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Transcript: Transcript for 09/02/2022 - Plenary
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This meeting was held in a hybrid format,
with some Members in the Senedd Chamber and others joining by video-conference. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice 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. Questions 5, 6 and 8 was answered by the Deputy Minister
for Social Partnership. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Minister and Deputy Minister after question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution The Presiding Officer will call
Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice after Question 1. Minutes: The item started at
14.19 Questions 1–8 and
10 were asked. Questions 1–4 were grouped together for answer. Question 9 was
withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to
the Counsel General and Minister after the grouped questions. |
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(15 mins) |
Questions to the Senedd Commission Minutes: The item started at
15.05 The first 2
questions were asked. Question 3 was withdrawn. |
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(0 mins) |
Topical Questions No Topical Questions have been accepted. Minutes: No Topical
Questions were accepted. |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.10 Jack Sargeant made
a statement on National Apprenticeship Week. In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at
15.12 the Deputy Presiding Officer suspended the meeting. |
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(30 mins) |
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) - Rent control NDM7831
Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) To
propose that Senedd: 1.
Notes a proposal for a Bill on rent controls. 2.
Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to: a)
help combat some of the more severe effects of Wales’s housing emergency,
affecting over a million people across the nation; b)
mitigate significant future rent increases, such as those seen in the rented
sector over the last 12 months; c)
introduce a system which restricts rents and rent increases to affordable
levels and local factors, closing the gap between wage growth and the cost of
living. Supporters Rhys ab Owen (South
Wales Central) Sioned Williams (South
Wales West) Minutes: The item started at 15.24 Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM7831 Mabon ap Gwynfor
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd) To
propose that Senedd: 1.
Notes a proposal for a Bill on rent controls. 2.
Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to: a) help
combat some of the more severe effects of Wales’s housing emergency, affecting
over a million people across the nation; b)
mitigate significant future rent increases, such as those seen in the rented
sector over the last 12 months; c)
introduce a system which restricts rents and rent increases to affordable
levels and local factors, closing the gap between wage growth and the cost of
living. The
result was as follows:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised
her casting vote by voting against the motion. Therefore, the motion was not
agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate - Cancer services NDM7911
Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Notes the Welsh NHS COVID-19 recovery plan published at the end of the last
parliamentary term. 2.
Expresses concern: a)
that waiting lists numbers in Wales continue to rise, with nearly one in three
patients waiting more than a year for treatment; b)
that Wales will soon be the only country in the United Kingdom without a cancer
strategy. 3.
Notes further concern at reports from the National Cancer Clinical Director for
Wales that services will have to work at 120 to 130 per cent of previous
capacity to deal with increased numbers of cancer patients. 4.
Expresses disappointment that the 2021 quality statement on cancer lacks detail
and only sets minimum standards for cancer services. 5.
Urges the Welsh Government to: a)
urgently publish a workforce recruitment and retention plan for cancer
specialists; b)
publish a full cancer strategy which will set out how Wales will tackle cancer
over the next five years; and c)
support cancer patients through their treatment by, for example, introducing
free dental care during radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Health and Social Care
in Wales – COVID-19: Looking forward Quality Statement on Cancer 2021 The following amendments have been tabled: Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete
all after sub-point 2(a) and replace with new point: Notes: a)
the approach set out in A Healthier Wales, which includes the introduction of
quality statements for the development of clinical services; b)
the Welsh Government’s approach to improving cancer outcomes was published on
22 March 2021 in the form of a quality statement; c)
the Welsh Government’s ‘Health and Social Care in Wales - COVID-19: Looking
Forward’, which included cancer, was published on 22 March 2021; d)
nearly £250 million in year is being invested in the recovery of NHS services,
including cancer; e)
the most recent official cancer statistics show the number of patients newly
diagnosed with cancer who started their first definitive treatment increased to
the highest level since comparable data was first collected in June 2019; f)
the expansion of NHS training places includes an additional four higher
training posts for clinical oncology and an additional three higher training
posts for medical oncology each year for five years; g)
health boards will be focusing on recovery of cancer services in their
Integrated Medium Term Plans. Quality Statement on
Cancer 2021 Improving health and
social care (COVID-19 looking forward) [If
Amendment 1 is agreed, Amendment 2 will be de-selected] Amendment
2 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) Add
as new sub-point at end of point 5: 'complete
the roll-out of multidisciplinary diagnostic centres across Wales as a matter
of priority' Minutes: The
item started at 15.55 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM7911 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the Welsh NHS COVID-19 recovery plan published at the end
of the last parliamentary term. 2. Expresses concern: a) that waiting lists numbers in Wales continue to rise, with
nearly one in three patients waiting more than a year for treatment; b) that Wales will soon be the only country in the United Kingdom
