Agenda and minutes

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

The Presiding Officer has received notification, under Standing Order 12.58, that the Deputy Minister for Climate Change will answer questions on behalf of the Minister.

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

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The item started at 13.30

The Presiding Officer received notification, under Standing Order 12.58, that the Deputy Minister for Climate Change would answer questions on behalf of the Minister.

The first 8 questions were answered by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change. The Presiding Officer invited Party Spokespeople to ask questions to the Deputy Minister after question 2.

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

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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.

To ask the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

Adam Price (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What assessment has the Counsel General made of how the Supreme Court's judgement on the Scottish Parliament's intention to hold a second independence referendum will affect Wales’s ability to decide its own constitutional future?

The item started at 15.14

Answered by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

Adam Price (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What assessment has the Counsel General made of how the Supreme Court's judgement on the Scottish Parliament's intention to hold a second independence referendum will affect Wales’s ability to decide its own constitutional future?

No 90 Second Statements were selected

NDM8137 Ken Skates (Clwyd South)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 20.16:

Agrees the budget of the Senedd Commission for 2023-24, as specified in Table 1 of the Senedd Commission Budget 2023-24, laid before the Senedd on 9 November 2022 and that it be incorporated in the Annual Budget Motion under Standing Order 20.26(ii).

Supporting Documents

Report of the Finance Committee

Senedd Commission response to the Finance Committee report

Letter from Commissioner for Budget and Governance to the Finance Committee

The item started at 15.26

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

NDM8137 Ken Skates (Clwyd South)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 20.16:

Agrees the budget of the Senedd Commission for 2023-24, as specified in Table 1 of the Senedd Commission Budget 2023-24, laid before the Senedd on 9 November 2022 and that it be incorporated in the Annual Budget Motion under Standing Order 20.26(ii).

The result was as follows:

The motion was agreed.

NDM8136 John Griffiths (Newport East)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Considers the Report of the Standards of Conduct Committee - Sixth Report to the Sixth Senedd laid before the Senedd on 16 November 2022 in accordance with Standing Order 22.9.

2. Endorses the recommendation in the report.

The item started at 16.00

NDM8136 John Griffiths (Newport East)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Considers the Report of the Standards of Conduct Committee - Sixth Report to the Sixth Senedd laid before the Senedd on 16 November 2022 in accordance with Standing Order 22.9.

2. Endorses the recommendation in the report.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

NDM8130 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes:

a) the publication of MIND Cymru’s Together Through Tough Times report;

b) that community resilience has a positive impact on good mental health.

2. Calls on Welsh Government to:

a) work with the voluntary and community sector to build resilient communities through:

(i) promoting social capital;

(ii) investing in community assets;

(iii) addressing barriers faced by certain groups; 

b) include the role played by community assets and networks in any future mental health strategy.

Together through Tough Times

Supporters

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)

Mike Hedges (Swansea East)

Sam Rowlands (North Wales)

Sioned Williams (South Wales West)

Vikki Howells (Cynon Valley)

The item started at 16.03

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

NDM8130 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes:

a) the publication of MIND Cymru’s Together Through Tough Times report;

b) that community resilience has a positive impact on good mental health.

2. Calls on Welsh Government to:

a) work with the voluntary and community sector to build resilient communities through:

(i) promoting social capital;

(ii) investing in community assets;

(iii) addressing barriers faced by certain groups; 

b) include the role played by community assets and networks in any future mental health strategy.

Together through Tough Times

Supporters

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)

Mike Hedges (Swansea East)

Sam Rowlands (North Wales)

Sioned Williams (South Wales West)

Vikki Howells (Cynon Valley)

The result was as follows:

The motion was agreed.

NDM8139 John Griffiths (Newport East)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Local Government and Housing Committee, ‘Provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers’, which was laid in the Table Office on 11 August 2022.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 16 November 2022.

The item started at 16.42

NDM8139 John Griffiths (Newport East)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Local Government and Housing Committee, ‘Provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers’, which was laid in the Table Office on 11 August 2022.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 16 November 2022.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

NDM8140 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Believes that Welsh nurses deserve fair remuneration for their essential work in keeping our communities safe and healthy.   

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to utilise every devolved lever at its disposal to make an improved pay offer for NHS nurses in Wales.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

Delete point 2

Amendment 2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Add new point at end of motion

Calls on the Welsh Government to meet with the Royal College of Nursing Wales to discuss its campaign for fair pay and safe staffing to avoid strike action this winter.

The item started at 17.27

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

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM8140 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Believes that Welsh nurses deserve fair remuneration for their essential work in keeping our communities safe and healthy.   

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to utilise every devolved lever at its disposal to make an improved pay offer for NHS nurses in Wales.

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the motion without amendment. Therefore, the motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

Delete point 2

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Add new point at end of motion

Calls on the Welsh Government to meet with the Royal College of Nursing Wales to discuss its campaign for fair pay and safe staffing to avoid strike action this winter.

A vote was taken on amendment 2:

Amendment 2 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM8140 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Believes that Welsh nurses deserve fair remuneration for their essential work in keeping our communities safe and healthy.   
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to meet with the Royal College of Nursing Wales to discuss its campaign for fair pay and safe staffing to avoid strike action this winter.

The motion as amended was agreed.

At 18.26 the Llywydd addressed the Chamber on an earlier use of the term ‘hysterical’ by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change during Spokespeople’s questions. The Llywydd stated that she does not expect to hear that term used to describe a contribution by a woman in future.

The item started at 18.26

NDM8138 Cefin Campbell (Mid and West Wales)

Together stronger: social enterprise and community-owned businesses in Wales

The item started at 18.35

NDM8138 Cefin Campbell (Mid and West Wales)

Together stronger: social enterprise and community-owned businesses in Wales