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Transcript: Transcript for 18/04/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The item started at
13.30 The first 7
questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip (in respect of her policy responsibilities) The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.26 The first 6
questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Statement by the Counsel General: Law Derived from the European Union (Wales) Bill Minutes: The
item started at 15.20 |
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Proposal for an Urgent Debate under Standing Order 12.69 The
item started at 15.45 Leanne Wood
(Rhondda):
UK air strikes in Syria The
result was as follows:
The
motion was agreed. |
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(20 mins) |
Questions to the Assembly Commission Minutes: The item started at 15.50 The 4 questions were asked. |
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(20 mins) |
Topical Questions To ask the Cabinet
Secretary for Economy and Transport: Neil
McEvoy (South Wales Central): Will
the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the Welsh Government's role in the
proposed renaming of the second Severn crossing to the Prince of Wales bridge? Minutes: The item started at 16.05 To ask the Cabinet
Secretary for Economy and Transport: Neil
McEvoy (South Wales Central): Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement
on the Welsh Government's role in the proposed renaming of the second Severn
crossing to the Prince of Wales bridge? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
16.16 Mick Antoniw made a
statement on Team Wales ParaCheer who will go to the USA to defend their world
title on 21 April. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee report: How is the Welsh Government preparing for Brexit? NDM6704 David
Rees (Aberavon) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes
the report of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee on 'How
is the Welsh Government preparing for Brexit?', which was laid
in the Table Office on 5 February 2018. Note:
The response by the Welsh Government was laid
on 12 April 2018. Minutes: The item started at 16.18 NDM6704 David
Rees (Aberavon) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: Notes the report of the External Affairs and Additional
Legislation Committee on 'How is the Welsh Government preparing for Brexit?',
which was laid
in the Table Office on 5 February 2018. The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(30 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate – The Permanent Secretary's investigation report NDM6702 Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the letter from the Permanent Secretary, dated 16 March, in relation to
motion NDM6668, which was agreed by the National Assembly for Wales on 28
February 2018. 2.
Regrets the failure of the Permanent Secretary to comply with the wishes of
Assembly Members. 3.
Acting in accordance with Section 37(1)(b) of the Government of Wales Act 2006,
requires the Welsh Government’s Permanent Secretary to produce for the purposes
of the Assembly, with appropriate redactions to ensure anonymity of witnesses,
the report into the investigation on “whether there is any evidence of a prior
unauthorised sharing of information – i.e. a “leak” – by the Welsh Government
of information relating to the recent Ministerial reshuffle". ITV
Wales – Leak inquiry clears First Minister – 25 January 2018 Letter
from the Permanent Secretary to all Assembly Members – 16 March 2018 The following amendment
has been tabled: Amendment 1. Julie
James (Swansea West) Delete
all after point 1. Minutes: The item started at
17.07 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6702
Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the letter from the Permanent Secretary, dated 16 March, in relation to
motion NDM6668, which was agreed by the National Assembly for Wales on 28
February 2018. 2.
Regrets the failure of the Permanent Secretary to comply with the wishes of
Assembly Members. 3.
Acting in accordance with Section 37(1)(b) of the Government of Wales Act 2006,
requires the Welsh Government’s Permanent Secretary to produce for the purposes
of the Assembly, with appropriate redactions to ensure anonymity of witnesses,
the report into the investigation on “whether there is any evidence of a prior
unauthorised sharing of information – i.e. a “leak” – by the Welsh Government
of information relating to the recent Ministerial reshuffle".
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1. Julie James (Swansea West) Delete all after
point 1. A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6702
Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the letter from the Permanent Secretary, dated 16 March, in relation to
motion NDM6668, which was agreed by the National Assembly for Wales on 28
February 2018.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate – A national school workforce plan NDM6703 Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the growing teacher recruitment crisis in maintained schools in Wales. 2.
Regrets that there has been insufficient Welsh Government action to address the
causes of this to date. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to work with the Education Workforce Council to
develop a national school workforce plan for Wales, in order to: a)
remove unnecessary barriers to the recruitment of overseas trained teachers; b)
recognise the skills of experienced and successful teachers working in further
education colleges, and in independent schools and colleges by providing them
with qualified teacher status; and c)
establish routes into teaching for experienced teaching support assistants in
Wales. The following amendments
have been tabled: Amendment 1. Julie
James (Swansea West) Delete
all and replace with: 1.
Notes the ongoing work of Welsh Government to develop a high-quality education
profession and attract the best and brightest to teach in Wales, including: a)
reformed and strengthened Initial Teacher Education; b)
targeted incentives for high quality graduates in priority subjects and
Welsh-medium education; c)
an ongoing highly targeted digital recruitment campaign; d)
establishing the National Academy for Educational Leadership; and e)
establishing the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Advisory Board. [If amendment 1 is agreed,
amendment 2 will be de-selected] Amendment 2. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add
as new point after point 1: Notes
the National Education Union Cymru figures that show that over 50,000 working
days a year are lost by teachers due to stress-related illness and that 33.6
per cent of school teachers that responded to the Education Workforce
Council national education workforce survey intend to leave their profession in
the next three years. The
Education Workforce Council National Education Workforce Survey Minutes: The item started at
17.38 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6703
Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the growing teacher recruitment crisis in maintained schools in
Wales. 2.
