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Presiding Officer Statement: Royal Assent - National Assembly For Wales (Official Languages) Act 2012. The Presiding Officer announced that on 12 November, Royal Assent was given to the National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Act 2012 which places a statutory duty on the National Assembly for Wales and the Assembly Commission to treat both the Welsh and English languages on the basis of equality. The Presiding Officer also referred to this being a historic
occasion, as it is the first Act of the Assembly to receive Royal Assent. |
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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. Decision: The item started at 13.30 All 15 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 14:22 Darren Millar (Clwyd West): Will the Minister make a statement on the role of the National Clinical
Forum in NHS reconfiguration in Wales. EAQ(4)0191(HSS) |
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(30 mins) |
Business Statement and Announcement Decision: The item started at 14:29 |
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Together for Health - six month progress report - postponed from 6 November Decision: The item started at 14:44 |
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills: An update on the "Improving Schools" Plan, published on 10th October 2012 Decision: The item started at 15:19 |
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services: New Child Practice Review Framework - Improving Safeguarding and Protection Decision: The item started at 15.56 |
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(120 mins) |
Debate on the Draft Budget 2013-14 NDM5087 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 20.12: Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2013-2014 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance and Leader of the House on 2 October 2012. Supporting Documents http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-business-fourth-assembly-laid-docs.htm?act=dis&id=238895&ds=10/2012 Research paper: Draft Budget Proposals 2013-14 – Research Service The
following amendments have been tabled: Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Calls on the Welsh Government to redraft its Draft Budget for 2013-14 so
that it: a) addresses the extreme financial pressures on the Health Service due to
the real terms cuts of £493 million pounds over three years; b) meets the needs of businesses in Wales, which is crucial in creating employment; c) closes the funding gap between school pupils in Wales and England; and d) makes provision to alleviate council tax rises for hard-pressed Welsh
households. Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets the education spending gap between England and Wales that will be
exacerbated by the failure to substantially increase the Pupil Deprivation
Grant in 2013/14. Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets that the Draft Budget does not seek to address the lack of access
to innovative treatments in the NHS. Decision: The item started at 16.24 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Calls on the Welsh Government to redraft its Draft Budget for 2013-14 so
that it: a) addresses the extreme financial pressures on the Health Service due to
the real terms cuts of £493 million pounds over three years; b) meets the needs of businesses in Wales, which is crucial in creating
employment; c) closes the funding gap between school pupils in Wales and England; and d) makes
provision to alleviate council tax rises for hard-pressed Welsh households A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was not agreed. Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets the education spending gap between England and Wales that will be
exacerbated by the failure to substantially increase the Pupil Deprivation
Grant in 2013/14.
Amendment 2 was not agreed. Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets that the Draft Budget does not seek to address the lack of access to innovative treatments in the NHS.
Amendment 3 was not agreed. A vote was taken on the
motion : NDM5087 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 20.12: Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2013-2014 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance and Leader of the House on 2 October 2012.
The motion was agreed. |
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Voting Time The item started at 18:01 |
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