Agenda and minutes

This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with some Members in the Senedd Chamber and others joining by video-conference.

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NDM8324 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 13 June 2023.

Supporting Documents
Explanatory Memorandum
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

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NDM8324 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 13 June 2023.

Supporting Documents
Explanatory Memorandum
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

NDM8325 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 11.21 (ii):

Notes:

a) the Welsh Government Annual Report 2022/23;

b) progress on the Legislative Programme.

The Legislative Programme

Welsh Government Annual Report 2023

The following amendments have been tabled:

Amendment 1 - Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

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Welcomes the continued progress made as part of the Cooperation Agreement between Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Government which has implemented a number of transformational policies as part of the Programme for Government.

Amendment 2 - Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

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Believes that the annual report and legislative programme demonstrate that the Welsh Government does not have all the levers necessary to ensure meaningful and sustainable improvements to the lives of the people of Wales, that we must continue to make the case for additional powers but that ultimately, independence is the most feasible means to achieve a greener, fairer, more prosperous Wales.

Amendment 3 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

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Believes that the annual report highlights the Welsh Government’s major failings in delivering for the people of Wales.  Calls on the Welsh Government to address the pressures the health and education systems are under, which have both received real-term cuts in the Welsh Government’s 2023-24 budget.

Further calls on the Welsh Government to tackle the gap in take-home pay between Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom, along with Wales having the UK’s lowest employment rate.

Regrets that the legislative programme will not deliver the change Wales needs.

The item started at 16.53

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM8325 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 11.21 (ii):

Notes:

a) the Welsh Government Annual Report 2022/23;

b) progress on the Legislative Programme.

The Legislative Programme

Welsh Government Annual Report 2023

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

Add new point at end of motion:

Welcomes the continued progress made as part of the Cooperation Agreement between Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Government which has implemented a number of transformational policies as part of the Programme for Government.

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
38	0	16	54

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 - Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

Add new point at end of motion:

Believes that the annual report and legislative programme demonstrate that the Welsh Government does not have all the levers necessary to ensure meaningful and sustainable improvements to the lives of the people of Wales, that we must continue to make the case for additional powers but that ultimately, independence is the most feasible means to achieve a greener, fairer, more prosperous Wales.

A vote was taken on amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	42	54

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

Amendment 3 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Add new points at end of motion:

Believes that the annual report highlights the Welsh Government’s major failings in delivering for the people of Wales.  Calls on the Welsh Government to address the pressures the health and education systems are under, which have both received real-term cuts in the Welsh Government’s 2023-24 budget.

Further calls on the Welsh Government to tackle the gap in take-home pay between Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom, along with Wales having the UK’s lowest employment rate.

Regrets that the legislative programme will not deliver the change Wales needs.

A vote was taken on amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
15	0	39	54

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM8325 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 11.21 (ii):

Notes:

a) the Welsh Government Annual Report 2022/23;

b) progress on the Legislative Programme;

c) welcomes the continued progress made as part of the Cooperation Agreement between Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Government which has implemented a number of transformational policies as part of the Programme for Government.

The Legislative Programme

Welsh Government Annual Report 2023

For	Abstain	Against	Total
39	0	15	54

The motion as amended was agreed.

 

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