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Transcript: Transcript for 17/10/2023 - Plenary

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(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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Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The item started at 13.30

The first 8 questions were asked. 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 14.32

(60 mins)

3.

Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Update on 2023-24 Financial Position

Minutes:

The item started at 14.47

(30 mins)

4.

Statement by the Minister for Economy: Regional Economic Development

Minutes:

The item started at 15.45

(30 mins)

5.

Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: National Hate Crime Awareness Week

Minutes:

The item started at 16.25

 

(15 mins)

6.

The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023

NDM8377 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 19 September 2023.

Minutes:

The item started at 16.51

NDM8377 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 19 September 2023.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

(30 mins)

7.

LCM on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

NDM8378 Julie James (Swansea East)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill 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 September 2022, a Revised Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid on 25 November 2022 and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid on 30 November 202227 April 202316 August 2023, and 05 October 2023 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill – UK Parliament

Supporting documents

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No. 5)

Response to the report of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Memorandum No.4)

Letter from the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Report of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Memorandum No.4)

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No. 4)

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Memorandum No. 3)

Report of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum)

Report of the Local Government and Housing Committee

Report of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee (Revised and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda)

Report of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Minutes:

The item started at 16.53

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

NDM8378 Julie James (Swansea East)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill 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 September 2022, a Revised Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid on 25 November 2022 and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid on 30 November 202227 April 202316 August 2023, and 05 October 2023 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill – UK Parliament

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

43

0

13

56

The motion was agreed

 

(60 mins)

8.

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23

NDM8376 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Children's Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report 2022-23.

Children’s Commissioner for Wales’s Annual Report 2022-23

The following amendment was tabled:

Amendment 1 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

Add as new points at end of motion:

Notes that a third of children in Wales were living in poverty between 2019 and 2022, but regrets that this statistic predates the current cost-of-living crisis, meaning that the actual child poverty figure is likely to be far higher.

Supports the Children's Commissioner’s call on the Welsh Government to publish a detailed child poverty strategy which contains specific actions, targets and milestones for delivery.

Minutes:

The item started at 17.35

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

NDM8376 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Children's Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report 2022-23.

Children’s Commissioner for Wales’s Annual Report 2022-23

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

Add as new points at end of motion:

Notes that a third of children in Wales were living in poverty between 2019 and 2022, but regrets that this statistic predates the current cost-of-living crisis, meaning that the actual child poverty figure is likely to be far higher.

Supports the Children's Commissioner’s call on the Welsh Government to publish a detailed child poverty strategy which contains specific actions, targets and milestones for delivery.

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

28

0

29

57

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.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM8376 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Children's Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report 2022-23.

Children’s Commissioner for Wales’s Annual Report 2022-23

For

Abstain

Against

Total

56

0

0

56

The motion without amendment was agreed.

 

9.

Voting Time

Minutes:

The item started at 18.31

Votes Summary

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