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Transcript: Transcript for 10/07/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the First Minister The Presiding Officer will call the Party Leaders
to ask questions without notice to the First Minister after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The item started at
13.30 Questions 1 – 8 and
10 - 11 were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask
questions to the First Minister after question 2. Question 9 was not asked. |
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(30 mins) |
Business Statement and Announcement Minutes: The item started at
14.15 |
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(45 mins) |
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services: Our Valleys, Our Future Progress Report Minutes: The item started at
14.41 |
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(45 mins) |
Statement by the Leader of the House: The Review of Gender Equality Minutes: The item started at 15.30 |
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(15 mins) |
Legislative Consent Motion on the Non-domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill NDM6760 - Mark Drakeford (Cardiff West) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees
that provisions in the Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill, relating to
non-domestic rates, insofar as they fall within the legislative competence of
the National Assembly for Wales, should be considered by the UK Parliament. A Legislative
Consent Memorandum has been laid
in Table Office on 7 June 2018 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2. Bill documents — Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds)
Bill 2017-19 — UK Parliament Supporting Document Minutes: The item started at 16.17 NDM6760 - Mark Drakeford (Cardiff
West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order
29.6, agrees that provisions in the Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill,
relating to non-domestic rates, insofar as they fall within the legislative
competence of the National Assembly for Wales, should be considered by the UK
Parliament. A
Legislative Consent Memorandum has been laid in Table Office on 7 June
2018 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(30 mins) |
Debate: The First Supplementary Budget 2018-19 NDM6748 - Julie James (Swansea West) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 20.30, approves
the First Supplementary Budget for the financial year 2018-19 laid
in the Table Office and emailed to Assembly Members on Tuesday, 19 June 2018. Footnote: In accordance with
the relevant provisions contained in the Government of Wales Act 2006 and
Standing Order 20, the Supplementary Budget comprises the following
information: i. the written
statement required under section 125(3) of the Government of Wales Act; ii. the resources
agreed by the Treasury for the Welsh block budget for the financial year
covered by the motion; iii. a
reconciliation between the resources allocated to the Welsh block budget by the
Treasury and the resources to be authorised for use in the motion; iv. a
reconciliation between the estimated amounts to be paid into the Welsh
Consolidated Fund by the Secretary of State and the amounts to be authorised
for payment out of the Fund in the motion; v. a reconciliation
between the resources to be authorised under section 125(1)(a) and (b) of the
Act and the amounts to be authorised for payment out of the Welsh Consolidated
Fund under section 125(1)(c); and vi. details of any
revisions to the information provided in accordance with Standing Orders 20.7 –
20.7B for the draft budget, as specified in the protocol agreed under the
Standing Order 20.1A. The following
additional information has been made available to Members: - a note explaining
the main changes from previous plans. Supporting Document Minutes: The item started at 16.19 Voting on the
motion was deferred until Voting Time. NDM6748 - Julie James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with
Standing Order 20.30, approves the First Supplementary Budget for the financial
year 2018-19 laid in the Table
Office and emailed to Assembly Members on Tuesday, 19 June 2018. Footnote: In accordance with the relevant provisions contained in the Government of
Wales Act 2006 and Standing Order 20, the Supplementary Budget comprises the
following information: i. the written statement required under section 125(3) of the Government
of Wales Act; ii. the resources agreed by the Treasury for the Welsh block budget for
the financial year covered by the motion; iii. a reconciliation between the resources allocated to the Welsh block
budget by the Treasury and the resources to be authorised for use in the
motion; iv. a reconciliation between the estimated amounts to be paid into the
Welsh Consolidated Fund by the Secretary of State and the amounts to be
authorised for payment out of the Fund in the motion; v. a reconciliation between the resources to be authorised under section
125(1)(a) and (b) of the Act and the amounts to be authorised for payment out
of the Welsh Consolidated Fund under section 125(1)(c); and vi. details of any revisions to the information provided in accordance
with Standing Orders 20.7 – 20.7B for the draft budget, as specified in the
protocol agreed under the Standing Order 20.1A. The following additional information has been made available to Members: - a note explaining the main changes from previous plans.
The
motion was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: The Affordable Housing Supply Review NDM6764 - Julie James (Swansea West) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises the importance of increasing the supply
of affordable homes in Wales; and the Welsh Government’s commitment to doing so
through its ambitious target of building 20,000 affordable homes during this
term of Government - towards which good progress is being made 2. Recognises the Welsh Government is laying the
groundwork for the prospect of building more affordable housing in the future,
in response to a range of housing needs 3. Notes that the Welsh Government is working to
create the conditions which drive innovation and improvements in terms of
design, quality and energy efficiency in housing provision 4. Notes the scope
and agreed work streams of the affordable housing review. The scope and
agreed workstreams of the Affordable Housing Review were emailed to Members on
3 July 2018.
Amendment 1 - Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete all and
replace with: To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises the importance of increasing the
supply of affordable homes in Wales. 2. Notes the scope
and agreed work streams of the affordable housing review. 3. Recognises the
robustness of the late Professor Holman’s alternative projection, 'Future Need
and Demand for Housing in Wales', as a basis for predicting housing need. 4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to replicate the ambition of Welsh housing associations, who
are aiming to double their current rate of new house building to achieve 75,000
new affordable homes in Wales by 2036.
