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Transcript: Transcript for 30/11/2016 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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Record of Proceedings View the Record
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Statement by the Llywydd The
Llywydd made a statement reminding Members about her expectations that they
show respect and courtesy towards other Members at all times. She stated
that there have recently been exchanges that have been unfitting and
unpleasant, and that Members should be able to disagree on issues without
resorting to personal insults. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 3. Supporting documents: Minutes: The
item started at 13.31 Questions 2-6, 8 and 9 were asked. Questions 1 and 7
were withdrawn. Questions 4, 6, 8 and 9 were
answered by the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language. The
Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Cabinet
Secretary after Question 3. |
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(35 mins) |
Questions to the Counsel General Minutes: The
item started at 14.20 The 7 questions were asked. |
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Urgent Question 1 The item started at 14.54 Bethan
Jenkins (South Wales West): Will the Minister make a statement on discussions he has had with Trinity
Mirror about their proposal to close the Cardiff based printing press, cutting
33 jobs at the site? |
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Urgent Question 2 The item started at 14.58 Adam
Price (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): Will
the Minister make a statement on reports of potential job losses at Tata
Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks? |
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Urgent Question 3 The item started at 15.11 Russell
George (Montgomeryshire): Will the Minister please make a statement on the reports of a police investigation
into historical sexual abuse within football in north Wales? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The
item started at 15.16 Steffan
Lewis made a statement on the contribution of Irish people to Wales on the
centenary of the Easter Rising. Janet
Finch-Saunders made a statement on tinnitus. Eluned Morgan made a statement on the Cross-Party
Group on Arts and Health. |
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(30 mins) |
Standards of Conduct Committee Statement on the incoming Standards Commissioner Minutes: The item started at 15.21 |
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(60 mins) |
Plaid Cymru debate NDM6176 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes successful schemes such as small business Saturday for increasing footfall
in town centres across Wales. 2.
Notes that, following the Plaid Cymru budget deal with the Welsh Government, a
fund will be established that will enable local authorities to offer free car
parking in town centres throughout Wales, providing a vital boost to town
centre regeneration. 3.
Regrets that the current business rates system places a disproportionate burden
on small businesses with premises in Wales compared to the rest of the UK. 4.
Regrets the impact of the recent business rates revaluation on some small
businesses in Wales. 5.
Calls upon the Welsh Government to: a)
Expand the transitional relief available to small businesses affected by the
2017 non-domestic rates revaluation: b)
explore the designation of the whole of Wales as an enterprise zone in order to
provide Wales with kind of competitive advantage needed in order to close the
economic gap between Wales and the rest of the UK; c) ensure that the interests of small
businesses are given due weight in the work of the new National Infrastructure
Commission for Wales and the National Development Bank; d)
set a target to increase the current levels of procurement from 55 per cent to
at least 75 per cent of Welsh public sector spending within Wales; and e)
introduce a 'buy local' campaign aimed at Welsh consumers and major purchasers. The
following amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1. Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) Delete
all and replace with: Notes: a)
the impact of successful schemes such as small business Saturday which
increases footfall in town centres across Wales; b)
the draft budget agreement with Plaid Cymru, which includes £3m for local
authorities to run pilot schemes to evaluate the impact of free town centre
parking; c)
that the current business rates system raises £1bn which supports public
services in Wales that small businesses rely on; d)
that the revaluation of business rates by the independent Valuation Office
Agency is not designed to raise additional revenue and that while some rateable
values have increased, overall they have fallen; e)
the Welsh Government's commitment to introducing a new permanent small business
rates relief scheme in 2018; f)
that the National Procurement Service has increased the number of Welsh
businesses winning contracts and g)
the Welsh Governments intention to: i)
ensure that the interests of small and medium sized businesses are given due
weight in the work of the new National Infrastructure Commission for Wales and
the Development Bank of Wales; and ii)
publish new economic priorities in 2017, to make Wales more prosperous and
secure. [If amendment 1 is agreed,
amendments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be de-selected] Amendment 2. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) 'but
regrets that Wales has the worst high street vacancy rate in the UK and that
footfall on Welsh high streets is down by 1.4 per cent compared with October
2015.' Amendment 3. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete
Point 2 and replace with: Welcomes
the draft budget commitment to introduce a pilot scheme for free parking and
calls on the Welsh Government to further work with the retail industry to
develop an integrated approach to town centre regeneration which incorporates
free parking, business rates reform, simplified planning, town centre managers
and a responsible night time economy. Amendment 4. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) In
point 5, delete sub-point (b) Amendment 5. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add
as new sub-point at end of point 5: 'recognise
retail as a priority sector in the development of the Welsh Government's new
economic strategy.' Regrets
that the One Wales coalition government failed to extend business rate relief
