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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Education and Skills Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 13.30 The first 11 questions were asked. Question 2 and 6 were grouped together for
answer. Questions 4, 7 and 10 were
answered by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technonlogy. |
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Questions to the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport Decision: The item started at 14.16 All 15 questions were asked. |
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the First Minister: Operation Jasmine Decision: The item started at 14.56 |
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(60 mins) |
Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv) NNDM5358
Joyce
Watson (Mid and West Wales) Mark
Isherwood (North Wales) Suzy
Davies (South Wales West) Jenny
Rathbone (Cardiff Central) Aled
Roberts (North Wales) Rhodri
Glyn Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes with grave concern: a) the targeting of vulnerable children for sexual
exploitation by criminals; b) that children missing from care are at particular risk of
sexual exploitation; c) evidence that local authorities in Wales are not yet fully
implementing Welsh Government guidelines to protect children who go missing
from care; d) that the practice of out of area placements can put looked
after children at greater risk of abuse and exploitation. 2. Commends the work of the Gwent Missing Children Project
and notes the need for comparable, consistent and reliable data on cases of
looked after children who go missing from children’s homes and foster care. Decision: The item started at 15.10 NDM5358 Joyce Watson (Mid and West Wales) Mark Isherwood (North Wales) Suzy Davies (South Wales West) Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central) Aled Roberts (North Wales) Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes with grave concern: a) the targeting of vulnerable children for sexual
exploitation by criminals; b) that children missing from care are at particular risk of
sexual exploitation; c) evidence that local authorities in Wales are not yet fully
implementing Welsh Government guidelines to protect children who go missing
from care; d) that the practice of out of area placements can put looked
after children at greater risk of abuse and exploitation. 2. Commends the work of the Gwent Missing Children Project
and notes the need for comparable, consistent and reliable data on cases of
looked after children who go missing from children’s homes and foster care. The motion was agreed in
accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives Debate NDM5380
William Graham (South Wales East) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises: a) the importance of the BBC, in Welsh life as part of a
pluralistic media; b) the need for charter renewal which reflects the current
and developing devolution settlement; and c) the innovative contribution that the BBC and other public
service broadcasters make to Welsh culture, the Welsh language and the economy. The
following amendments have been tabled: NDM5380 Amendment
1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add a new sub-point at end of point 1: the need to safeguard appropriate funding for S4C. Amendment
2 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new sub-point at end of point 1: the need for further devolution of powers over broadcasting
to Wales. Amendment
3 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add a new point at end of motion: Invites BBC Wales to give yearly evidence to the National
Assembly on how it is serving the interests of the people of Wales, and how it
is reflecting the current and changing devolved settlement. Amendment
4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Believes the Welsh Government should be responsible for the
appointment of Welsh members of the BBC and Ofcom. Amendment
5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Believes the Welsh Government should have greater involvement
in appointments for senior positions within S4C. Amendment
6 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Believes community radio licensing should be devolved to
Wales. Decision: The item started at 15.54 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM5380 William Graham (South Wales East) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises: a) the importance of the BBC, in Welsh life as part of a
pluralistic media; b) the need for charter renewal which reflects the current
and developing devolution settlement; and c) the innovative contribution that the BBC and other public
service broadcasters make to Welsh culture, the Welsh
The motion without amendment was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Plaid Cymru Debate NDM5379
Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes: a) that the estimated funding gap between the demand for
finance from Welsh businesses and the current supply from the banking sector is
£500 million; b) that non-domestic rates account for a significant
proportion of operating costs for micro and small businesses; c) that a 1% increase in the rate of public sector
procurement contracts that go to Welsh businesses creates 2,000 new jobs; and d) that Wales’ natural resources offer significant potential
for economic benefit. 2. Regrets: a) that Welsh GVA per capita is the lowest of all UK nations
at 75.2% of the UK; b) that macro-economic levers remain in the hands of MPs in
the UK Parliament but recognises that the Welsh Government has a significant
role to play in growing the Welsh economy; c) the absence of up-to-date economic indicators for Wales; d) the failure of Welsh Government to tackle unemployment and
underemployment; and e) the failure of public sector bodies to implement Welsh
Government policy on procurement. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government: a) to publish a comprehensive and long-term plan for growing