In point 1, delete
“and the Welsh Government’s commitment to doing so through its ambitious target
of building 20,000 affordable homes during this term of Government - towards
which good progress is being made” and replace with "and regrets that
fewer than 3,000 additional affordable homes have been delivered in each of the
last six years for which statistics are available".
Delete ‘ambitious’
from point 1.
Delete all after
point 1 and replace with: Notes that
independent advice and analysis has demonstrated that 20,000 affordable homes
over the course of this Assembly term will not meet current or future needs. Calls on the Welsh
Government to have a long-term plan for increasing the amount of affordable
housing to meet the needs of local communities throughout Wales, recognising
that this can be achieved in different ways. Calls on all new
social and council housing, where possible, to have solar panels installed, to
ensure that tenants can benefit from lower energy bills. Regrets that the
number of empty homes in Wales has increased over recent years, despite the
Welsh Government’s Houses into Homes scheme. Notes the scope and
agreed work streams of the affordable housing review. Calls on the
affordable housing review to examine the wider context of access to public
services in new estates, noting that poor access to public services can
significantly increase costs faced by people living in such estates,
particularly those on a low income. Calls on the review
to include tenants groups and those in the private rented sector, so that they
can inform the future social and rented housing landscape in Wales. [If amendment 4 is agreed, amendment 5 will
be de-selected]
Insert as new point
after point 3 and renumber accordingly: Calls for the Welsh
Government to accelerate the construction of modular housing in order to
deliver additional affordable housing units at pace. Minutes: The item started at 16.47 Voting on the
motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM6764 - Julie James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises the importance of
increasing the supply of affordable homes in Wales; and the Welsh Government’s
commitment to doing so through its ambitious target of building 20,000
affordable homes during this term of Government - towards which good progress
is being made 2. Recognises the Welsh Government
is laying the groundwork for the prospect of building more affordable housing
in the future, in response to a range of housing needs 3. Notes that the Welsh Government
is working to create the conditions which drive innovation and improvements in
terms of design, quality and energy efficiency in housing provision 4. Notes the scope and agreed work streams of the affordable housing
review. The scope and agreed workstreams of the Affordable Housing Review were
emailed to Members on 3 July 2018. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete all and
replace with: To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises the importance of increasing the
supply of affordable homes in Wales. 2. Notes the scope
and agreed work streams of the affordable housing review. 3. Recognises the
robustness of the late Professor Holman’s alternative projection, 'Future Need
and Demand for Housing in Wales', as a basis for predicting housing need. 4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to replicate the ambition of Welsh housing associations, who
are aiming to double their current rate of new house building to achieve 75,000
new affordable homes in Wales by 2036. [If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3,
4 and 5 will be de-selected] A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was not agreed. Amendment 2 - Caroline Jones (South Wales West) In point 1, delete
“and the Welsh Government’s commitment to doing so through its ambitious target
of building 20,000 affordable homes during this term of Government - towards
which good progress is being made” and replace with "and regrets that
fewer than 3,000 additional affordable homes have been delivered in each of the
last six years for which statistics are available". A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
Amendment
2 was not agreed. Amendment 3 - Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Delete ‘ambitious’
from point 1. A vote was taken on
amendment 3:
Amendment
3 was not agreed. Amendment 4 - Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Delete all after
point 1 and replace with: Notes that
independent advice and analysis has demonstrated that 20,000 affordable homes
over the course of this Assembly term will not meet current or future needs. Calls on the Welsh
Government to have a long-term plan for increasing the amount of affordable
housing to meet the needs of local communities throughout Wales, recognising that
this can be achieved in different ways. Calls on all new
social and council housing, where possible, to have solar panels installed, to
ensure that tenants can benefit from lower energy bills. Regrets that the
number of empty homes in Wales has increased over recent years, despite the
Welsh Government’s Houses into Homes scheme. Notes the scope and
agreed work streams of the affordable housing review. Calls on the
affordable housing review to examine the wider context of access to public
services in new estates, noting that poor access to public services can
significantly increase costs faced by people living in such estates,
particularly those on a low income. Calls on the review
to include tenants groups and those in the private rented sector, so that they
can inform the future social and rented housing landscape in Wales. [If amendment 4 is agreed, amendment 5 will
be de-selected] A vote was taken on
amendment 4:
Amendment
4 was not agreed. Amendment 5 - Caroline Jones (South Wales West) Insert as new point
after point 3 and renumber accordingly: Calls for the Welsh
Government to accelerate the construction of modular housing in order to
deliver additional affordable housing units at pace. A vote was taken on
amendment 5:
Amendment
5 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion: NDM6764 - Julie James (Swansea West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises the importance of
increasing the supply of affordable homes in Wales; and the Welsh Government’s
commitment to doing so through its ambitious target of building 20,000
affordable homes during this term of Government - towards which good progress
is being made 2. Recognises the Welsh Government
is laying the groundwork for the prospect of building more affordable housing
in the future, in response to a range of housing needs 3. Notes that the Welsh Government
is working to create the conditions which drive innovation and improvements in
terms of design, quality and energy efficiency in housing provision 4. Notes the scope and agreed work streams of the affordable housing
review. The scope and agreed workstreams of the Affordable Housing Review were
emailed to Members on 3 July 2018.
The
motion was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
17.46 |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |