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Venue: Y Siambr - Y Senedd
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Transcript: Transcript for 07/06/2023 - 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 Climate Change 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 Questions 1-4 and
6-9 were answered. Question 5 was
withdrawn. Questions 2, 7 and 9 were answered by the Deputy Minister for
Climate Change. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask
questions to the Minister after question 2. |
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople
to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2. Minutes: The item started at
14.24 Questions 1-5 and 7
-11 were answered. Question 6 was withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited
party spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after question 2. |
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Topical Questions No
Topical Questions were accepted Minutes: No Topical Questions were accepted |
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90 Second Statements Minutes: The
item started at 15.11 Vikki
Howells made a statement on - A tribute to Tyrone O’Sullivan, who died on 28 May
2023. He led the workers’ buyout of Tower Colliery, the last deep pit in Wales. David
Rees made a statement on - A tribute to Lord John Morris of Aberavon. His
contribution to Welsh politics, being a member of 3 Labour governments during 4 decades, and his continuing support for devolution
and the Senedd are major factors in Welsh life. |
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee report - The Welsh Government’s EV charging infrastructure strategy and action plan NDM8281 Heledd Fychan (South Wales
Central) To propose that the Senedd: Notes the Climate Change, Environment and
Infrastructure Committee report: ‘The Welsh Government’s EV charging
infrastructure strategy and action plan’, laid on 28
March 2023. The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 31 May 2023. Minutes: The item started at 15.14 NDM8281 Heledd Fychan (South
Wales Central) To
propose that the Senedd: Notes
the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: ‘The Welsh
Government’s EV charging infrastructure strategy and action plan’, laid on
28 March 2023. The
response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in
the Table Office on 31 May 2023. The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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Welsh Conservatives Debate - Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board NDM8282 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Believes that the Ernst & Young forensic
report of accounting issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board should
be published in full and be in the public domain. 2. Calls upon Betsi Cadwaladr University
Health Board to publish the Ernst & Young report. 3. Requests, given the findings in the
Ernst & Young report, that a wider and independent review be undertaken to
provide assurances that: a) the practices identified at the Betsi
Cadwaladr University Health Board are not happening in other NHS organisations
in Wales; and b) financial years
prior to those reviewed by Ernst & Young were not affected by similar
practices. The following amendment was tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: 1.
Recognises the significant interest in the Ernst & Young forensic
report of accounting issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and
notes calls for it to be published. 2.
Notes that Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is progressing the
management of the issues raised in the Ernst & Young report in line with
existing procedures and policies and is seeking legal advice re its
publication. 3. Notes the role of Audit Wales in providing assurance on the management of public money and the WG intention to undertake a lessons learnt exercise and disseminate its findings across NHS organisations. Minutes: The
item started at 16.07 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM8282 Darren Millar
(Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Believes that the Ernst & Young forensic report of
accounting issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board should be
published in full and be in the public domain. 2. Calls upon Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to publish
the Ernst & Young report. 3. Requests, given the findings in the Ernst & Young report,
that a wider and independent review be undertaken to provide assurances that: a) the practices identified at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health
Board are not happening in other NHS organisations in Wales; and b) financial years prior to those reviewed by Ernst & Young
were not affected by similar practices.
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised
her casting vote by voting against the motion. Therefore, the motion was not
agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete
all and replace with: To
propose that the Senedd: 1. Recognises
the significant interest in the Ernst & Young forensic report of accounting
issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and notes calls for it to be
published. 2. Notes
that Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is progressing the management of
the issues raised in the Ernst & Young report in line with existing
procedures and policies and is seeking legal advice re its publication. 3. Notes
the role of Audit Wales in providing assurance on the management of public
money and the WG intention to undertake a lessons learnt exercise and
disseminate its findings across NHS organisations. A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised
her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was
not agreed. As the Senedd did not
agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the amendment tabled to
the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed. |
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Welsh Conservatives Debate - Blue carbon habitats NDM8283 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Recognises Welsh seas contain seagrass, saltmarsh,
and seaweed blue carbon habitats, encompassing more than 99km² of the Welsh
marine protected areas network. 2. Notes that carbon is already stored away
