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Transcript: Transcript for 10/10/2018 - 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 The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.22 The first 7
questions were asked. The Deputy Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople
to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2. |
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(30 mins) |
Questions to the Assembly Commission Minutes: The item started at
15.09 Questions 1, 2, 4
and 5 were asked. Question 3 was withdrawn. |
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Topical Questions No Topical
Questions were accepted. Minutes: No Topical
Questions were accepted |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.24 Jack
Sargeant made a statement
on: Today is World Mental Health Day. Rhun
ap Iorwerth made a statement on RMS Leinster (100 years
since it sunk). Mark
Isherwood made a statement
on Celebrating Hospice Care Week 2018. David
Melding made a statement
on World Homeless Day. Llyr
Gruffydd made a statement
on celebrating 30 years of Canolfan Iaith Clwyd and 10 years of Gwefr heb
Wifrau. |
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(5 mins) |
Motion to amend Standing Orders NDM6825
Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the National Assembly, in
accordance with Standing Order 33.2: 1. Considers the Report of the Business Committee,
‘Amending Standing Orders: Standing Orders 24, 25 and 27 – Section 116C
Orders’, laid
in the Table Office on 2 October 2018; and 2. Approves the proposal to revise Standing
Orders 24, 25 and 27, as set out in Annex B of the Report of the Business
Committee. Supporting Document Minutes: The item started at 15.33 NDM6825 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the
National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2: 1. Considers the
Report of the Business Committee, ‘Amending Standing Orders: Standing Orders
24, 25 and 27 – Section 116C Orders’, laid in the Table Office on 2 October
2018; and 2. Approves the
proposal to revise Standing Orders 24, 25 and 27, as set out in Annex B of the
Report of the Business Committee. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(30 mins) |
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal NDM6819
Helen Mary Jones (Mid and West Wales To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes a proposal for a Bill to
incorporate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
into Welsh law. 2. The purpose of this Bill would be to
strengthen rights-based policy approaches to promote the rights of those with
disabilities and use the UN Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons as a
framework for future developments. United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons Minutes: The item started at 15.42 NDM6819 Helen Mary Jones (Mid and West Wales To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes a proposal
for a Bill to incorporate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Disabled Persons into Welsh law. 2. The purpose of
this Bill would be to strengthen rights-based policy approaches to promote the
rights of those with disabilities and use the UN Declaration on the Rights of
Disabled Persons as a framework for future developments. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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Debate on the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee report: Building Resilience, inquiry into non-public funding of the arts - No motion tabled Minutes: No
motion tabled. |
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(30 mins) |
Debate seeking the Assembly's agreement to introduce a Commission-proposed Bill - The Welsh Parliament and Elections (Wales) Bill NDM6821
Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes the Assembly Commission’s report: “Creating a
Parliament for Wales, Consultation Report”, October 2018; 2. Notes the Assembly Commission’s written
statement: The Welsh Parliament and Elections (Wales) Bill; 3. Agrees to allow the Assembly Commission
to introduce a Bill to: a) change the name of the National Assembly
for Wales; b) extend the franchise for Assembly
elections; c) amend the law relating to disqualification;
and d) make other changes to, and associated with,
the Assembly’s electoral and internal arrangements. Creating
a Parliament for Wales, Consultation Report Assembly
Commission written statement: The Welsh Parliament and Elections (Wales) Bill Minutes: The item started at 16.05 Voting on the
motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM6821 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the
Assembly Commission’s report: “Creating a Parliament for Wales, Consultation
Report”, October 2018; 2. Notes the
Assembly Commission’s written statement: The Welsh Parliament and Elections (Wales)
Bill; 3. Agrees to allow
the Assembly Commission to introduce a Bill to: a) change the name of the National Assembly
for Wales; b) extend the franchise for Assembly elections; c) amend the law relating to disqualification;
and d) make other changes to, and associated with, the Assembly’s electoral and
internal arrangements. The result was as
follows:
The
motion was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on NDM6813 - Disposal of dredged materials from the Bristol Channel To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the
widespread public concerns in relation to the disposal of dredged materials
from the Bristol Channel to locations off the coast of south Wales, relating to
the construction of a new power station at Hinkley. 2. Calls upon the
Welsh Government to: a) publish more
detailed evidence in response to concerns regarding risks to public health and
the environment, including allowing for further testing in order to provide
greater transparency; and b) instruct Natural
Resources Wales to suspend the marine licence that enables the disposal
activity and undertake a wide-ranging programme of engagement and consultation
with local communities and stakeholders across south Wales. The following amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Julie James
(Swansea West) Delete all after point 1 and replace with: 2. Notes: a)
under the terms of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution
by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the London Convention, 1972), to which
the UK is a signatory, only materials with de minimis levels of radioactivity
may be considered for disposal to sea; b)
the conservative generic radiological assessment, developed by the
International Atomic Energy Agency, is the internationally agreed method for
testing for de minimis levels of radioactivity and this method was used in the
determination of the Hinkley marine licence;
c)
the evidence within the National Assembly Petitions Committee report
that Natural Resources Wales made its marine licence determination based on
expert advice, in accordance with the International Atomic Energy Agency
procedures for radiological assessments; d)
all tests and assessments concluded the sediment to be disposed of is
within safe limits, poses no radiological risk to human health or the
environment, and is safe and suitable to be disposed of at sea. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to
instruct Natural Resources Wales to carry out further public engagement to
explain the process and evidence to reassure the public. [If amendment 1 is agreed,
amendment 2 will be de-selected] Amendment 2 - Neil McEvoy (South
Wales Central) In point 2, add as new sub-points: take into account the information provided
by Emeritus Professor Keith Barnham regarding cooling pond accidents at Hinkley
Point A in the 1960s; and instruct Natural Resources Wales to carry
out a full environmental impact assessment on the effect on the Welsh coast,
the coastal population and Welsh marine environment of the dumping of sediment
from Hinkley in the Cardiff Grounds. Professor Keith Barnham, 'New evidence of
the need to test Hinkley Point sediments for Uranium and Plutonium' - copy
placed in the Members' Library. Minutes: The item started at
16.42 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6813 To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the widespread public concerns in relation to the disposal of dredged
materials from the Bristol Channel to locations off the coast of south Wales,
relating to the construction of a new power station at Hinkley. 2.
Calls upon the Welsh Government to: a)
publish more detailed evidence in response to concerns regarding risks to
public health and the environment, including allowing for further testing in
order to provide greater transparency; and b)
instruct Natural Resources Wales to suspend the marine licence that enables the
disposal activity and undertake a wide-ranging programme of engagement and
consultation with local communities and stakeholders across south Wales.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Julie
James (Swansea West) Delete all after point 1 and replace with: 2. Notes: a)
under the terms of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution
by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the London Convention, 1972), to which
the UK is a signatory, only materials with de minimis levels of radioactivity
may be considered for disposal to sea; b)
the conservative generic radiological assessment, developed by the International
Atomic Energy Agency, is the internationally agreed method for testing for de
minimis levels of radioactivity and this method was used in the determination
of the Hinkley marine licence; c)
the evidence within the National Assembly Petitions Committee report
that Natural Resources Wales made its marine licence determination based on
expert advice, in accordance with the International Atomic Energy Agency
procedures for radiological assessments; d)
all tests and assessments concluded the sediment to be disposed of is
within safe limits, poses no radiological risk to human health or the
environment, and is safe and suitable to be disposed of at sea. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to
instruct Natural Resources Wales to carry out further public engagement to
explain the process and evidence to reassure the public. 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: NDM6813 To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes the widespread public concerns in relation to the disposal of dredged
materials from the Bristol Channel to locations off the coast of south Wales,
relating to the construction of a new power station at Hinkley. 2. Notes: a) under the terms of the Convention on the
Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the
London Convention, 1972), to which the UK is a signatory, only materials with
de minimis levels of radioactivity may be considered for disposal to sea; b) the conservative generic radiological
assessment, developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, is the
internationally agreed method for testing for de minimis levels of
radioactivity and this method was used in the determination of the Hinkley
marine licence; c) the evidence within the National Assembly
Petitions Committee report that Natural Resources Wales made its marine licence
determination based on expert advice, in accordance with the International
Atomic Energy Agency procedures for radiological assessments; d) all tests and assessments concluded the
sediment to be disposed of is within safe limits, poses no radiological risk to
human health or the environment, and is safe and suitable to be disposed of at
sea. 3. Calls on the
Welsh Government to instruct Natural Resources Wales to carry out further
public engagement to explain the process and evidence to reassure the public.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The
item started at 17.35 |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate Minutes: The item started at
17.38 NDM6820 Mark Reckless (South Wales East) Newport: economy,
infrastructure and opportunities. |