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Transcript: Transcript for 25/01/2023 - 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 Social Justice The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to
ask questions without notice to the Minister 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
Social Partnership. The Presiding Officer invited Party Spokespeople to ask
questions to the Minister after question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople
to ask questions without notice to the Counsel General after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.20 The first 9
questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited Party Spokespeople to ask
questions to the Counsel General after question 2. |
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(10 mins) |
Questions to the Senedd Commission Minutes: The item started at
15.12 Both questions were
asked. |
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(20 mins) |
Topical Questions To
ask the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution Jack
Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside):
What advice has the Counsel General given the Welsh Government on whether
processing hundreds of court warrants at a time, allowing energy firms to
install prepay meters without individual checks, is a breach of Welsh
residents’ civil rights? To ask the Deputy Minister
for Arts and Sport James
Evans (Brecon and Radnorshire):
What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the Welsh Rugby Union
regarding the claims of a sexist culture reported by the BBC? To ask the Minister for
Economy Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn):
Will the Minister make a statement in response to 2 Sisters Food Group's
announcement of a consultation on closing its site in Llangefni? Minutes: The item started at
15.19 Answered
by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution Jack Sargeant (Alyn
and Deeside):
What advice has the Counsel General given the Welsh Government on whether
processing hundreds of court warrants at a time, allowing energy firms to
install prepay meters without individual checks, is a breach of Welsh
residents’ civil rights? Answered
by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport James Evans (Brecon and Radnorshire): What discussions has the
Welsh Government had with the Welsh Rugby Union regarding the claims of a
sexist culture reported by the BBC? Answered
by the Minister for Economy Rhun ap Iorwerth
(Ynys Môn):
Will the Minister make a statement in response to 2 Sisters Food Group's
announcement of a consultation on closing its site in Llangefni? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
16.11 Samuel Kurtz made a
statement on - The cooperation agreement between ColegauCymru and the Construction
Industry Training Board, signed at Pembrokeshire College. Mabon ap Gwynfor
made a statement on - Twenty years of the O Ddrws i Ddrws service on the Llŷn
Peninsula, a community enterprise providing public transport. Vikki Howells made
a statement on - Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23-29 January). |
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Motion to elect a Member to a committee The item started at 16.15 NNDM8192 Elin Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the
Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Mark Isherwood (Welsh
Conservatives) as a member of the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First
Minister in place of Paul Davies (Welsh Conservatives). 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 Bill on digital carbon footprint reduction NDM8155 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes a proposal for a Bill on
digital carbon footprint reduction. 2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill
would be to: a) respond to the need to be more efficient
in our use of digital in Wales, as part of the effort to reach net zero,
specifically in relation to the use of energy to run digital platforms; b) include a strategy to deal with data
that is created, stored and processed in a more energy efficient way; c) set targets for ensuring that data
centres run in the most efficient manner, including through the use of
renewable energy sources, thereby supporting the development of a green data
sector in Wales; d) ensure that sustainability is the basis
of all decisions made when public bodies deal with data; e) encourage innovation to help decarbonise and reach national net-zero objectives. Minutes: The item started at 16.16 Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM8155 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn) To
propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes
a proposal for a Bill on digital carbon footprint reduction. 2.
Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to: a)
respond to the need to be more efficient in our use of digital in Wales, as
part of the effort to reach net zero, specifically in relation to the use of
energy to run digital platforms; b)
include a strategy to deal with data that is created, stored and processed in a
more energy efficient way; c) set
targets for ensuring that data centres run in the most efficient manner,
including through the use of renewable energy sources, thereby supporting the
development of a green data sector in Wales; d)
ensure that sustainability is the basis of all decisions made when public
bodies deal with data; e)
encourage innovation to help decarbonise and reach national net-zero
objectives. The
result was as follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee report - Increasing costs: Impact on culture and sport NDM8189 Delyth
Jewell (South Wales East) To propose that the Senedd: Notes the report of the Culture,
Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee,
‘Increasing costs: Impact on culture and sport’, which was laid in the Table Office on 25 November 2022. Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 18 January 2023. Minutes: The item started at 16.40 NDM8189 Delyth Jewell (South Wales East) To
propose that the Senedd: Notes the
report of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International
Relations Committee, ‘Increasing costs: Impact on culture and sport’, which
was laid in the Table Office on 25
November 2022. Note:
The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 18
January 2023. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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Plaid Cymru Debate - Reducing NHS pressures NDM8188 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the comments of the Welsh NHS
Confederation that the Welsh NHS is facing pressures that ‘cannot be coped
with’. 2. Supports the heroic efforts of health
and care sector workers in Wales as they provide care in challenging
circumstances. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to bring
forward a strategy to reduce the pressures facing the NHS with measures
including, but not limited to: a) resolving current pay disputes by
awarding NHS workers in Wales an improved, substantive pay offer; b) a clear delivery strategy with targets
and full costing, for a new workforce plan, including steps to remove profit
from agency working; c) placing preventative health measures at
the forefront of all Welsh Government health-related policy and activity,
involving all Government departments; d) improving resilience at the point of
interaction between health and care, taking the pressure off social care
through greater NHS step-down capacity, in addition to expanding social care
provision for the longer term; and e) improving
partnership working, co-production of solutions and delivery within the NHS,
including by giving the new NHS executive the power to make real change. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) Add as new point after point 2 and renumber
accordingly: Regrets that the Welsh Government's draft
budget proposes to cut the health and social care budget in real terms in
2023-2024. Amendment 2 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete point 3 and replace with: Notes the actions being taken by the Welsh
Government, NHS Wales and local government partners including: a) the announcement of a record £281m
investment in health professional education and training budgets on 18 January
2023; b) the commitment to publish the workforce
plan by the end of January 2023; c) the ongoing work of the care action
committee to create additional community beds; d) the priority being given to discharge
and working with local authorities; e) the ongoing programme of contract reform
underway across primary care; f) the move towards an integrated community
care service that is available to everyone across Wales; g) the models being developed through the
regional integration fund specifically aimed at creating community capacity; h) the ongoing work to increase reablement
capacity in the community; and i) the implementation of the NHS Executive
which will improve the quality and safety of care for people in Wales. If amendment 2 is agreed, amendment 3 will
be de-selected. Amendment 3 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) In sub-point 3(b), delete 'remove profit
from agency working' and replace with 'cap agency pay rates'. Amendment 4 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls upon the Welsh Government to ensure
that the health and social care budget is revised to ensure an increase in real
terms in 2023-24. Minutes: The
item started at 17.39 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM8188 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the comments of the Welsh NHS Confederation that the
Welsh NHS is facing pressures that ‘cannot be coped with’. 2. Supports the heroic efforts of health and care sector workers
in Wales as they provide care in challenging circumstances. 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward a strategy to
reduce the pressures facing the NHS with measures including, but not limited
to: a) resolving current pay disputes by awarding NHS workers in Wales
an improved, substantive pay offer; b) a clear delivery strategy with targets and full costing, for a
new workforce plan, including steps to remove profit from agency working; c) placing preventative health measures at the forefront of all
Welsh Government health-related policy and activity, involving all Government
departments; d) improving resilience at the point of interaction between health
and care, taking the pressure off social care through greater NHS step-down
capacity, in addition to expanding social care provision for the longer term;
and e) improving partnership working, co-production of solutions and
delivery within the NHS, including by giving the new NHS executive the power to
make real change.
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) Add as
new point after point 2 and renumber accordingly: Regrets
that the Welsh Government's draft budget proposes to cut the health and social
care budget in real terms in 2023-2024. A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was not agreed. Amendment
2 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete
point 3 and replace with: Notes
the actions being taken by the Welsh Government, NHS Wales and local government
partners including: a) the announcement
of a record £281m investment in health professional education and training
budgets on 18 January 2023; b) the
commitment to publish the workforce plan by the end of January 2023; c) the
ongoing work of the care action committee to create additional community beds; d) the
priority being given to discharge and working with local authorities; e) the
ongoing programme of contract reform underway across primary care; f) the
move towards an integrated community care service that is available to everyone
across Wales; g) the
models being developed through the regional integration fund specifically aimed
at creating community capacity; h) the
ongoing work to increase reablement capacity in the community; and i) the
implementation of the NHS Executive which will improve the quality and safety
of care for people in Wales. A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
Amendment 2 was agreed. As amendment 2 was agreed, amendment 3 was de-selected. Amendment
4 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls upon the Welsh Government to ensure that the
health and social care budget is revised to ensure an increase in real terms in
2023-24. A vote
was taken on amendment 4:
Amendment 4 was not agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM8188 Sian Gwenllian
(Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the comments of the Welsh NHS Confederation that the
Welsh NHS is facing pressures that ‘cannot be coped with’. 2. Supports the heroic efforts of health and care sector workers
in Wales as they provide care in challenging circumstances. 3. Notes the actions being taken by the Welsh Government, NHS
Wales and local government partners including: a) the announcement of a record £281m investment in health
professional education and training budgets on 18 January 2023; b) the commitment to publish the workforce plan by the end of
January 2023; c) the ongoing work of the care action committee to create
additional community beds; d) the priority being given to discharge and working with local
authorities; e) the ongoing programme of contract reform underway across
primary care; f) the move towards an integrated community care service that is
available to everyone across Wales; g) the models being developed through the regional integration
fund specifically aimed at creating community capacity; h) the ongoing work to increase reablement capacity in the
community; and i) the implementation of the NHS Executive which will improve the
quality and safety of care for people in Wales.
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM8168 Jack
Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside) Supporting people in a cost-of-living crisis Minutes: The item started at
19.02 NDM8168 Jack Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside) Supporting people
in a cost-of-living crisis |