stage
4 Standing Order 26.47 motion to approve the Social Services and Well-Being
(Wales) Bill. The
result was as follows
The motion was agreed. |
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Record of Proceedings Supporting documents: |