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Transcript: Transcript for 19/03/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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Deputy Presiding Officer Statement The
Deputy Presiding Officer made a statement where, on behalf of the Assembly, she
conveyed her deepest condolences to everyone affected by the shootings in
Christchurch and Utrecht. |
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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 13.31 The
first 7 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to
ask questions to the First Minister after question 2. |
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Business Statement and Announcement Minutes: The
item started at 14.28 |
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(45 mins) |
Statement by the First Minister: Update on EU Negotiations Minutes: The
item started at 15.09 |
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(15 mins) |
The Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 NDM6994 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5: 1. Approves
that the draft The Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales)
(EU Exit) Regulations 2019 is made in accordance with the draft laid
in the Table Office on 20 February 2019. Supporting
Documents Minutes: The item started at 16.02 NDM6994 - Rebecca Evans (Gower) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order
27.5: 1.
Approves that the draft The Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous
Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 is made in accordance with the
draft laid in the Table Office on 20
February 2019. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(15 mins) |
The Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 NDM6995 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5: 1. Approves
that the draft The Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments)
(Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 is made in accordance with the draft laid
in the Table Office on 20 February 2019. Supporting
Documents Minutes: The item started at 16.09 NDM6995 - Rebecca Evans (Gower) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order
27.5: 1.
Approves that the draft The Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous
Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 is made in accordance with the
draft laid in the Table Office on 20
February 2019. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: Analysis of the Impact of the UK Government's Welfare Reform on Households in Wales NDM6993 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes the empirical analysis of the effect
of the UK Government’s Welfare Reform on Households in Wales. 2. Recognises and regrets the negative impact
on the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Wales. Impact of
welfare reform on households in Wales The following
amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s
analysis of the impact of welfare reform. 2. Notes the recent comments made by the
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the rollout of Universal Credit and
Personal Independence Payments, as well as the actions taken by the UK
Government to address concerns over the implementation of both. 3. Further notes that the Welsh Government
has admitted that employment is one of the best ways to tackle inequality,
through its programme for government and
economic action plan; 4. Is concerned that, while employment has
substantially increased since 2010, the Equality and Human Rights Commission
report ‘Is Wales Fairer?’ highlighted that poverty and deprivation still remain
higher in Wales than other British nations; Wales is the least productive
nation in the UK, and median weekly earnings in Wales are lower than in England
and Scotland. 5. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a
robust and meaningful plan to tackle poverty that contains clear performance
targets and indications to measure progress. House
of Commons Hansard, 19 November 2018 House
of Commons Hansard, 11 February 2019 The
Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP - Speech - Closing the gap between intention and
experience - 5 March 2019 Welsh Government - Taking
Wales Forward - September 2016 Welsh
Government - Prosperity for All: economic action plan - May 2018 Equality
and Human Rights Commission - Is Wales Fairer? - 25 October 2018 Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls for the administrative devolution of
welfare to Wales so that mitigating measures can be put in place. Minutes: The item started at 16.15 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM6993
- Rebecca Evans (Gower) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the empirical analysis of the effect of the
UK Government’s Welfare Reform on Households in Wales. 2. Recognises and regrets the negative impact on the
lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Wales. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 - Darren Millar (Clwyd
West) Delete
all and replace with: To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s analysis of the impact of welfare reform. 2.
Notes the recent comments made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
on the rollout of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments, as well
as the actions taken by the UK Government to address concerns over the
implementation of both. 3.
Further notes that the Welsh Government has admitted that employment is one of
the best ways to tackle inequality, through its programme for government
and economic action plan; 4.
Is concerned that, while employment has substantially increased since 2010, the
Equality and Human Rights Commission report ‘Is Wales Fairer?’ highlighted that
poverty and deprivation still remain higher in Wales than other British
nations; Wales is the least productive nation in the UK, and median weekly
earnings in Wales are lower than in England and Scotland. 5.
Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a robust and meaningful plan to tackle
poverty that contains clear performance targets and indications to measure
progress. A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was not agreed. Amendment
2 - Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn) Add
as new point at end of motion: Calls
for the administrative devolution of welfare to Wales so that mitigating
measures can be put in place. A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
Amendment
2 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6993
- Rebecca Evans (Gower) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the empirical analysis of the effect of the
UK Government’s Welfare Reform on Households in Wales. 2. Recognises and regrets the negative impact on the
lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Wales.
The
motion as amended was agreed. At 16.52
proceedings were suspended for 10 minutes. The bell was rung 5
minutes before reconvening for Stage 3 of the
Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill. |
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(120 mins) |
Debate: Stage 3 of the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill The amendments will be disposed of in the order that
the sections and schedules to which they relate were set out in the motion under
Standing Order 26.36 as agreed by the Assembly on 8 January 2019. The amendments have been grouped for the purposes of
debate and the groupings will be debated as follows: Group 1: Prohibited
payments – termination of contract 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 23, 24, 1, 2 Group 2: Drafting
clarifications 5, 28 Group 3: Repayment
of prohibited payments 55, 57 Group 4: Revoking
licenses 56, 58 Group 5: Permitted
payments 9, 64 Group 6: Holding
deposits 29, 30, 31, 36, 37, 65, 66, 38, 67, 39, 40,
41, 42 Group 7: Default
payments 32, 33, 62, 34, 63, 59, 27 Group 8: Regulation
making powers 35, 48, 49, 52, 51, 50 Group 9:
Enforcement authorities 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 Group 10: Fixed
penalty notices 43, 44 Group 11:
Enforcement authorities: information sharing 45, 17, 21 Group 12: Power of
licensing authority to bring criminal proceedings 22 Group 13:
Restrictions on giving notice for possession 46, 54 Group 14:
Information and guidance 25, 26, 47, 53 Group 15: Coming
into force 60, 61 Supporting Documents Minutes: The item started at 17.02 In accordance with Standing Order 26.36, the
amendments were disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to
which they relate arise in the Bill. Amendment 3 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 4 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 5 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 6 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 55:
Amendment
55 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 56:
Amendment
56 was not agreed. Amendment 7 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 8 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 9 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 10 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 57:
Amendment
57 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 58:
Amendment
58 was not agreed. Amendment 29 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 30 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 31 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 32 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 33 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 62:
Amendment
62 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 34:
Amendment
34 was agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 63:
Amendment
63 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 64:
Amendment
64 was agreed. Amendment 35 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 36 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 37 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 65:
Amendment
65 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 66:
Amendment
66 was not agreed. Amendment 38 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 67:
Amendment
67 was not agreed. Amendment 39 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 40 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 41 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 42 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 11 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 12 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 13 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 43:
Amendment
43 was not agreed. Amendment 14 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 15 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 44:
Amendment
44 was not agreed. A vote was taken
on amendment 45:
Amendment
45 was not agreed. Amendment 16 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 17:
Amendment
17 was agreed. Amendment 18 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 19 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 20 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 21 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 22 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 46 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 54 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. As amendment 46 was
agreed, amendments 23 and 24 fell. Amendment 25 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 26:
Amendment
26 was agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 47:
Amendment
47 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 48:
Amendment
48 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 49:
Amendment
49 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 52:
Amendment
52 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 51:
Amendment
51 was not agreed. A vote was taken
on amendment 50:
Amendment
50 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 59:
Amendment
59 was not agreed. Amendment 27 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 28 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. A vote was
taken on amendment 53:
Amendment
53 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 60:
Amendment
60 was not agreed. A vote was
taken on amendment 61:
Amendment
61 was not agreed. Amendment 1 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 2 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. All
sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding Stage 3
proceedings. |
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(15 mins) |
The Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 NDM6992 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5 1. Approves
that the draft The Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
is made in accordance with the draft laid
in the Table Office on 20 February 2019. Supporting
Documents Minutes: The item started at 18.45 NDM6992 - Rebecca Evans (Gower) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order
27.5 1.
Approves that the draft The Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2019 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 20
February 2 The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The
item started at 18.49 |