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Transcript: Transcript for 23/01/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Minister after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The item started at
13.30 Questions 1 – 3 and
5 – 8 were asked. Question 4 was withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited party
spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to
ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.17 The first 8
questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Minister after question 2. |
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Topical Questions No Topical
Questions have been accepted Minutes: No Topical Questions
were accepted |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.07 David Rowlands made
a statement commemorating the 140th Anniversary of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift. Dawn Bowden made a
statement on Holocaust Memorial Day 2019 (27 January 2019). |
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(60 mins) |
Motion under Standing Order 26.91 seeking the Assembly's agreement to introduce a Member Bill on Older Peoples Rights NDM6940 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales,
in accordance with Standing Order 26.91: Agrees that Darren Millar AM may introduce
a Bill to give effect to the information included in the Explanatory Memorandum
published
on 14 December 2018 under Standing Order 26.91A. Minutes: The item started at 15.11 Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM6940
Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order
26.91: Agrees
that Darren Millar AM may introduce a Bill to give effect to the information
included in the Explanatory Memorandum published on 14 December 2018 under
Standing Order 26.91A The
result was as follows:
The
motion was not agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Allied Steel and Wire Pensions NDM6919 Bethan
Sayed (South Wales West) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes that former
Allied Steel and Wire workers have still not received the full value of their
pensions, despite a compensation deal reached in 2007 with the former UK
Government and almost 14 years after a change in UK law. 2. Notes that under
a compensation deal reached in 2007 with the former UK Government, workers were
promised the same treatment as workers and pension scheme holders under the
pension protection fund and financial assistance scheme. 3. Notes that under
law changes since 2004, workers under the pension protection fund and financial
assistance scheme are entitled to be paid up to 90 percent of their pension
contribution value. However, contributions paid in prior to 1997 are not
inflation proofed. 4. Regrets the
financial hardship this has caused to former ASW workers in Wales. 5. Calls on the UK
Government to honour the spirit of the commitments the previous UK Government
made to ASW workers in Wales. Supported
by: Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central) Minutes: The item started at 15.59 Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM6919
Bethan
Sayed (South Wales West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes that former Allied Steel and Wire workers have still not received the
full value of their pensions, despite a compensation deal reached in 2007 with
the former UK Government and almost 14 years after a change in UK law. 2.
Notes that under a compensation deal reached in 2007 with the former UK
Government, workers were promised the same treatment as workers and pension
scheme holders under the pension protection fund and financial assistance
scheme. 3.
Notes that under law changes since 2004, workers under the pension protection
fund and financial assistance scheme are entitled to be paid up to 90 percent
of their pension contribution value. However, contributions paid in prior to
1997 are not inflation proofed. 4.
Regrets the financial hardship this has caused to former ASW workers in Wales. 5.
Calls on the UK Government to honour the spirit of the commitments the previous
UK Government made to ASW workers in Wales. Supported by: The
result was as follows:
The
motion was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate - Welsh Rate of Income Tax NDM6921 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Recognises the vital importance of
attracting people, businesses and investment to Wales as a means of growing tax
revenue in Wales. 2. Calls on the Welsh Government to commit
to not raise the Welsh Rate of Income Tax for the remainder of the Fifth
Assembly. The following
amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Insert at end of point 1: 'but emphasises the priority of ensuring
economic growth and increases in revenue through supporting indigenous
businesses.' Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Delete point 2 and replace with: Promotes a mature civic discussion
regarding how best to use new devolved taxation powers for the economic and
social benefit of Wales. Minutes: The item started at
16.35 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6921
Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Recognises the vital importance of attracting people, businesses and investment
to Wales as a means of growing tax revenue in Wales. 2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to not raise the Welsh Rate of Income
Tax for the remainder of the Fifth Assembly.
The
motion without amendment was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
17.29 |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM6941 Janet
Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy) Making the most of rainy days. How we could make greater use of rain in Wales. Minutes: The item started at
17.31 NDM6941 Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy) Making the most of
rainy days. How we could make
greater use of rain in Wales. |