the Welsh economy; b) to impress upon the Office for National Statistics the
need to provide regular and frequent economic indicators for Wales; c) to adopt the Party of Wales’ policy to extend small
business rate relief to all businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or
less; and d) to explore the benefits of establishing a publicly-owned,
arm’s length, not-for-distributable-profit business development bank. The
following amendments have been tabled: Amendment
1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert as new sub-point 1a) and renumber accordingly: the growth in the UK’s Gross Domestic Product in 2013; Amendment
2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert as new sub-point 1a) and renumber accordingly: that 29.8% of people in Wales are employed in the public
sector, above the 23.5% average for the UK; Amendment
3 - William Graham (South Wales East) Insert as new sub-point at the end of point 1: that the UK economy experienced 0.8% growth in the third
quarter of 2013, highlighting the success of the UK Government’s economic
policy. Amendment
4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert as new sub-point 2a) and renumber accordingly: that around 200,000 SMEs in Wales are struggling to get
funding, according to the Stage 1 report of the ‘Access to Finance Review’ by
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans. The ‘Access to Finance Review’ can be accessed at: http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/publications/accesstofinance/?lang=en Amendment
5 - William Graham (South Wales East) Delete sub-point 2b) replace with: the failure of the Welsh Government to use the significant
economic levers at its disposal to stimulate growth in the Welsh economy; Amendment
6 - William Graham (South Wales East) Delete sub-point 2e). Amendment
7 - William Graham (South Wales East) Delete sub-point 3c) and replace with: to adopt the Welsh Conservative policy to extend small
business rate relief to all businesses with a rateable value of up to £12,000,
and provide tapered relief for those up to £15,000; [If
amendment 7 is agreed, amendment 8 will be de-selected] Amendment
8 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Delete sub-point 3c) and replace with: to extend business rate relief to all businesses with a
rateable value of £15,000 or less and more community facilities such as post
offices, pubs and independent shops; and Amendment
9 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert as new sub-point 3d) and renumber accordingly: to enable local authorities to retain a proportion of the business
rates they collect, in order to incentivise local economic growth; Amendment
10 - William Graham (South Wales East) Delete sub-point 3d) and replace with: to respond as soon as possible to the Access to Finance
Review Stage 2 report and examine the case for the development of regional
business banks as outlined in ‘Invest Wales’. The ‘Access to Finance Review Stage 2’ report can be accessed
at: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/det/publications/131121accesstofund2en.pdf ‘Invest Wales’ can be accessed at: http://www.welshconservatives.com/sites/www.welshconservatives.com/files/invest_wales.pdf Amendment
11 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as new sub-point at end of point 3: to explore the possibility of splitting the Welsh multiplier
into small and large businesses which would ensure fairness in the business
rates system and bring Wales in line with England and Scotland. Amendment
12 - William Graham (South Wales East) Add as new sub-point at end of point 3: to ensure that government policy simplifies our public sector
procurement processes and regulations. Amendment
13 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new sub-point at end of point 3: to support smaller businesses and social enterprises and
enable them to grow by unbundling public sector contracts into more manageable
parts, making it easier for these businesses to bid and compete. Amendment
14 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new sub-point at end of point 3: to work to increase awareness amongst businesses of existing
opportunities for finance, and listen to the business community on ways to
improve support. Decision: The item started at 16.49 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM5379 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes: a) that the estimated funding gap between the demand for
finance from Welsh businesses and the current supply from the banking sector is
£500 million; b) that non-domestic rates account for a significant
proportion of operating costs for micro and small businesses; c) that a 1% increase in the rate of public sector
procurement contracts that go to Welsh businesses creates 2,000 new jobs; and d) that Wales’ natural resources offer significant potential
for economic benefit. 2. Regrets: a) that Welsh GVA per capita is the lowest of all UK nations
at 75.2% of the UK; b) that macro-economic levers remain in the hands of MPs in
the UK Parliament but recognises that the Welsh Government has a significant
role to play in growing the Welsh economy; c) the absence of up-to-date economic indicators for Wales; d) the failure of Welsh Government to tackle unemployment and
underemployment; and e) the failure of public sector bodies to implement Welsh
Government policy on procurement. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government: a) to publish a comprehensive and long-term plan for growing
the Welsh economy; b) to impress upon the Office for National Statistics the
need to provide regular and frequent economic indicators for Wales; c) to adopt the Party of Wales’ policy to extend small
business rate relief to all businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or
less; and d) to explore the benefits of establishing a publicly-owned,
arm’s length, not-for-distributable-profit business development bank.
