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Transcript: Transcript for 14/07/2021 - 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 Climate Change 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 2 and 6 were answered by the Deputy Minister
for Climate Change. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change after question
2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice after Question 2. Minutes: The
item started at 14.19 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) |
Statement by the First Minister: The Coronavirus Control Plan Minutes: The
item started at 15.07 In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 15.53 the
meeting was suspended by the Presiding Officer. |
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(0 mins) |
Topical Questions No
Topical Questions were received Minutes: No Topical Questions were submitted. |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The
item started at 16.05 Elin
Jones made
a statement on – Remembering Elystan Morgan. Jane
Dodds made
a statement on - 50 years since the opening of the Offa’s Dyke footpath. Joel
James made
a statement on - St Edward the Confessor Church in Roath is celebrating
one hundred years since the laying of its foundation stone. Cefin
Campbell: made
a statement on - 50 year anniversary of Mudiad Meithrin. |
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(5 mins) |
Motion to establish a committee under Standing Order 16.1: The Llywydd's Committee NDM7765
Elin Jones
(Ceredigion) To
propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1, establishes
the Llywydd’s Committee to carry out the functions set out in Standing Order
18B.2. Minutes: The item started at
16.12 NDM7765
Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To
propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1, establishes the
Llywydd’s Committee to carry out the functions set out in Standing Order 18B.2. The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. |
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(5 mins) |
Motion to elect members to a committee: The Llywydd's Committee NDM7769
Elin Jones
(Ceredigion) To
propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3 and 18.B4: Elects
the following as members of the Llywydd’s Committee: a)
The Deputy Presiding Officer as Chair of the Committee; b)
Peredur Owen Griffiths, (chair of the responsible committee under Standing
Order 19); and c)
Joyce Watson (Welsh Labour), Janet Finch-Saunders (Welsh Conservatives) and
Rhys ab Owen (Plaid Cymru). Minutes: The item started at
16.13 NDM7769 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the Senedd, in accordance
with Standing Order 17.3 and 18.B4: Elects the following as members of the
Llywydd’s Committee: a) The Deputy Presiding Officer as Chair of
the Committee; b) Peredur Owen Griffiths, (chair of the
responsible committee under Standing Order 19); and c) Joyce Watson (Welsh Labour), Janet
Finch-Saunders (Welsh Conservatives) and Rhys ab Owen (Plaid Cymru). The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. |
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(30 mins) |
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal – A children's residential care Bill NDM7723
Jane Dodds
(Mid and West Wales) To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Notes a proposal for a Bill on the regulation, monitoring and commissioning of
children's residential care, including those who require inpatient mental
health care, and services to people with learning disabilities or other
neurodiversity in Wales. 2.
Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to: a)
improve the commissioning and delivery of children's residential care
placements in Wales, including co-ordination and delivery across local
authorities to improve the sufficiency of suitable placements; b)
improve the regulation and monitoring of residential care and fostering
placements, including alignment with other services such as education, housing
and homelessness, and health; c)
remove the provision for profit-making providers from the residential care
sector for children looked after, as well as services for people with learning
disabilities and neurodiversity. Minutes: The item started at
16.13 Voting on the motion under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. NDM7723
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales) To propose
that the Senedd: 1.
Notes a proposal for a Bill on the regulation, monitoring and commissioning of
children's residential care, including those who require inpatient mental
health care, and services to people with learning disabilities or other neurodiversity
in Wales. 2.
Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to: a)
improve the commissioning and delivery of children's residential care
placements in Wales, including co-ordination and delivery across local
authorities to improve the sufficiency of suitable placements; b)
improve the regulation and monitoring of residential care and fostering
placements, including alignment with other services such as education, housing
and homelessness, and health; c)
remove the provision for profit-making providers from the residential care
sector for children looked after, as well as services for people with learning
disabilities and neurodiversity. The result was as follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate – An independent public inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic NDM7768
Darren Millar
(Clwyd West) To
propose that the Senedd: Calls
for an independent public inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in
Wales. Co-submitter: Minutes: The item started at
16.39 Voting on the motion under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. NDM7768
Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To
propose that the Senedd: Calls
for an independent public inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in
Wales. Co-submitter: The result was as follows:
The motion was not
agreed. In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 17.22 the
meeting was suspended by the Presiding Officer. |
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Plaid Cymru debate – Free school meals NDM7767
Sian Gwenllian
(Arfon) To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Notes the recent publication of several reports by the Bevan Foundation and the
Wales Anti-Poverty Coalition on expanding the provision of free school meals
and on the extent of poverty in Wales. 2.
