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Transcript: Transcript for 18/01/2022 - Plenary

Items
Expected timing No. Item

This meeting was held in a virtual format, with Members joining by video-conference.

(45 mins)

1.

Questions to the First Minister

The Presiding Officer will call Party Leaders to ask questions without notice to the First Minister after Question 2.

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Minutes:

The item started at 13.30

Questions 1, 2 and 4 - 9 were asked. Question 3 was withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after question 2.

(30 mins)

2.

Business Statement and Announcement

Minutes:

The item started at 14.31

(45 mins)

3.

Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Covid-19

Minutes:

The item started at 14.43

(45 mins)

4.

Statement by the Minister for Economy: Stronger Regional Economies

Minutes:

The item started at 15.10

(45 mins)

5.

Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: Update on progress following the publication of ‘The Slave Trade and the British Empire: An audit of commemoration in Wales’

Minutes:

The item started at 16.03

(45 mins)

6.

Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales – promoting Welsh food and drink to the world

Minutes:

The item started at 16.37

(45 mins)

7.

Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Legal Aid and Access to Justice

Minutes:

The item started at 17.14

(15 mins)

8.

The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

NDM7884 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:

1. Approves that the draft The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 7 December 2021.

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

Minutes:

The item started at 18.05

NDM7884 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5:

1. Approves that the draft The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 7 December 2021.

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

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

(30 mins)

A proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate items 9 and 10 together but with separate votes was agreed.

9.

Legislative Consent Motion on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Motion 1

NDM7882 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, namely ‘Police covenant report’, ‘Increase in penalty for assault on emergency worker’, Part 2, Chapter 1 ‘Functions relating to serious violence’ (including ‘Functions relating to serious violence’, ‘Exercise of functions’, ‘Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 etc’, and ‘General’), Part 2, Chapter 2 ‘Offensive weapons homicide reviews’, ‘Extraction of information from electronic devices: investigations of crime etc’, ‘Application of section 36 to children and adults without capacity’, ‘Requirements for voluntary provision and agreement’, ‘Code of practice about the extraction of information’, ‘Regulations about the extraction of confidential information’, ‘Authorised persons’, ‘Increase in penalty for offences related to game etc’, and ‘Intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance’, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid in Table Office on 28 May 2021 and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid in Table Office on 5 November 2021, 20 December 2021 and 7 January 2022 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website:

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Supporting Documents
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No.1)
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No.2)
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No.3 and No.4)

Minutes:

The item started at 18.10

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

NDM7882 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, namely ‘Police covenant report’, ‘Increase in penalty for assault on emergency worker’, Part 2, Chapter 1 ‘Functions relating to serious violence’ (including ‘Functions relating to serious violence’, ‘Exercise of functions’, ‘Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 etc’, and ‘General’), Part 2, Chapter 2 ‘Offensive weapons homicide reviews’, ‘Extraction of information from electronic devices: investigations of crime etc’, ‘Application of section 36 to children and adults without capacity’, ‘Requirements for voluntary provision and agreement’, ‘Code of practice about the extraction of information’, ‘Regulations about the extraction of confidential information’, ‘Authorised persons’, ‘Increase in penalty for offences related to game etc’, and ‘Intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance’, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid in Table Office on 28 May 2021 and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid in Table Office on 5 November 202120 December 2021 and 7 January 2022 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website:

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

42

0

12

54

The motion was agreed.

 

10.

Legislative Consent Motion on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Motion 2

NDM7883 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, namely ‘Criminal damage to memorials: mode of trial’, ‘Imposing conditions on public processions’, ‘Imposing conditions on public assemblies’, ‘Imposing conditions on one-person protests’, ‘Offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle’, ‘Amendments to existing powers’, and ‘Guidance on exercise of police powers in respect of trespassers on land etc’, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid in Table Office on 28 May 2021 and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid in Table Office on 5 November 2021, 20 December 2021 and 7 January 2022 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website:

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Supporting Documents
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No.1)
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No.2)
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No.3 and No.4)

Minutes:

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

NDM7883 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, namely ‘Criminal damage to memorials: mode of trial’, ‘Imposing conditions on public processions’, ‘Imposing conditions on public assemblies’, ‘Imposing conditions on one-person protests’, ‘Offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle’, ‘Amendments to existing powers’, and ‘Guidance on exercise of police powers in respect of trespassers on land etc’, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid in Table Office on 28 May 2021 and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid in Table Office on 5 November 202120 December 2021 and 7 January 2022 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website:

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

14

0

40

54

The motion was not agreed.

In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 18.57 proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time.

 

11.

Voting Time

Minutes:

The item started at 18.59

 

Votes Summary

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