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Transcript: Transcript for 01/12/2021 - 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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Statement by the Llywydd - Announcement of the newly elected Members of the Welsh Youth Parliament The item started at 13.30 The
Llywydd made a statement announcing the results of the second Welsh Youth
Parliament election and congratulated the new Members. |
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Statement by the Llywydd - The Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru The item started at 13.35 The Llywydd made a statement on the
Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Economy The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The item started at
13.36 The first 8
questions were asked. Question 2 was answered by the Deputy Minister for Arts and
Sport. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the
Minister after question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.31 The first 8
questions were asked. Question 4 was answered by the Deputy Minister for Mental
Health and Wellbeing, and Question 5 was answered by the Deputy Minister for
Social Services. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Minister after question 2. |
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(20 mins) |
Topical Questions To
be answered by the Trefnydd: Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire): Will
the First Minister make a statement on the mechanisms of the Co-operation
Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru? Minutes: The item started at
15.29 Answered by the
Trefnydd: Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire): Will the First Minister make a statement on
the mechanisms of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and
Plaid Cymru? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.39 Adam Price made a
statement on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. Natasha Asghar made
a statement to pay tribute to Cheryl Gillan MP, whose memorial
service was held on Monday 29 November. In accordance with Standing
Order 12.18, at 15.42 the meeting was suspended by the Llywydd. |
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(60 mins) |
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) – Cancer diagnosis and treatment NDM7842 Mabon ap Gwynfor
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd) To propose that the
Senedd: 1. Welcomes the Welsh
Government’s single cancer pathway approach. 2. Recognises: a) that cancer is
the leading cause of death in Wales and that 19,600 people are diagnosed with
cancer every year in Wales (2016-2018). b) that the
challenges facing cancer services in Wales have been compounded by COVID-19,
with around 1,700 fewer people beginning cancer treatment between April 2020
and March 2021. c) that NHS Wales
cancer waiting times for July 2021 show that the percentage of patients
receiving their first treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of
having cancer was at 61.8 per cent, which is well below the suspected cancer
pathway performance target of 75 per cent. d) that even before
the pandemic, Wales was experiencing significant gaps in the workforce that diagnose
and treat cancer, such as in imaging, endoscopy, pathology, non-surgical
oncology and specialist nurses. e) that without
multi-year investment in training and employing more staff to fill current
vacancies, Wales will not have the frontline staff and specialists needed to
address the cancer backlog, cope with future demand, or make progress towards
ambitions to diagnose and treat more cancers at an early stage. f) that the Wales
Cancer Alliance criticised the quality statement for cancer, published in March
2021, for not setting a clear vision to support cancer services to recover from
the impact of the pandemic and further improve survival. g) that Wales will
soon be the only UK nation without a cancer strategy, which the World Health
Organization recommends all countries have. 3. Welcomes the
successful rapid diagnostic clinic pilots in Swansea Bay University Health
Board and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, and that the Wales Cancer
Network has provided funding to all other health boards to develop rapid
diagnostic clinics. 4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to: a) provide an
update on the next steps for the quality statement for cancer, including
ambitious targets and mechanisms for tracking progress investment for staff,
equipment and infrastructure; b) address the
long-standing staff shortages within cancer and diagnostic services; c) consider how the
recommendations in Professor Sir Mike Richards review of diagnostic services in
England could be applied in Wales. Supporters: Minutes: The item started at 15.53 Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM7842 Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Welcomes the Welsh Government’s single cancer pathway approach. 2.
Recognises: a) that
cancer is the leading cause of death in Wales and that 19,600 people are
diagnosed with cancer every year in Wales (2016-2018). b) that
the challenges facing cancer services in Wales have been compounded by
COVID-19, with around 1,700 fewer people beginning cancer treatment between April
2020 and March 2021. c) that
NHS Wales cancer waiting times for July 2021 show that the percentage of
patients receiving their first treatment within 62 days of first being
suspected of having cancer was at 61.8 per cent, which is well below the
suspected cancer pathway performance target of 75 per cent. d) that
even before the pandemic, Wales was experiencing significant gaps in the
workforce that diagnose and treat cancer, such as in imaging, endoscopy,
pathology, non-surgical oncology and specialist nurses. e) that
without multi-year investment in training and employing more staff to fill
current vacancies, Wales will not have the frontline staff and specialists
needed to address the cancer backlog, cope with future demand, or make progress
towards ambitions to diagnose and treat more cancers at an early stage. f) that
the Wales Cancer Alliance criticised the quality statement for cancer,
published in March 2021, for not setting a clear vision to support cancer
services to recover from the impact of the pandemic and further improve
survival. g) that
Wales will soon be the only UK nation without a cancer strategy, which the
World Health Organization recommends all countries have. 3.
