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Transcript: Transcript for 02/10/2019 - 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 13.30 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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(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
14.18 All 12 questions
were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions
to the Minister after question 2. |
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Topical Questions No
Topical Questions were received Minutes: No
Topical Questions were received |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.00 Vaughan Gething made
a statement on Black
History Month Mike Hedges made a statement marking the 45th
anniversary of Swansea Sound Radio Station Russell George made a statement celebrating the 160th
anniversary of the Pryce-Jones Mail Order Store and the 140th
Anniversary of the opening of Pryce-Jones Royal Welsh Warehouse Huw Irranca-Davies made a statement marking the annual Cycle
to the Senedd day being celebrated today |
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Motion to elect a Members to the committee on Assembly Electoral Reform (5 mins) The item started at
15.07 NDM7157 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects: Huw Irranca-Davies (Welsh Labour), Delyth
Jewell (Plaid Cymru), and David Rowlands (Brexit Party) as members of the
Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform. The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. |
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(15 mins) |
Standards of Conduct Committee report - Report 02-19 NDM7148 Jayne
Bryant (Newport West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Considers the Report of the Standards of
Conduct Committee - Report 02-19 laid before the Assembly on 18 September 2019
in accordance with Standing Order 22.9 2. Endorses the recommendation in the
report. Minutes: The item started at 15.08 Voting on the
motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM7148 Jayne Bryant (Newport West) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Considers the
Report of the Standards of Conduct Committee - Report 02-19 laid before the
Assembly on 18 September 2019 in accordance with Standing Order 22.9 2. Endorses the
recommendation in the report. The result was as
follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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(15 mins) |
Standards of Conduct Committee report - Report 03-19 NDM7149 Jayne
Bryant (Newport West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Considers the Report of the Standards of
Conduct Committee - Report 03-19 laid before the Assembly on 19 September 2019
in accordance with Standing Order 22.9 2. Endorses the recommendation in the
report. Minutes: The item started at 15.33 NDM7149 Jayne Bryant (Newport West) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Considers the Report of the Standards of Conduct Committee - Report
03-19 laid before the Assembly on 19 September 2019 in accordance with
Standing Order 22.9 2. Endorses the recommendation in the report. The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Historic Industrial Infrastructure NDM7143 David
Rees (Aberavon) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes the rich and diverse network of
historic industrial infrastructure across Wales. 2. Notes the economic, regeneration and
integrated transport potential of re-opening disused railway lines and tunnels
across Wales. 3. Recognises the practical and financial
challenges of bringing such infrastructure back into use. 4. Calls upon the Welsh Government to seek
ownership of such infrastructure which would aid funding opportunities to be
sought. 5. Calls on the UK and Welsh Governments to
play its part in exploring the practical opportunities for re-opening such
infrastructure across Wales. Co – Submitters Minutes: The item started at 15.38 Voting on the
motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM7143 David Rees (Aberavon) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes the rich
and diverse network of historic industrial infrastructure across Wales. 2. Notes the
economic, regeneration and integrated transport potential of re-opening disused
railway lines and tunnels across Wales. 3. Recognises the
practical and financial challenges of bringing such infrastructure back into
use. 4. Calls upon the
Welsh Government to seek ownership of such infrastructure which would aid
funding opportunities to be sought. 5. Calls on the UK
and Welsh Governments to play its part in exploring the practical opportunities
for re-opening such infrastructure across Wales. Co – Submitters The result was as
follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Debate on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report: Dentistry in Wales NDM7150 Dai
Lloyd (South Wales West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: Notes the report of the Health, Social Care
and Sport Committee: A Fresh Start:
Inquiry into dentistry in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 21 May 2019. Note: The response from the Welsh
Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 24 July 2019. Minutes: The item started at 16.34 NDM7150 Dai Lloyd (South Wales West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: Notes the report of the Health, Social Care
and Sport Committee: A Fresh Start:
Inquiry into dentistry in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 21 May 2019. Note: The response from the Welsh
Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 24 July 2019. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee report: Supporting and Promoting the Welsh Language NDM7151 Bethan
Sayed (South Wales West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: Notes the report of the Culture, Welsh Language
and Communications Committee: Supporting and Promoting the Welsh Language laid in the Table Office on 9 July. Note: The response from the Welsh
Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 24 September 2019. Minutes: The item started at 17.00 NDM7151 Bethan Sayed (South
Wales West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes
the report of the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee:
Supporting and Promoting the Welsh Language laid in the Table Office
on 9 July. Note:
The response from the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office
on 24 September 2019. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate - GCSE and A-Level Results NDM7153 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes this summer's GCSE and A-Level
results in Wales. 2. Regrets that the GCSE A*-C results in
summer 2019 were worse than in summer 2007. 3. Further regrets the fall in the
percentage of learners securing A*-C GCSE grades in English, maths and Welsh
second language. 4. Notes that Welsh Government research has
found that performance against key indicators for years 4-9 have deteriorated. 5. Calls on the Welsh Government to
acknowledge its failure to significantly improve GCSE and A-Level attainment in
Wales and apologise to pupils, parents and schools for letting them down. The following amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower) After point 1, delete all and replace with: Congratulates pupils, teachers and school
staff for their hard work and strong set of results. Welcomes that: a) A-Level results this summer remained at
a historic high; b) compared to English regions and Northern
Ireland, Wales improved A-Level ranking for all grades and, for the first time
ever, is rated first for A*; c) overall GCSE results showed improvement
this summer; d) the increase of over 50 per cent in
science GCSE entries since 2016, and increases this year in the percentage of
pupils gaining A*-A and A*-C grades in science subjects; e) the number of pupils achieving A*-C in
Welsh second language full course increased by 12.5 per cent; f) the number of pupils who sat GCSE
English literature increased by 22.8 per cent, with over 2,800 more achieving
A*-C grades compared with 2018. [If amendment 1 is
agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 will be de-selected] Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Delete points 2 and 3 and replace with: Believes that it’s not possible to make
meaningful comparisons with GCSE and A-level results from previous years for a
number of reasons. Amendment 3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) Add new points after point 4, and re-number
accordingly: Notes the Estyn findings that pupils who
attend half the secondary schools in Wales are unable to reach their full
potential by the time they leave school. Believes that the pupil-teacher relationship
is key to academic attainment and that schools must be sufficiently funded in
order to raise standards. Calls for improvements to teachers’ conditions
of employment, and abolish bureaucracy and unnecessary intervention, in order
to strengthen academic achievement. Calls on the Welsh Government to provide
sufficient funding for our schools ac move spending towards preventative
services within its next budget, in order to create the conditions that will
enable our pupils and teachers to succeed. Amendment 4 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) In point 5, delete "to acknowledge its
failure to significantly improve GCSE and A-Level attainment in Wales and
apologise to pupils, parents and schools for letting them down" and
replace with “to apologise that the current education system does not allow
half the pupils in Welsh schools to achieve their full potential”. Amendment 5 - Caroline
Jones (South Wales West) Add as new point at end of the motion: Believes that Welsh GCSE and A-Level
learners are being harmed by recent changes that water down school accountability
and calls on the Welsh Government to reverse this trend. Minutes: The item started at
17.36 Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM7153 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes this summer's GCSE and A-Level
results in Wales. 2. Regrets that the GCSE A*-C results in summer
2019 were worse than in summer 2007. 3. Further regrets the fall in the
percentage of learners securing A*-C GCSE grades in English, maths and Welsh
second language. 4. Notes that Welsh Government research has
found that performance against key indicators for years 4-9 have deteriorated. 5. Calls on the Welsh Government to
acknowledge its failure to significantly improve GCSE and A-Level attainment in
Wales and apologise to pupils, parents and schools for letting them down.
The motion without amendment was not
agreed. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Rebecca Evans (Gower) After point 1,
delete all and replace with: Congratulates
pupils, teachers and school staff for their hard work and strong set of
results. Welcomes that: a) A-Level results this summer remained at
a historic high; b) compared to English regions and Northern
Ireland, Wales improved A-Level ranking for all grades and, for the first time
ever, is rated first for A*; c) overall GCSE results showed improvement
this summer; d) the increase of over 50 per cent in
science GCSE entries since 2016, and increases this year in the percentage of
pupils gaining A*-A and A*-C grades in science subjects; e) the number of pupils achieving A*-C in
Welsh second language full course increased by 12.5 per cent; f) the number of pupils who sat GCSE
English literature increased by 22.8 per cent, with over 2,800 more achieving
A*-C grades compared with 2018. A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed. As amendment 1 was
agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 were de-selected Amendment 5 - Caroline Jones (South Wales West) Add as new point at end of the motion: Believes that Welsh GCSE and A-Level learners are being harmed by recent
changes that water down school accountability and calls on the Welsh Government
to reverse this trend. A vote was taken on
amendment 5:
Amendment 5 was not agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM7153 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Notes this summer's GCSE and A-Level
results in Wales. 2. Congratulates pupils, teachers and
school staff for their hard work and strong set of results. 3. Welcomes that: a) A-Level results this summer remained at
a historic high; b) compared to English regions and Northern
Ireland, Wales improved A-Level ranking for all grades and, for the first time
ever, is rated first for A*; c) overall GCSE results showed improvement
this summer; d) the increase of over 50 per cent in
science GCSE entries since 2016, and increases this year in the percentage of
pupils gaining A*-A and A*-C grades in science subjects; e) the number of pupils achieving A*-C in
Welsh second language full course increased by 12.5 per cent; f) the number of pupils who sat GCSE
English literature increased by 22.8 per cent, with over 2,800 more achieving
A*-C grades compared with 2018.
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: In accordance with Standing
Order 12.44, the bell was rung and the meeting adjourned and reconvened at
18.38 for voting time. |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM7152 Janet
Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy) Caring for care homes: how we could do more
to care for care homes in Wales. Minutes: The item started at
18.42 NDM7152 Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy) Caring for care homes: how we could do more
to care for care homes in Wales. |