in Welsh marine sediments. 3. Regrets that up to 92 per cent of
the UK’s seagrass has disappeared in the last century, as highlighted in the
Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee’s Report on the Welsh
Government’s marine policies. 4. Acknowledges that the carbon-storing
capabilities of the ocean is critical in meeting the target of becoming
net-zero by 2050. 5. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) create a national blue carbon recovery
plan for Wales, designed to maintain and enhance our invaluable marine blue
carbon habitats; b) build on the success of Project
Seagrass, a collaboration between Sky Ocean Rescue, WWF and Swansea University
which aims to restore 20,000m² of seagrass, by planting over 750,000 seeds in
Dale Bay in Pembrokeshire; and c) develop a Welsh national marine
development plan which clearly shows where blue carbon projects can take
place. The following amendment was tabled: Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete all after point 3 and replace with: Believes that emerging opportunities for
expanding Wales's carbon sink, such blue carbon, should be pursued to
accelerate our net zero pathway rather than to delay action. Calls on the UK Government to devolve the
Crown Estate so that more decisions affecting blue carbon are made in Wales. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) deliver national blue carbon recovery by
funding the maintenance and enhancement of Wales's seagrass, saltmarsh and
other nature- and carbon-rich coastal habitats; b) build on the success of all projects
across Wales delivering marine habitat restoration, including Project
Seagrass’s successful work in Dale and the recently funded Ocean Rescue
Seagrass project led by North Wales Wildlife Trust, targeting restoration off the
Llyn Peninsula; and c) deliver a spatial approach to marine planning which ensures that blue carbon projects are located to achieve maximum nature benefit whilst enabling other important marine activities including fishing, shipping and energy. Minutes: The
item started at 16.36 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM8283 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Recognises Welsh seas contain seagrass, saltmarsh, and seaweed
blue carbon habitats, encompassing more than 99km² of the Welsh marine
protected areas network. 2. Notes that carbon is already stored away in Welsh marine sediments. 3. Regrets that up to 92 per cent of the UK’s seagrass has
disappeared in the last century, as highlighted in the Climate Change,
Environment, and Infrastructure Committee’s Report on the Welsh Government’s
marine policies. 4. Acknowledges that the carbon-storing capabilities of the ocean
is critical in meeting the target of becoming net-zero by 2050. 5. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) create a national blue carbon recovery plan for Wales, designed
to maintain and enhance our invaluable marine blue carbon habitats; b) build on the success of Project Seagrass, a collaboration
between Sky Ocean Rescue, WWF and Swansea University which aims to restore
20,000m² of seagrass, by planting over 750,000 seeds in Dale Bay in
Pembrokeshire; and c) develop a Welsh national marine development plan which
clearly shows where blue carbon projects can take place.
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised
her casting vote by voting against the motion. Therefore, the motion was not
agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) Delete
all after point 3 and replace with: Believes
that emerging opportunities for expanding Wales's carbon sink, such blue
carbon, should be pursued to accelerate our net zero pathway rather than to
delay action. Calls
on the UK Government to devolve the Crown Estate so that more decisions
affecting blue carbon are made in Wales. Calls
on the Welsh Government to: a)
deliver national blue carbon recovery by funding the maintenance and
enhancement of Wales's seagrass, saltmarsh and other nature- and carbon-rich
coastal habitats; b)
build on the success of all projects across Wales delivering marine habitat
restoration, including Project Seagrass’s successful work in Dale and the
recently funded Ocean Rescue Seagrass project led by North Wales Wildlife
Trust, targeting restoration off the Llyn Peninsula; and c)
deliver a spatial approach to marine planning which ensures that blue carbon
projects are located to achieve maximum nature benefit whilst enabling other
important marine activities including fishing, shipping and energy. A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised
her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was
not agreed. As the Senedd did
not agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the amendment tabled
to the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed. |
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Plaid Cymru Debate - Full devolution of water resources NDM8279 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Believes that: a) Wales should have full control over
its water resources, including the ability to regulate the transfer
of water beyond its borders; b) further devolution of powers
over water would also enable Welsh Ministers to more effectively
address the problem of sewage discharges into Wales's rivers and seas; and c) the privatisation of water is
a failed model that has led to soaring bills and a disastrous deterioration in
the quality of Wales's water. 2. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) formally request the enactment of
section 48(1) of the Wales Act 2017, which would fully align the Senedd’s
legislative competence over water with the geographic boundary of
Wales; b) formally request further powers over the
licensing of sewage undertakers in Wales; and c) introduce legislation within the current
Senedd term to place the drainage and wastewater management plans
of water companies in Wales on a statutory footing. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes that responsibility for pollution
management is devolved to Wales. 2. Regrets that in 2022, 25 per cent of
recorded hours of sewage discharges in England and Wales were into Welsh
waterways. 3. Calls upon the Welsh Government to: a) update the action plan to address sewage
discharges into Welsh rivers, lakes and seas; b) publish the Welsh Government’s taskforce
report on storm overflows; and c) implement statutory targets for water
companies to improve storm overflows. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will
be de-selected. Amendment 2 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham) Add as new sub-points at the end of point
2: use its powers to require all strategic
water infrastructure investment affecting Wales, including any transfers, to
benefit Wales's communities and natural environment. work with partners to secure the future of
Welsh water resources by addressing all major pressures on them, namely from
wastewater, urban runoff, misconnections, diffuse rural pollution, physical
modifications, abandoned mines and invasive species. provide additional funding to Nutrient
Management Boards to accelerate their work in safeguarding water resources. provide additional funding for capital
grants for farmers to make infrastructure improvements that protect water resources. increase the use of citizen science data in
expanding our understanding of the pressures on water resources. develop whole catchment consenting and
strategic improvement approaches to national water resource management. Minutes: The
item started at 17.00 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. A vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM8279 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Believes that: a) Wales should have full control over
its water resources, including the ability to regulate the transfer
of water beyond its borders; b) further devolution of powers over water would also
enable Welsh Ministers to more effectively address the problem of sewage
discharges into Wales's rivers and seas; and c) the privatisation of water is a failed model that has
led to soaring bills and a disastrous deterioration in the quality of Wales's
water. 2. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) formally request the enactment of section 48(1) of the Wales
Act 2017, which would fully align the Senedd’s legislative competence
over water with the geographic boundary of Wales; b) formally request further powers over the licensing of sewage
undertakers in Wales; and c) introduce legislation within the current Senedd term to place
the drainage and wastewater management plans of water companies in
Wales on a statutory footing.
The motion without amendment was not agreed. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 Darren Millar (Clwyd
West) Delete
all and replace with: To
propose that the Senedd: 1.
Notes that responsibility for pollution management is devolved to Wales. 2.
Regrets that in 2022, 25 per cent of recorded hours of sewage discharges in
England and Wales were into Welsh waterways. 3.
Calls upon the Welsh Government to: a)
update the action plan to address sewage discharges into Welsh rivers, lakes
and seas; b) publish
the Welsh Government’s taskforce report on storm overflows; and c)
implement statutory targets for water companies to improve storm overflows. A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was not agreed. Amendment
2 Lesley Griffiths
(Wrexham) Add as
new sub-points at the end of point 2: use its
powers to require all strategic water infrastructure investment affecting
Wales, including any transfers, to benefit Wales's communities and natural
environment. work
with partners to secure the future of Welsh water resources by addressing all
major pressures on them, namely from wastewater, urban runoff, misconnections,
diffuse rural pollution, physical modifications, abandoned mines and invasive
species. provide
additional funding to Nutrient Management Boards to accelerate their work in
safeguarding water resources. provide
additional funding for capital grants for farmers to make infrastructure
improvements that protect water resources. increase
the use of citizen science data in expanding our understanding of the pressures
on water resources. develop
whole catchment consenting and strategic improvement approaches to national
water resource management. A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
Amendment 2 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM8279 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Believes that: a) Wales should have full control over
its water resources, including the ability to regulate the transfer
of water beyond its borders; b) further devolution of powers over water would also
enable Welsh Ministers to more effectively address the problem of sewage
discharges into Wales's rivers and seas; and c) the privatisation of water is a failed model that has
led to soaring bills and a disastrous deterioration in the quality of Wales's
water. 2. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) formally request the enactment of section 48(1) of the Wales
Act 2017, which would fully align the Senedd’s legislative competence
over water with the geographic boundary of Wales; b) formally request further powers over the licensing of sewage
undertakers in Wales; and c) introduce legislation within the current Senedd term to place
the drainage and wastewater management plans of water companies in
Wales on a statutory footing. d) use
its powers to require all strategic water infrastructure investment affecting
Wales, including any transfers, to benefit Wales's communities and natural
environment. e) work
with partners to secure the future of Welsh water resources by addressing all
major pressures on them, namely from wastewater, urban runoff, misconnections,
diffuse rural pollution, physical modifications, abandoned mines and invasive
species. f)
provide additional funding to Nutrient Management Boards to accelerate their
work in safeguarding water resources. g)
provide additional funding for capital grants for farmers to make
infrastructure improvements that protect water resources. h)
increase the use of citizen science data in expanding our understanding of the
pressures on water resources. i)
develop whole catchment consenting and strategic improvement approaches to
national water resource management.
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Minutes: The item started at
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(30 mins) |
Short Debate NDM8278 Buffy Williams (Rhondda) Support for women in Wales who suffer with premenstrual dysphoric disorder Minutes: The item started at
18.01 NDM8278 Buffy Williams (Rhondda) Support for women in Wales who suffer with premenstrual
dysphoric disorder |