Regrets that there has been insufficient Welsh Government action to address the
causes of this to date. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to work with the Education Workforce Council to
develop a national school workforce plan for Wales, in order to: a)
remove unnecessary barriers to the recruitment of overseas trained teachers; b)
recognise the skills of experienced and successful teachers working in further
education colleges, and in independent schools and colleges by providing them
with qualified teacher status; and c)
establish routes into teaching for experienced teaching support assistants in
Wales.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1. Julie James (Swansea West) Delete all and
replace with: 1. Notes the
ongoing work of Welsh Government to develop a high-quality education profession
and attract the best and brightest to teach in Wales, including: a) reformed and
strengthened Initial Teacher Education; b) targeted
incentives for high quality graduates in priority subjects and Welsh-medium
education; c) an ongoing
highly targeted digital recruitment campaign; d) establishing the
National Academy for Educational Leadership; and e) establishing the
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Advisory Board. A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was agreed. As amendment 1
was agreed, amendment 2 was de-selected. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6703
Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the
ongoing work of Welsh Government to develop a high-quality education profession
and attract the best and brightest to teach in Wales, including: a) reformed and
strengthened Initial Teacher Education; b) targeted
incentives for high quality graduates in priority subjects and Welsh-medium
education; c) an ongoing
highly targeted digital recruitment campaign; d) establishing the
National Academy for Educational Leadership; and e) establishing the
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Advisory Board.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
United Kingdom Independence Party debate – The Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign NDM6697 Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes and welcomes the campaign of the Women Against State Pension Inequality
(WASPI) group to achieve fair transitional state pension arrangements for all
women born in the 1950s affected by changes to state pension laws. 2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to provide the
following to all women born in the 1950s affected by changes to state pension
laws: a)
a bridging pension that supplies an income until state pension age, which is
not means-tested; b)
compensation for the absence of a bridging pension to those who have already
reached their state pension age; c)
compensation to all those who have not started to receive a bridging pension by
an appropriate date, which would be sufficient to recover lost monetary
interest; and d)
compensation to the beneficiaries of the estates of those who are deceased and
failed to receive a bridging pension. The following amendments
have been tabled: Amendment 1. Julie
James (Swansea West) Add
as new point 1 and renumber accordingly: Regrets
UK Government inaction to end the injustice suffered by women affected by the
changes to state pension laws. Amendment 2 Julie
James (Swansea West) In
point 2, delete “work with” and replace with “urge”. Minutes: The item started at
18.11 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6697
Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes and welcomes the campaign of the Women Against State Pension Inequality
(WASPI) group to achieve fair transitional state pension arrangements for all
women born in the 1950s affected by changes to state pension laws. 2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to provide the
following to all women born in the 1950s affected by changes to state pension
laws: a)
a bridging pension that supplies an income until state pension age, which is
not means-tested; b)
compensation for the absence of a bridging pension to those who have already
reached their state pension age; c)
compensation to all those who have not started to receive a bridging pension by
an appropriate date, which would be sufficient to recover lost monetary
interest; and d)
compensation to the beneficiaries of the estates of those who are deceased and
failed to receive a bridging pension.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1. Julie James (Swansea West) Add as new point 1
and renumber accordingly: Regrets UK
Government inaction to end the injustice suffered by women affected by the
changes to state pension laws. A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was agreed. Amendment 2 Julie James (Swansea West) In point 2, delete
“work with” and replace with “urge”. A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
Amendment
2 was agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6697
Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Regrets UK Government inaction to end the
injustice suffered by women affected by the changes to state pension laws. 2.
Notes and welcomes the campaign of the Women Against State Pension Inequality
(WASPI) group to achieve fair transitional state pension arrangements for all
women born in the 1950s affected by changes to state pension laws. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to urge the UK Government to provide the
following to all women born in the 1950s affected by changes to state pension
laws: a)
a bridging pension that supplies an income until state pension age, which is
not means-tested; b)
compensation for the absence of a bridging pension to those who have already
reached their state pension age; c)
compensation to all those who have not started to receive a bridging pension by
an appropriate date, which would be sufficient to recover lost monetary
interest; and d)
compensation to the beneficiaries of the estates of those who are deceased and
failed to receive a bridging pension.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Urgent Debate – Leanne Wood (Rhondda): UK air strikes in Syria Leanne Wood: UK air strikes in Syria Minutes: The item started at
19.02 |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
19.48 |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM6701 Angela
Burns (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) Sepsis
– The Chameleon What
is sepsis, how do we recognise it, how do we treat it, and what can we do to
save more lives? Minutes: The item started at 19.53 NDM6701 Angela
Burns (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) Sepsis – The Chameleon What is sepsis, how do we recognise it, how do
we treat it, and what can we do to save more lives? |