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Transcript: Transcript for 13/02/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople to ask
questions without notice after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The item started at
13.30xx The first 9
questions were asked. Questions 2 and 7 were answered by the Deputy Minister for
Economy and Transport. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Minister and Deputy after question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his Brexit Minister responsibilities) The Presiding Officer will call party
spokespeople to ask questions without notice after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.21 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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(20 mins) |
Topical Questions [To
ask the Minister for Housing and Local Government] Jenny
Rathbone (Cardiff Central) Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of accommodation for
people leaving Cardiff Prison in light of the latest report from the
Independent Monitoring Board? Minutes: The item started at
15.10 [To
ask the Minister for Housing and Local Government] Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central) Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of accommodation for
people leaving Cardiff Prison in light of the latest report from the
Independent Monitoring Board? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.20 Jack Sargeant made a statement wishing the Nomads (his local football team) good luck ahead of their
Semi Final game in the Irn Bru Cup (the only Welsh team in competition) and
extending best wishes to Newport ahead of their match against Man City. Suzy Davies made a
statement on Defibruary - a
campaign organised by Welsh Ambulance Service Trust for February each year to
encourage people and organisations to consider installing a Defibrillator,
raising money for one, and publicising the availability of defibs around Wales
that the public can access in an emergency. |
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Motions to elect Members to Committees (5 mins) The item started at 15.23 NDM6971 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing
Orders 17.3 and 17.13(ii), elects Delyth Jewell (Plaid Cymru) as a Member of
the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee; NDM6972 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order
17.14, elects Delyth Jewell (Plaid Cymru) as a Member of the Culture, Welsh
Language and Communications Committee in place of Dai Lloyd (Plaid Cymru). The motions were
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the Llywydd: Introduction of a Commission-proposed Bill - Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill Supporting Documents Minutes: The item started at
15.23 |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the Public Accounts Committee report: Natural Resources Wales' Annual Report and Account 2017-18 NDM6965 Nick
Ramsay (Monmouth) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: Notes the Report of the Public Accounts
Committee's - Scrutiny of Annual Report
and Accounts 2017-18 - which was laid
in the Table Office on 26 November 2018. Notes: The Welsh Government's response to
the report was laid
in the Table Office on 11 January 2019. Natural Resources Wales' response to the
report was received and published
on the Committee's webpage on 14 January 2019. Minutes: The item started at 16.14 NDM6965 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: Notes the Report of
the Public Accounts Committee's -
Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18 - which was laid in the Table Office on 26
November 2018. Notes: The Welsh Government's
response to the report was laid in the Table Office on 11 January
2019. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Plaid Cymru debate - Welsh Independent Living Grant NDM6967 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: Calls on the Welsh Government to retain the
Welsh Independent Living Grant in full. The following
amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Recognises the Welsh Government has
always committed the full amount of funding transferred for the Independent
Living Fund for that purpose. 2. Commits the Welsh Government to work
with recipients and local authorities to ensure the intentions of the Welsh
Independent Living Grant continue to be delivered in Wales. Amendment 2 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure
that disabled people are full partners in the design and operation of an
Independent Living Fund for Wales which safeguards the rights of disabled
people to live independent lives. Minutes: The item started at
17.02 NDM6967 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Calls on the Welsh Government to retain the Welsh Independent Living
Grant in full. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
United Kingdom Independence Party debate - Prisons and Prisoners NDM6966 Gareth
Bennett (South Wales Central) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Believes that prisons should be places
of reform and rehabilitation, and that imprisonment is a punishment for those
found guilty of a crime. 2. Resolves that prisoners should not be
given the right to vote in Welsh elections. The following
amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Believes that prisons should be places of
reform and rehabilitation. 2. Supports the principle of voting rights
for prisoners at Welsh elections, but awaits the Equality, Local Government and
Communities Committee’s report. [If amendment 1 is
agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will be de-selected] Amendment 2 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) Add as new points after point 1 and
renumber accordingly: Welcomes the focus by the Ministry of
Justice on rehabilitative services, community sentences and reducing
reoffending. Notes that the Equality, Local Government
and Communities Committee have an ongoing Inquiry into voting rights for
prisoners. Amendment 3 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) In point 2, delete ‘prisoners should not be
given the right to vote in’ and replace with ‘existing prisoner voting rights
should not be extended in future’. Minutes: The item started at
17.47 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6966
Gareth Bennett (South Wales Central) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Believes that prisons should be places of reform and rehabilitation, and that
imprisonment is a punishment for those found guilty of a crime. 2.
Resolves that prisoners should not be given the right to vote in Welsh
elections.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Rebecca Evans (Gower) Delete all and
replace with: To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Believes that
prisons should be places of reform and rehabilitation. 2. Supports the
principle of voting rights for prisoners at Welsh elections, but awaits the
Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s report. A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was agreed. As amendment 1 was
agreed, amendments 2 and 3 were de-selected A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6966
Gareth Bennett (South Wales Central) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Believes that
prisons should be places of reform and rehabilitation. 2. Supports the
principle of voting rights for prisoners at Welsh elections, but awaits the
Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s report.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Point of Order The item started at
18.35 Jane Hutt AM raised
a Point of Order under Standing Order 12.37 stating that she voiced an
objection to NDM6967 (Plaid Cymru debate – Welsh Independent Living Grant)
being agreed without amendment, and asked that the Llywydd to clarify the
status of that motion. The Llywydd
responded stating that neither she nor the Clerks heard the objection and that
the motion without amendment had already been declared as agreed under Standing
Order 12.36. However the Llywydd noted the Member’s objection and confirmed the
Government’s viewpoint is now a matter for the record. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
18.36 |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate Minutes: The item started at
18.39 NDM6962 Dai Lloyd (South Wales West) Air quality
legislation fit for modern challenges. |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |