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Transcript: Transcript for 08/03/2023 - 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 Economy 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 10
questions were asked. Questions 1, 8 and 10 were 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 to the Minister after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.15 The first 8
questions were asked. Question 2 was answered by the Deputy Minister for Social
Services and question 5 was answered by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health
and Wellbeing. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Minister and Deputy Minister for Social Services after
question 2. |
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(20 mins) |
Topical Questions To
ask the Minister for Social Justice Peredur Owen
Griffiths (South Wales East): Has the Welsh Government had any discussions
with Gwent Police and South Wales Police following the fatal crash in St
Mellons? Minutes: The item started at
15.04 Answered by the
Minister for Social Justice Peredur
Owen Griffiths (South Wales East): Has the Welsh Government had any discussions with Gwent Police and
South Wales Police following the fatal crash in St Mellons? |
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(5 mins) |
90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.12 Natasha Asghar made
a statement on - International Women’s Day. Russell George made
a statement on - International Women’s Day celebrations in Newtown: In honour
of Laura Ashley 70th Anniversary. Jack Sargeant made a statement on - Helen Ward - Wales’ record goal scorer who has announced her retirement from football. |
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(60 mins) |
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Biometric data in schools NDM8131 Sarah Murphy (Bridgend) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes that the prevalent collection
and use of biometric data within schools across Wales is putting
children’s personal data and privacy at risk. 2. Calls on the Welsh Government to
introduce legislation that would: a) ensure that Article 16 of the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child's right to privacy, is
upheld within Wales; b) ensure that schools and childcare
settings are using non-biometric technologies for services, rather than using
biometric systems that may compromise the security of children's biometric
data; c) ensure appropriate risk assessments and
procurement processes of technology companies within educational settings are
put in place; d) acknowledge the potential harms from the
unregulated use of biometric data; e) acknowledge the lack of consent by young
people and children within current usages of biometric data within
schools. Co-submitters Jane
Dodds (Mid and West Wales) Supporters Minutes: The
item started at 15.17 Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM8131 Sarah Murphy
(Bridgend) To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Notes that the prevalent collection and use of biometric data within
schools across Wales is putting children’s personal data and privacy at risk. 2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce legislation that would: a) ensure
that Article 16 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a
child's right to privacy, is upheld within Wales; b)
ensure that schools and childcare settings are using non-biometric technologies
for services, rather than using biometric systems that may compromise the
security of children's biometric data; c)
ensure appropriate risk assessments and procurement processes of technology
companies within educational settings are put in place; d)
acknowledge the potential harms from the unregulated use of biometric
data; e)
acknowledge the lack of consent by young people and children within current
usages of biometric data within schools. Co-submitters Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales) Supporters Jack Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside) The
result was as follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the Petitions Committee report - The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales NDM8216 Jack Sargeant (Alyn and
Deeside) To propose that the Senedd: Notes the report of the Petitions
Committee, ‘The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales’, which was
laid in the
Table Office on 15 December 2022. Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 16 February 2023. Minutes: The item started at 15.52 Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. NDM8216 Jack Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside) To
propose that the Senedd: Notes
the report of the Petitions Committee, ‘The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound
racing in Wales’, which was laid in the Table Office on 15
December 2022. Note:
The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 16
February 2023. The
result was as follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Welsh Conservatives Debate - The roads review NDM8218 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the report of the Welsh
Government's roads review panel, The Future of Road Investment in Wales. 2. Regrets the lack of engagement by the
roads review panel with the public, elected representatives, local authorities,
businesses and the third sector and others during the course of the review. 3. Believes that the roads review panel’s
recommendations to scrap investment in critical road projects designed to
improve road safety, address congestion, decrease air pollution and deliver
economic benefits fails to deliver the transport infrastructure the people of
Wales rightfully deserve. The
Future of Road Investment in Wales The following amendment was tabled: Amendment 1 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) Delete point 3 and replace with: Recognises the need for bold and radical
action in the transport sector to help reach net-zero emissions before 2050. Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to more urgent investment in public transport and electric vehicle infrastructure so that communities across Wales have greater access to low or zero-carbon transport options. Minutes: The
item started at 16.49 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM8218 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the report of the Welsh Government's roads review panel,
The Future of Road Investment in Wales. 2. Regrets the lack of engagement by the roads review panel with
the public, elected representatives, local authorities, businesses and the
third sector and others during the course of the review. 3. Believes that the roads review panel’s recommendations to scrap
investment in critical road projects designed to improve road safety, address
congestion, decrease air pollution and deliver economic benefits fails to
deliver the transport infrastructure the people of Wales rightfully deserve. The
Future of Road Investment in Wales
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) Delete
point 3 and replace with: Recognises
the need for bold and radical action in the transport sector to help reach
net-zero emissions before 2050. Calls
on the Welsh Government to commit to more urgent investment in public transport
and electric vehicle infrastructure so that communities across Wales have
greater access to low or zero-carbon transport options. A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM8218 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the report of the Welsh Government's roads review panel,
The Future of Road Investment in Wales. 2. Regrets the lack of engagement by the roads review panel with
the public, elected representatives, local authorities, businesses and the
third sector and others during the course of the review. 3.
Recognises the need for bold and radical action in the transport sector to help
reach net-zero emissions before 2050. 4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to more urgent investment in public
transport and electric vehicle infrastructure so that communities across Wales
have greater access to low or zero-carbon transport options.
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The
item started at 18.04 |
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Votes Summary Supporting documents: |
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM8217 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales) A nation of solidarity: Wales stands with the people of Armenia Minutes: The item started at
18.07 NDM8217 Llyr
Gruffydd (North Wales) A nation of solidarity: Wales stands with
the people of Armenia |