Notes the recent publication of a letter by the Wales Anti-Poverty Coalition
signed by ten anti-poverty organisations calling on the new Welsh Government to
make expanding free school meals a priority. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
amend the eligibility criteria for free school meals so that all school pupils
in families receiving universal credit or equivalent benefit are eligible; b)
permanently extend free school meal entitlements to pupils in families with no
recourse to public funds; c)
publish a timeline for the phased implementation of universal free school meals
to guarantee all school pupils a nutritious, locally sourced school lunch. Bevan
Foundation: Expanding the provision of free school meals in Wales Bevan
Foundation: Expanding the eligibility criteria for free school meals Bevan
Foundation: Snapshot of poverty in spring 2021 A
copy of the letter mentioned in point 2 of the motion has been circulated to
Members of the Senedd. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete point 3 and replace with: Notes the Welsh Government: a) has commenced a review of the
eligibility criteria for free school meals as committed to in the Programme for
Government, with the intent of extending entitlement, provisional Pupil Level
Annual School Census (PLASC) data shows there are 108,203 pupils eligible for
free school meals, an increase of almost 18,000 since PLASC 2020; b) has provided an additional £60m since
the start of the pandemic to provide additional Free School Meals in the
2020-21 financial year and has been recognised by the Education Policy
Institute (EPI) for its support to families eligible for free school meals
during the pandemic; c) will provide an additional £23.3m to
extend free school meals in school holidays for the 2021-22 financial year,
providing the most generous provision in the UK; and d) working with partners, delivers the only
universal primary school free breakfast scheme in the UK. [If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will
be de-selected] Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) In point 3, delete sub-point (c). Minutes: The item started at 17.41 Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without
amendment: NDM7767
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Notes the recent publication of several reports by the Bevan Foundation and the
Wales Anti-Poverty Coalition on expanding the provision of free school meals
and on the extent of poverty in Wales. 2.
Notes the recent publication of a letter by the Wales Anti-Poverty Coalition
signed by ten anti-poverty organisations calling on the new Welsh Government to
make expanding free school meals a priority. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
amend the eligibility criteria for free school meals so that all school pupils
in families receiving universal credit or equivalent benefit are eligible; b)
permanently extend free school meal entitlements to pupils in families with no
recourse to public funds; c)
publish a timeline for the phased implementation of universal free school meals
to guarantee all school pupils a nutritious, locally sourced school lunch. Bevan Foundation: Expanding the
provision of free school meals in Wales Bevan Foundation: Expanding the
eligibility criteria for free school meals Bevan Foundation: Snapshot of
poverty in spring 2021 A
copy of the letter mentioned in point 2 of the motion has been circulated to
Members of the Senedd.
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete
point 3 and replace with: Notes
the Welsh Government: a)
has commenced a review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals as
committed to in the Programme for Government, with the intent of extending
entitlement, provisional Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) data shows
there are 108,203 pupils eligible for free school meals, an increase of almost
18,000 since PLASC 2020; b)
has provided an additional £60m since the start of the pandemic to provide
additional Free School Meals in the 2020-21 financial year and has been
recognised by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) for its support to families
eligible for free school meals during the pandemic; c)
will provide an additional £23.3m to extend free school meals in school
holidays for the 2021-22 financial year, providing the most generous provision
in the UK; and d)
working with partners, delivers the only universal primary school free
breakfast scheme in the UK. A vote was taken on amendment 1:
As there was an equality of votes, the Presiding Officer used her
casting vote to vote against the motion, in accordance with Standing Order
6.20(ii). Amendment
2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
In
point 3, delete sub-point (c). A vote was taken on amendment 2:
Amendment 2 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM7767 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) 1. Notes the recent publication of several
reports by the Bevan Foundation and the Wales Anti-Poverty Coalition on
expanding the provision of free school meals and on the extent of poverty in
Wales. 2. Notes the recent publication of a letter
by the Wales Anti-Poverty Coalition signed by ten anti-poverty organisations
calling on the new Welsh Government to make expanding free school meals a
priority. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) amend the eligibility criteria for free
school meals so that all school pupils in families receiving universal credit
or equivalent benefit are eligible; b) permanently extend free school meal
entitlements to pupils in families with no recourse to public funds; Bevan
Foundation: Expanding the provision of free school meals in Wales Bevan
Foundation: Expanding the eligibility criteria for free school meals Bevan
Foundation: Snapshot of poverty in spring 2021
The motion as amended was not agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM7766
Buffy Williams
(Rhondda) Support
for women who suffer postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder. Minutes: The
item started at 18.47 NDM7766
Buffy Williams (Rhondda) Support
for women who suffer postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder. |