without a cancer strategy. 3. Notes further concern at reports from the National Cancer
Clinical Director for Wales that services will have to work at 120 to 130 per
cent of previous capacity to deal with increased numbers of cancer patients. 4. Expresses disappointment that the 2021 quality statement on
cancer lacks detail and only sets minimum standards for cancer services. 5. Urges the Welsh Government to: a) urgently publish a workforce recruitment and retention plan for
cancer specialists; b) publish a full cancer strategy which will set out how Wales
will tackle cancer over the next five years; and c) support cancer patients through their treatment by, for
example, introducing free dental care during radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Health
and Social Care in Wales – COVID-19: Looking forward Quality
Statement on Cancer 2021
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1. Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete
all after sub-point 2(a) and replace with new point: Notes: a) the
approach set out in A Healthier Wales, which includes the introduction of
quality statements for the development of clinical services; b) the
Welsh Government’s approach to improving cancer outcomes was published on 22
March 2021 in the form of a quality statement; c) the
Welsh Government’s ‘Health and Social Care in Wales - COVID-19: Looking
Forward’, which included cancer, was published on 22 March 2021; d)
nearly £250 million in year is being invested in the recovery of NHS services,
including cancer; e) the
most recent official cancer statistics show the number of patients newly
diagnosed with cancer who started their first definitive treatment increased to
the highest level since comparable data was first collected in June 2019; f) the
expansion of NHS training places includes an additional four higher training
posts for clinical oncology and an additional three higher training posts for
medical oncology each year for five years; g)
health boards will be focusing on recovery of cancer services in their
Integrated Medium Term Plans. Quality Statement on Cancer 2021 Improving health and social care (COVID-19 looking forward) A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised
her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, amendment 1 was
not agreed. Amendment
2. Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) Add as
new sub-point at end of point 5: 'complete
the roll-out of multidisciplinary diagnostic centres across Wales as a matter
of priority' A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised
her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, amendment 2 was
not agreed. As the Senedd did not agree the motion without amendment, and did
not agree the amendments tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not
agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Plaid Cymru debate - Welsh resources NDM7912
Siân Gwenllian (Arfon) To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Notes the numerous examples of wealth cultivated from Welsh resources being
enjoyed outside of Wales, such as Crown Estate assets, renewable energy, food
production and tree planting on agricultural land. 2.
Agrees: a)
that this represents a historic and contemporary trend of extraction and
exploitation of Welsh resources by outside interests; b)
that these assets, and their benefits, should be retained in Wales, and for the
benefit of all people living in Wales. The
following amendment has been tabled: Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete
all and replace with: To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Agrees that maximising the benefits of natural resources in Wales is best
achieved in a reformed United Kingdom in which decisions affecting Wales are
made in Wales. 2.
Recognises our global responsibility to manage natural resources sustainably,
working in local communities and with international partners. 3.
Regrets the UK Government’s chaotic mismanagement of our relationship with the
European Union and its effect on how the economic benefits of natural resources
in Wales are distributed, including the impact on rural communities and our
response to the climate emergency. Minutes: The
item started at 16.39 Voting on the motion and amendment under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM7912 Siân
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the numerous examples of wealth cultivated from Welsh
resources being enjoyed outside of Wales, such as Crown Estate assets,
renewable energy, food production and tree planting on agricultural land. 2. Agrees: a) that this represents a historic and contemporary trend of
extraction and exploitation of Welsh resources by outside interests; b) that these assets, and their benefits, should be retained in
Wales, and for the benefit of all people living in Wales.
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendment was tabled: Amendment
1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete
all and replace with: To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Agrees that maximising the benefits of natural resources in Wales is best
achieved in a reformed United Kingdom in which decisions affecting Wales are
made in Wales. 2.
Recognises our global responsibility to manage natural resources sustainably,
working in local communities and with international partners. 3.
Regrets the UK Government’s chaotic mismanagement of our relationship with the
European Union and its effect on how the economic benefits of natural resources
in Wales are distributed, including the impact on rural communities and our
response to the climate emergency. A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised
her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was
not agreed. As the Senedd did not agree the motion without amendment, and did
not agree the amendment tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not
agreed. In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 17.22 proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
17.26 |
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Vote Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM7910 Mabon
ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) The
more I practice, the luckier I am: sports facilities in our rural communities Minutes: The item started at
17.33 NDM7910 Mabon ap Gwynfor
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd) The more I
practice, the luckier I am: sports facilities in our rural communities |