for small businesses in Wales. Minutes: The
item started at 15.38 Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6176 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes successful schemes such as small business
Saturday for increasing footfall in town centres across Wales. 2. Notes that, following the Plaid Cymru budget deal
with the Welsh Government, a fund will be established that will enable local
authorities to offer free car parking in town centres throughout Wales,
providing a vital boost to town centre regeneration. 3. Regrets that the current business rates system
places a disproportionate burden on small businesses with premises in Wales
compared to the rest of the UK. 4. Regrets the impact of the recent business rates
revaluation on some small businesses in Wales. 5. Calls upon the Welsh Government to: a) Expand the transitional relief available to small
businesses affected by the 2017 non-domestic rates revaluation: b) explore the designation of the whole of Wales as
an enterprise zone in order to provide Wales with kind of competitive advantage
needed in order to close the economic gap between Wales and the rest of the UK; c) ensure that the interests of small businesses are
given due weight in the work of the new National Infrastructure Commission for
Wales and the National Development Bank; d) set a target to increase the current levels of
procurement from 55 per cent to at least 75 per cent of Welsh public sector
spending within Wales; and e) introduce a 'buy local' campaign aimed at Welsh
consumers and major purchasers.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1. Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan) Delete
all and replace with: Notes: a)
the impact of successful schemes such as small business Saturday which
increases footfall in town centres across Wales; b)
the draft budget agreement with Plaid Cymru, which includes £3m for local
authorities to run pilot schemes to evaluate the impact of free town centre
parking; c)
that the current business rates system raises £1bn which supports public
services in Wales that small businesses rely on; d)
that the revaluation of business rates by the independent Valuation Office
Agency is not designed to raise additional revenue and that while some rateable
values have increased, overall they have fallen; e)
the Welsh Government's commitment to introducing a new permanent small business
rates relief scheme in 2018; f)
that the National Procurement Service has increased the number of Welsh
businesses winning contracts and g)
the Welsh Governments intention to: i)
ensure that the interests of small and medium sized businesses are given due
weight in the work of the new National Infrastructure Commission for Wales and
the Development Bank of Wales; and ii)
publish new economic priorities in 2017, to make Wales more prosperous and
secure. A
vote was taken on Amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was agreed. As amendment 1 was agreed, amendments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were de-selected. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6176 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes: a)
the impact of successful schemes such as small business Saturday which
increases footfall in town centres across Wales; b)
the draft budget agreement with Plaid Cymru, which includes £3m for local
authorities to run pilot schemes to evaluate the impact of free town centre
parking; c)
that the current business rates system raises £1bn which supports public
services in Wales that small businesses rely on; d)
that the revaluation of business rates by the independent Valuation Office
Agency is not designed to raise additional revenue and that while some rateable
values have increased, overall they have fallen; e)
the Welsh Government's commitment to introducing a new permanent small business
rates relief scheme in 2018; f)
that the National Procurement Service has increased the number of Welsh
businesses winning contracts and g)
the Welsh Governments intention to: i)
ensure that the interests of small and medium sized businesses are given due
weight in the work of the new National Infrastructure Commission for Wales and
the Development Bank of Wales; and ii)
publish new economic priorities in 2017, to make Wales more prosperous and
secure.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Welsh Conservatives debate NDM6177 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Believes that promoting the innovative use of cross-border healthcare can offer
improved patient outcomes for people in Wales and England. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to reflect on the findings of the Welsh Affairs
Select Committee report on cross-border health arrangements between England and
Wales, which reflects concerns about the difficulties and delays in accessing
secondary and specialist services on a cross-border basis. The
following amendment has been tabled: Amendment
1. Caroline Jones (South Wales West): Notes
the problems in recruiting GPs in rural cross-border areas and calls on the
Welsh Government to work with the UK Government's Department of Health to
establish a single performers list for GPs which will enable GPs to operate on
both sides of the border. Minutes: The
item started at 16.48 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6177 Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Believes that promoting the innovative use of
cross-border healthcare can offer improved patient outcomes for people in Wales
and England. 2. Notes the findings of the Silk Commission, which
made recommendations to improve cross-border health delivery, particularly to
promote closer working in relation to specialist services. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to reflect on the
findings of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee report on cross-border health
arrangements between England and Wales, which reflects concerns about the
difficulties and delays in accessing secondary and specialist services on a
cross-border basis.
The
motion without amendment was agreed. |
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Voting time Minutes: The item started at 17.44 |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM6178 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth) Minutes: The
item started at 17.47 NDM6178 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth) Living with sight loss: how we can improve
accessibility in Wales for blind and partially sighted people |