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North
Wales) Insert as new sub-point 1a) and renumber accordingly: the growth in the UK’s Gross Domestic Product in 2013; A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed. Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North
Wales) Insert as new sub-point 1a) and renumber accordingly: that 29.8% of people in Wales are employed in the
public sector, above the 23.5% average for the UK; A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
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 3 - William Graham (South Wales East) Insert as new sub-point at
the end of point 1: that the UK economy
experienced 0.8% growth in the third quarter of 2013, highlighting the success
of the UK Government’s economic policy. A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
Amendment 3 was not agreed. Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Insert as new sub-point 2a) and renumber accordingly: that around 200,000 SMEs in Wales are struggling to get
funding, according to the Stage 1 report of the ‘Access to Finance Review’ by
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans. The ‘Access to Finance Review’ can be accessed at: http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/publications/accesstofinance/?lang=en A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
Amendment 4 was agreed. Amendment 5 - William Graham (South Wales East) Delete sub-point 2b) replace
with: the failure of the Welsh Government
to use the significant economic levers at its disposal to stimulate growth in
the Welsh economy;A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
Amendment 5 was not agreed. Amendment 6 - William Graham (South
Wales East) Delete sub-point 2e). A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
Amendment 6 was agreed. Amendment 7 - William Graham
(South Wales East) Delete sub-point 3c) and replace with: to adopt the Welsh Conservative policy to extend small
business rate relief to all businesses with a rateable value of up to £12,000,
and provide tapered relief for those up to £15,000; A vote was taken on Amendment 7:
Amendment 7 was not agreed. Amendment 8 - Aled Roberts (North
Wales) Delete sub-point 3c) and replace with: to extend business rate relief to all businesses with a
rateable value of £15,000 or less and more community facilities such as post
offices, pubs and independent shops; and A vote was taken on Amendment 8:
Amendment 8 was not agreed. Amendment 9 - Aled Roberts (North
Wales) Insert as new sub-point 3d) and renumber accordingly: to enable local authorities to retain a proportion of
the business rates they collect, in order to incentivise local economic
growth;A vote was taken on Amendment 9:
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 10 - William Graham (South
Wales East) Delete sub-point 3d) and replace with: to respond as soon as possible to the Access to Finance
Review Stage 2 report and examine the case for the development of regional
business banks as outlined in ‘Invest Wales’. The ‘Access to Finance Review Stage 2’ report can be
accessed at: ‘Invest Wales’ can be accessed at: http://www.welshconservatives.com/sites/www.welshconservatives.com/files/invest_wales.pdf A vote was taken on Amendment 10:
Amendment 10 was agreed. Amendment 11 - William Graham
(South Wales East) Add as new sub-point at end of point 3: to explore the possibility of splitting the Welsh
multiplier into small and large businesses which would ensure fairness in the
business rates system and bring Wales in line with England and Scotland. A vote was taken on Amendment 11:
Amendment 11 was agreed. Amendment 12 - William Graham
(South Wales East) Add as new sub-point at end of point 3: to ensure that government policy simplifies our public
sector procurement processes and regulations. A vote was taken on Amendment 12:
Amendment 12 was agreed. Amendment 13 - Aled Roberts (North
Wales) Add as new sub-point at end of point 3: to support smaller businesses and social enterprises
and enable them to grow by unbundling public sector contracts into more
manageable parts, making it easier for these businesses to bid and compete. A vote was taken on Amendment 13:
Amendment 13 was agreed. Amendment 14 - Aled Roberts (North
Wales) Add as new sub-point at end of point 3: to work to increase awareness amongst businesses of
existing opportunities for finance, and listen to the business community on
ways to improve support. A vote was taken on Amendment 14:
Amendment 14 was agreed. A vote was taken on the
motion as amended: NDM5379 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes: a) the growth in the UK’s Gross Domestic Product in 2013; b) that the estimated funding gap between the demand for
finance from Welsh businesses and the current supply from the banking sector is
£500 million; c) that non-domestic rates account for a significant
proportion of operating costs for micro and small businesses; d) that a 1% increase in the rate of public sector
procurement contracts that go to Welsh businesses creates 2,000 new jobs; and e) that Wales’ natural resources offer significant potential
for economic benefit. 2. Regrets: a) that around 200,000 SMEs in Wales are struggling to get funding,
according to the Stage 1 report of the ‘Access to Finance Review’ by Professor
Dylan Jones-Evans; b) that Welsh GVA per capita is the lowest of all UK nations
at 75.2% of the UK; c) that macro-economic levers remain in the hands of MPs in
the UK Parliament but recognises that the Welsh Government has a significant
role to play in growing the Welsh economy; d) the absence of up-to-date economic indicators for Wales; e) the failure of Welsh Government to tackle unemployment and
underemployment; and 3. Calls on the Welsh Government: a) to publish a comprehensive and long-term plan for growing
the Welsh economy; b) to impress upon the Office for National Statistics the
need to provide regular and frequent economic indicators for Wales; c) to adopt the Party of Wales’ policy to extend small
business rate relief to all businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or
less; and d) to respond as soon as possible to the Access to Finance
Review Stage 2 report and examine the case for the development of regional
business banks as outlined in ‘Invest Wales’; e) to explore the possibility of splitting the Welsh
multiplier into small and large businesses which would ensure fairness in the
business rates system and bring Wales in line with England and Scotland; f) to ensure that government policy simplifies our public
sector procurement processes and regulations; g) to support smaller businesses and social enterprises and
enable them to grow by unbundling public sector contracts into more manageable
parts, making it easier for these businesses to bid and compete; h) to work to increase awareness amongst businesses of
existing opportunities for finance, and listen to the business community on
ways to improve support.
The motion as amended was not agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM5378 Simon Thomas
(Mid and West Wales):
The national “selfie”: why a national Welsh
dictionary helps define the nation Decision: The item started at 17.55 NDM5378
Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales): The national “selfie”: why a national Welsh dictionary helps
define the nation |
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