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Transcript: Transcript for 30/01/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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Presiding Officer Statement The Presiding Officer announced, in accordance with
Standing Order 26.75, that the Childcare Funding (Wales) Act 2018
was given Royal Assent that day. |
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople to ask questions without notice after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The
item started at 13.30 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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Questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople to ask questions without notice after Question 2. Minutes: The
item started at 14.16 The
first 6 questions were asked. Question 2 and 3 were answered by the Deputy Minister
for Culture, Sport and Tourism. The Presiding Officer invited party
spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after question 2. |
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Questions to the Assembly Commission Minutes: The
item started at 15.13 All
4 questions were asked. |
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Topical Questions To ask the Minister for Health and Social
Services Bethan Sayed (South Wales West): Will the Minister respond to the Healthcare
Inspectorate Wales review into Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health board’s
handling of sex assault claims from patients with learning difficulties against
a care worker? To ask the Minister for
Economy and Transport Rhun Ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn): Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's actions
following REHAU Ltd.'s decision to consult on the future of its factory in
Amlwch? Minutes: The
item started at 15.24 To
ask the Minister for Health and Social Services Bethan
Sayed (South Wales West):
Will the Minister respond to the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales review into
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health board’s handling of sex assault claims
from patients with learning difficulties against a care worker? To
ask the Minister for Economy and Transport Rhun
Ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn):
Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's actions following
REHAU Ltd.'s decision to consult on the future of its factory in Amlwch? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The
item started at 15.47 Vikki
Howells made a statement on Making Wales a Nation of Friends Against Scams Jayne
Bryant made a statement on The Newport County v Middlesbrough FA cup match. |
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Motion to suspend Standing Orders 11.16 and 12.20 (i) to allow the motion to amend Standing Orders to be debated (5 mins) NNDM6956 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales, in accordance with Standing Orders 33.6 and 33.8: Suspends Standing Order 12.20(i) and that
part of Standing Order 11.16 that requires the weekly announcement under
Standing Order 11.11 to constitute the timetable for business in Plenary for
the following week, to allow the next item of business to be considered in
Plenary on Wednesday, 30 January 2019. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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Motion to amend Standing Orders (5 mins) NNDM6955 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 Order 12 -
Oral Assembly Questions to the Counsel General’ laid
in the Table Office on 29 January 2019; and 2. Approves the
proposal to revise Standing Order 12, 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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Debate on the Public Accounts Committee report on the NHS Wales Informatics Systems NDM6948 Nick
Ramsay (Monmouth) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: Notes the Report of
the Public Accounts Committee's -
Informatics Systems in NHS Wales - which was laid
in the Table Office on 8 November 2018. Note: The Welsh
Government's response to the report was laid
in the Table Office on 12 December 2018 Minutes: The item started at 15.51 NDM6948
Nick
Ramsay (Monmouth) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes
the Report of the Public Accounts Committee's
- Informatics Services in NHS Wales - which was laid in the Table Office on 8
November 2018. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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Plaid Cymru debate - Prisons and Criminal Justice NDM6949 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes the report by the Wales Governance
Centre, Sentencing and Immediate Custody in Wales: A Factfile. 2. Expresses concern at the report’s
finding that Wales has the highest incarceration rate in western Europe, and
that women, BAME people and disadvantaged communities are disproportionately
impacted by harsher sentencing in Wales. 3. Notes previous research by the Wales
Governance Centre which has revealed widespread safety and wellbeing issues in