Welcomes the successful rapid diagnostic clinic pilots in Swansea Bay University
Health Board and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, and that the Wales
Cancer Network has provided funding to all other health boards to develop rapid
diagnostic clinics. 4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
provide an update on the next steps for the quality statement for cancer,
including ambitious targets and mechanisms for tracking progress investment for
staff, equipment and infrastructure; b)
address the long-standing staff shortages within cancer and diagnostic
services; c)
consider how the recommendations in Professor Sir Mike Richards review of
diagnostic services in England could be applied in Wales. Supporters: The
result was as follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate – Small businesses NDM7854 Darren Millar
(Clwyd West) To propose that the
Senedd: 1. Recognises small
business Saturday in championing Wales’s small businesses. 2. Believes that
small businesses are the beating hearts of the communities that they serve and
are a vital part of the Welsh economy. 3. Encourages
communities to shop local to support small businesses to grow and thrive,
creating jobs for local people. 4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to continue to support small businesses through changes in
procurement policy across the public sector, helping them to recover from the
COVID-19 pandemic. The following amendment
has been tabled: Amendment 1. Siân Gwenllian (Arfon) In point 4, after
‘sector’ insert, 'that is based on a local-first principle, increasing Welsh-based
public sector procurement from the current level of 52 per cent' Minutes: The
item started at 16.38 Voting on the motion and amendment under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM7854 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Recognises small business Saturday in championing Wales’s small
businesses. 2. Believes that small businesses are the beating hearts of the
communities that they serve and are a vital part of the Welsh economy. 3. Encourages communities to shop local to support small
businesses to grow and thrive, creating jobs for local people. 4. Calls on the Welsh Government to continue to support small
businesses through changes in procurement policy across the public sector,
helping them to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1. Siân
Gwenllian (Arfon) In
point 4, after ‘sector’ insert, 'that is based on a local-first principle,
increasing Welsh-based public sector procurement from the current level of 52
per cent' A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM7854 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Recognises small business Saturday in championing Wales’s small
businesses. 2. Believes that small businesses are the beating hearts of the
communities that they serve and are a vital part of the Welsh economy. 3. Encourages communities to shop local to support small
businesses to grow and thrive, creating jobs for local people. 4. Calls on the Welsh Government to continue to support small
businesses through changes in procurement policy across the public sector that
is based on a local-first principle, increasing Welsh-based public sector
procurement from the current level of 52 per cent, helping them to recover from
the COVID-19 pandemic
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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(30 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives debate – Motor neurone disease NDM7855 Darren Millar
(Clwyd West) To propose that the
Senedd: 1. Recognises that
motor neurone disease (MND) is a rapidly progressing disease that has no cure
and that a third of people die within a year of diagnosis. 2. Welcomes the UK
Government’s investment of £50 million to fund research into new treatments for
MND. 3. Acknowledges
that equitable and faster access to housing adaptations are essential to
ensuring people living with MND can live safely, independently and with dignity
in their own homes. 4. Believes that
the impact of the delays in installation of housing adaptations and the means
testing process has a huge impact on the time people living with MND have left. 5. Calls on the
Welsh Government to simplify access to housing adaptations by creating a
non-means tested, fast-tracked process. The following
amendment has been tabled: Amendment 1. Siân Gwenllian
(Arfon) Add as new point at
end of motion: Calls on the Welsh
Government to explore the establishment of Wales-based centres of expertise for
neurological diseases to improve the scale and quality of clinical trials and
increase patient access to new treatments. Minutes: The
item started at 17.08 Voting on the motion and amendment under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM7855 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Recognises that motor neurone disease (MND) is a rapidly
progressing disease that has no cure and that a third of people die within a
year of diagnosis. 2. Welcomes the UK Government’s investment of £50 million to fund
research into new treatments for MND. 3. Acknowledges that equitable and faster access to housing
adaptations are essential to ensuring people living with MND can live safely,
independently and with dignity in their own homes. 4. Believes that the impact of the delays in installation of
housing adaptations and the means testing process has a huge impact on the time
people living with MND have left. 5. Calls on the Welsh Government to simplify access to housing
adaptations by creating a non-means tested, fast-tracked process.
The motion without amendment was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Plaid Cymru debate – Household debt NDM7856 Siân Gwenllian
(Arfon) To propose that the
Senedd: 1. Notes the Bevan
Foundation’s report on the impact of COVID-19 on household debt. 2. Notes the rising
prices of utilities bills. 3. Notes the Welsh
Government written statement on support for the winter fuel support scheme and
household living costs. 4. Calls on the UK
Government to reform the rural fuel duty relief scheme and increase in fuel
duty in areas which have received above UK average public investment in public
transport infrastructure. 5. Calls on the
Welsh Government to: a) work with local
authorities to clear some of the significant council tax arrears that have been
built up over the course of the pandemic; b) work with the UK
Government to establish a consistent baseline of support by energy suppliers
for indebted customers; c) explore the
possibility of legislation that would place a duty on all public bodies,
including schools and colleges, to prevent debt. Debt
in the pandemic - The Bevan Foundation The following
amendments have been tabled: Amendment 1. Darren Millar
(Clwyd West) Delete point 4. Amendment 2. Darren Millar
(Clwyd West) Delete 5(c) and
replace with: work with public
bodies, including schools and colleges, to explore measures to prevent problem
debt. Amendment 3. Darren Millar
(Clwyd West) Add as new
sub-points at end of point 5: create and publish
a cold weather plan; expand the
financial support available to assist those struggling to meet growing energy
bills; invest in home
energy efficiency, prioritising the poorest households in the least efficient
homes; produce regular
estimates of the number of fuel-poor households in Wales. Minutes: The
item started at 17.34 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM7856 Siân
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the Bevan Foundation’s report on the impact of COVID-19
on household debt. 2. Notes the rising prices of utilities bills. 3. Notes the Welsh Government written statement on support for the
winter fuel support scheme and household living costs. 4. Calls on the UK Government to reform the rural fuel duty relief
scheme and increase in fuel duty in areas which have received above UK average
public investment in public transport infrastructure. 5. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) work with local authorities to clear some of the significant
council tax arrears that have been built up over the course of the pandemic; b) work with the UK Government to establish a consistent baseline
of support by energy suppliers for indebted customers; c) explore the possibility of legislation that would place a duty
on all public bodies, including schools and colleges, to prevent debt. Debt
in the pandemic - The Bevan Foundation
The motion without amendment was agreed. In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 18.21 proceedings were
suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
18.27 |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM7853 Rhianon Passmore
(Islwyn) Creating a musical
Wales for the 21st century: access, well-being and opportunity Minutes: The item started at
18.33 NDM7853 Rhianon Passmore (Islwyn) Creating a musical
Wales for the 21st century: access, well-being and opportunity. |
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