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Transcript: Transcript for 06/07/2022 - 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 to the Minister after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The item started at
13.30 The first 8
questions were asked. Questions 1 and 4 were answered by the Deputy Minister
for Social Partnership. 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 Minister for the Constitution The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople
to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.19 The first 9
questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Counsel General after question 2. |
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(10 mins) |
Questions to the Senedd Commission Minutes: The item started at
15.13 Both questions were
asked. |
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(20 mins) |
Topical Questions To
ask the Deputy Minister for Social Services Jane Dodds (Mid and West
Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on the number of looked after
children and young people who are placed in unregulated and temporary
accommodation? To
ask the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd Samuel Kurtz (Carmarthen
West and South Pembrokeshire): Will the Minister make a statement on the
new sustainable farming scheme proposals? Minutes: The item started at
15.19 Answered by the
Deputy Minister for Social Services Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales):
Will the Minister make a statement on the number of looked after children and
young people who are placed in unregulated and temporary accommodation? Answered by the
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd Samuel Kurtz (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): Will the Minister make a statement on the new sustainable farming scheme proposals? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.48 Vikki Howells made
a statement on – Caradog, Y Côr Mawr and Caradogfest. Laura Anne Jones made a statement on – The passing of Dame Deborah James. |
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(30 mins) |
Motion to annul The Non-Domestic Rating (Amendment of Definition of Domestic Property) (Wales) Order 2022 NDM8031 Tom
Giffard (South Wales West) To propose that the Senedd, in
accordance with Standing Order 27.2: Agrees that The Non-Domestic Rating (Amendment
of Definition of Domestic Property) (Wales) Order 2022, laid before the Senedd on 24 May 2022, be
annulled. Minutes: The item started at
15.51 Voting on the motion under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. NDM8031 Tom Giffard
(South Wales West) To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order
27.2: Agrees that The Non-Domestic Rating
(Amendment of Definition of Domestic Property) (Wales) Order 2022, laid before the Senedd on 24 May 2022, be
annulled. The result was as follows:
The motion was not agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal – A ban on ‘no pet’ clauses in rented accommodation NDM8038 Luke
Fletcher (South Wales West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes a proposal for a Bill to ban ‘no
pet’ clauses in rented accommodation. 2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill
would be to: a) introduce a standard tenancy agreement
similar to the UK Government’s model tenancy agreement announced in January
2021; b) propose a series of measures which would
ensure that responsible pet owners are not treated unfairly as a consequence of
the type of accommodation they live in; c) allow consent for pets as the legal
default in social housing and the private rented sector, unless there is a
justifiable reason not to do so; d) extend the allowing of pets in homeless
shelters and accommodation. Supporters Minutes: The item started at
16.25 Voting on the motion under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. NDM8038 Luke Fletcher (South Wales West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes a proposal for a Bill to ban ‘no pet’ clauses in rented
accommodation. 2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to: a) introduce a standard tenancy agreement similar to the UK
Government’s model tenancy agreement announced in January 2021; b) propose a series of measures which would ensure that responsible
pet owners are not treated unfairly as a consequence of the type of
accommodation they live in; c) allow consent for pets as the legal default in social housing and
the private rented sector, unless there is a justifiable reason not to do so; d) extend the allowing of pets in homeless shelters and accommodation. Supporters Peredur Owen Griffiths (South
Wales East) The result was as follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee - The procedure for dealing with complaints against Members of the Senedd Minutes: The item started at
16.48 |
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(30 mins) |
Plaid Cymru Debate - Winter fuel support scheme NDM8047 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: Calls on the Welsh Government
to revise the winter fuel support scheme to make it fit for purpose in tackling
the cost-of-living crisis. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: 1. Welcomes the significant support
packages introduced by the Welsh Government to help address the cost-of-living
crisis, totalling £380m since November 2021, including additional funding for
the fuel support scheme for the non-repayable £200 cash payment towards energy
bills, and £177m for the cost-of-living support scheme. 2. Notes that the UK Government has
entirely failed to properly address this crisis and failed to grasp the gravity
of how it is affecting people across Wales. 3. Welcomes the Welsh Government’s
commitment to continually review existing fuel support schemes and potential
future interventions. Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) Add as new point at end of motion: Further calls on the Welsh Government to: a) guarantee any changes to the winter fuel
support scheme are made ahead of autumn to ensure the payment reaches as many
eligible households as possible; b) widen the eligibility of the winter fuel
payment to reach more low-income, vulnerable households in need, such as those
eligible for pension credit; c) launch a public awareness campaign on the winter fuel support scheme to improve awareness and boost uptake of the scheme. Minutes: The item started at 16.59 Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without
amendment: NDM8047 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: Calls on the Welsh Government to revise the
winter fuel support scheme to make it fit for purpose in tackling the
cost-of-living crisis.
The motion without amendment was agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Plaid Cymru Debate - Rejoining the single market NDM8048 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: Believes that the
United Kingdom should rejoin the single market. The following amendment was tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: Believes that the UK’s ambition should be to have the closest possible, frictionless trade with the EU. Minutes: The item started at 17.28 Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without
amendment: NDM8048 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: Believes that the United Kingdom should rejoin
the single market.
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: Believes that the UK’s ambition should be to
have the closest possible, frictionless trade with the EU. A vote was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM8048 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: Believes that the UK’s ambition should be to have
the closest possible, frictionless trade with the EU.
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 17.59
proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time. The
item started at 18.02 |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM8046 John
Griffiths (Newport East) Knowledge is power: education as a route out of poverty Minutes: The
item started at 18.07 NDM8046 John Griffiths (Newport East) Knowledge is power: education as a route out
of poverty |