Wales’s prisons, including increasing rates of substance misuse, self-harm,
violence and suicide. 4. Notes that a number of young offenders
from Wales serve prison sentences in England, and that incarceration has a
significant negative impact on young people’s future life chances. 5. Calls for: a) the full devolution of criminal justice
to Wales; b) the ruling out of the construction of
further ‘super prisons’ on any site in Wales and calls on Welsh Government to
communicate this opposition to the Ministry of Justice; c) the full re-unification of the probation
service and an end to partial privatisation; d) a focus on community-based approaches
for non-violent crimes and an end to the overuse of shorter prison sentences; e) an end to custodial sentences for young
people and women other than in exceptional circumstances; f) the right to vote for prisoners in Welsh
elections. Wales
Governance Centre - Sentencing and Immediate Custody in Wales: A Factfile Wales
Governance Centre - Imprisonment in Wales: A Factfile The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Gareth Bennett (South Wales Central) Delete all and
replace with: To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the Wales
Governance Centre report on Sentencing and Immediate Custody, Imprisonment in
Wales and supplementary evidence to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. 2. Further notes
that, according to the Ministry of Justice, in October 2018, 11 percent of the
total prison population in England and Wales were foreign nationals, with the
most common foreign nationalities being Polish, Albanian, Irish and
Romanian. 3. Believes that: a) the prison
service should be adequately funded and prison officers adequately paid; b) all prisoners
should be in the custody of officers of the Crown answerable to UK Government
Ministers and not private companies; c) the Welsh
Government should work with the UK Government to reverse privatisation of the
prison system; d) foreign
criminals should be deported to serve their sentences in their own countries,
and such criminals should be banned from re-entering the UK; e) new prisons
should be built as necessary throughout the UK to accommodate the number of
persons convicted of imprisonable crimes. Offender Management
Statistics Bulletin, England and Wales [If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and
3 will be de-selected] Amendment 2 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West) Delete all after
point 1 and replace with: Notes the focus by
the Ministry of Justice on rehabilitative services, community sentences and
reducing reoffending. [If amendment 2 is
agreed, amendment 3 will be de-selected] Amendment 3 - Rebecca Evans (Gower) Delete point 5 and
replace with: Welcomes the work
of the Commission on Justice in Wales and looks forward to its recommendations
about future responsibilities for policing and justice in Wales. Calls for a) the ruling out
of the construction of further ‘super prisons’ on any site in Wales and calls
on Welsh Government to communicate this opposition to the Ministry of Justice; b) the full
re-unification of the probation service and an end to partial privatisation; c) a focus on
community-based approaches for non-violent crimes and an end to the overuse of
shorter prison sentences; d) an end to
custodial sentences for young people and women other than in exceptional
circumstances; and e) the right to
vote for prisoners in Welsh elections. Minutes: The item started at
16.24 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6949 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the report by the
Wales Governance Centre, Sentencing and Immediate Custody in Wales: A Factfile. 2. Expresses concern at
the report’s finding that Wales has the highest incarceration rate in western
Europe, and that women, BAME people and disadvantaged communities are
disproportionately impacted by harsher sentencing in Wales. 3. Notes previous research
by the Wales Governance Centre which has revealed widespread safety and
wellbeing issues in Wales’s prisons, including increasing rates of substance
misuse, self-harm, violence and suicide. 4. Notes that a number of
young offenders from Wales serve prison sentences in England, and that
incarceration has a significant negative impact on young people’s future life
chances. 5. Calls for: a) the full devolution of
criminal justice to Wales; b) the ruling out of the
construction of further ‘super prisons’ on any site in Wales and calls on Welsh
Government to communicate this opposition to the Ministry of Justice; c) the full re-unification
of the probation service and an end to partial privatisation; d) a focus on
community-based approaches for non-violent crimes and an end to the overuse of
shorter prison sentences; e) an end to custodial
sentences for young people and women other than in exceptional circumstances; f) the right to vote for
prisoners in Welsh elections.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Gareth
Bennett (South Wales Central) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes the Wales Governance Centre report
on Sentencing and Immediate Custody, Imprisonment in Wales and supplementary
evidence to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. 2. Further notes that, according to the
Ministry of Justice, in October 2018, 11 percent of the total prison population
in England and Wales were foreign nationals, with the most common foreign
nationalities being Polish, Albanian, Irish and Romanian. 3. Believes that: a) the prison service should be adequately
funded and prison officers adequately paid; b) all prisoners should be in the custody
of officers of the Crown answerable to UK Government Ministers and not private
companies; c) the Welsh Government should work with
the UK Government to reverse privatisation of the prison system; d) foreign criminals should be deported to
serve their sentences in their own countries, and such criminals should be
banned from re-entering the UK; e) new prisons should be built as necessary
throughout the UK to accommodate the number of persons convicted of
imprisonable crimes. A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was not
agreed. Amendment 2 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West) Delete all after
point 1 and replace with: Notes the focus by
the Ministry of Justice on rehabilitative services, community sentences and
reducing reoffending. A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
Amendment
2 was not agreed. Amendment 3 - Rebecca Evans (Gower) Delete point 5 and replace with: Welcomes the work of the Commission on Justice in Wales and looks forward
to its recommendations about future responsibilities for policing and justice
in Wales. Calls for a) the ruling out of the construction of further ‘super prisons’ on any
site in Wales and calls on Welsh Government to communicate this opposition to
the Ministry of Justice; b) the full re-unification of the probation service and an end to partial
privatisation; c) a focus on community-based approaches for non-violent crimes and an
end to the overuse of shorter prison sentences; d) an end to custodial sentences for young people and women other than in
exceptional circumstances; and e) the right to vote for prisoners in Welsh elections. A vote was taken on
amendment 3:
Amendment
3 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6949 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the report by the
Wales Governance Centre, Sentencing and Immediate Custody in Wales: A Factfile. 2. Expresses concern at
the report’s finding that Wales has the highest incarceration rate in western
Europe, and that women, BAME people and disadvantaged communities are
disproportionately impacted by harsher sentencing in Wales. 3. Notes previous research
by the Wales Governance Centre which has revealed widespread safety and
wellbeing issues in Wales’s prisons, including increasing rates of substance
misuse, self-harm, violence and suicide. 4. Notes that a number of
young offenders from Wales serve prison sentences in England, and that
incarceration has a significant negative impact on young people’s future life
chances. 5. Welcomes the work of the Commission on Justice in Wales and looks forward
to its recommendations about future responsibilities for policing and justice
in Wales. Calls for a) the ruling out
of the construction of further ‘super prisons’ on any site in Wales and calls
on Welsh Government to communicate this opposition to the Ministry of Justice; b) the full
re-unification of the probation service and an end to partial privatisation; c) a focus on
community-based approaches for non-violent crimes and an end to the overuse of
shorter prison sentences; d) an end to
custodial sentences for young people and women other than in exceptional
circumstances; and e) the right to
vote for prisoners in Welsh elections.
The motion as amended was
agreed. |
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Debate on NNDM6958 - The Prospects for a Brexit Deal Following the House of Commons Vote NNDM6958 Rebecca
Evans (Gower) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Condemns the UK Government for its
failure to engage in meaningful negotiations on the EU withdrawal deal on a
cross-party basis and in terms of genuine engagement with the devolved
institutions. 2. Reiterates its view that a no deal
outcome would be catastrophic for Wales and believes that the UK Government and
UK Parliament must do everything in their power to prevent no deal, including
requesting an extension of the Article 50 deadline. 3. Believes if, as it now seems, the UK
Parliament cannot unite around an alternative proposition which includes
participation in the single market and a customs union then the only option
which remains is to give the decision back to the people; and believes that
work should begin immediately on preparing for a public vote. 4. Believes the UK Parliament should, with
immediate effect, step up its engagement with the devolved legislatures on
these issues. Co-Submitters The following
amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Gareth
Bennett (South Wales Central) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Regrets that the UK Government’s current
position on EU withdrawal substantially negates the referendum result, by
keeping the UK indefinitely in the customs union and, effectively, in the
single market, while depriving us of any formal voice or vote in European Union
decisions. 2. Calls on the Welsh Government to
withdraw its position as set out in “Securing Wales’s Future”, jointly authored
with Plaid Cymru, as this also ignores the will of the people of the UK, and
Wales, who voted decisively to leave the European Union. 3. Endorses an exit from the European Union
with no deal, without any extension to Article 50, and under World Trade
Organisation terms. 4. Calls upon the UK Government and the
Welsh Government to embrace the restoration of Britain's national sovereignty
outside the European Union. 5. Calls upon the UK Government and the
Welsh Government to accept that we are leaving the EU on World Trade
Organisation terms on 29 March 2019, and to now concentrate all efforts on
preparing for this outcome. [If amendment 1 is
agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected] Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to facilitate
a parliamentary delegation to be sent on behalf of the National Assembly for
Wales to meet with parliamentary and government representatives in Westminster
to put the case for Wales as set out in this motion. Minutes: The item started at
17.25 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NNDM6958 Rebecca Evans (Gower) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Condemns the UK Government for its
failure to engage in meaningful negotiations on the EU withdrawal deal on a
cross-party basis and in terms of genuine engagement with the devolved
institutions. 2. Reiterates its view that a no deal
outcome would be catastrophic for Wales and believes that the UK Government and
UK Parliament must do everything in their power to prevent no deal, including
requesting an extension of the Article 50 deadline. 3. Believes if, as it now seems, the UK
Parliament cannot unite around an alternative proposition which includes
participation in the single market and a customs union then the only option
which remains is to give the decision back to the people; and believes that
work should begin immediately on preparing for a public vote. 4. Believes the UK Parliament should, with
immediate effect, step up its engagement with the devolved legislatures on
these issues. Co-Submitters The following
amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Gareth Bennett (South Wales Central) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Regrets that the UK Government’s current
position on EU withdrawal substantially negates the referendum result, by
keeping the UK indefinitely in the customs union and, effectively, in the
single market, while depriving us of any formal voice or vote in European Union
decisions. 2. Calls on the Welsh Government to
withdraw its position as set out in “Securing Wales’s Future”, jointly authored
with Plaid Cymru, as this also ignores the will of the people of the UK, and
Wales, who voted decisively to leave the European Union. 3. Endorses an exit from the European Union
with no deal, without any extension to Article 50, and under World Trade
Organisation terms. 4. Calls upon the UK Government and the
Welsh Government to embrace the restoration of Britain's national sovereignty
outside the European Union. 5. Calls upon the UK Government and the Welsh
Government to accept that we are leaving the EU on World Trade Organisation
terms on 29 March 2019, and to now concentrate all efforts on preparing for
this outcome. A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was not agreed. Amendment 2 was withdrawn
in accordance with Standing Order 12.27. A vote was taken on the motion: NNDM6958 Rebecca Evans (Gower) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Condemns the UK Government for its
failure to engage in meaningful negotiations on the EU withdrawal deal on a
cross-party basis and in terms of genuine engagement with the devolved
institutions. 2. Reiterates its view that a no deal
outcome would be catastrophic for Wales and believes that the UK Government and
UK Parliament must do everything in their power to prevent no deal, including
requesting an extension of the Article 50 deadline. 3. Believes if, as it now seems, the UK
Parliament cannot unite around an alternative proposition which includes
participation in the single market and a customs union then the only option
which remains is to give the decision back to the people; and believes that
work should begin immediately on preparing for a public vote. 4. Believes the UK Parliament should, with
immediate effect, step up its engagement with the devolved legislatures on
these issues. Co-Submitters
The motion was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM6951 Bethan
Sayed (South Wales West) Doctored pictures, doctored lives. Is life online and in popular culture
harming our reality? Minutes: The item started at
18.46 NDM6951 Bethan Sayed (South Wales West) Doctored pictures,
doctored lives. Is life online and
in popular culture harming our reality? |