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Transcript: Transcript for 23/04/2024 - 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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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 14.29

Motions to elect Members to committees

The item started at 15.00

In accordance with Standing Orders 12.24 and 12.40, the motions to elect members to committees were grouped for debate and for voting.

NNDM8546 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Mark Drakeford (Welsh Labour) in place of Jack Sargeant (Welsh Labour) and Sam Rowlands (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Gareth Davies (Welsh Conservatives) as members of the Health and Social Care Committee.

NNDM8547 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. In accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects Hefin David (Welsh Labour) and Jack Sargeant (Welsh Labour) as a members of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

2. In accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Tom Giffard (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Laura Anne Jones (Welsh Conservatives), and Gareth Davies (Welsh Conservatives) in place of James Evans (Welsh Conservatives), as members of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

NNDM8548 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Mark Drakeford (Welsh Labour) in place of John Griffiths (Welsh Labour) as a member of the Standards of Conduct Committee.

NNDM8549 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Julie Morgan (Welsh Labour) in place of Jenny Rathbone (Welsh Labour) and Carolyn Thomas (Welsh Labour) in place of Huw Irranca-Davies (Welsh Labour) as members of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee.

NNDM8550 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Lee Waters (Welsh Labour) in place of Hefin David (Welsh Labour) and Laura Anne Jones (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Tom Giffard (Welsh Conservatives) as members of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee.

NNDM8551 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Jenny Rathbone (Welsh Labour) in place of Buffy Williams (Welsh Labour) as a member of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee.

NNDM8552 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects John Griffiths (Welsh Labour) in place of Buffy Williams (Welsh Labour), and Peter Fox (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Joel James (Welsh Conservatives), as members of the Petitions Committee.

NNDM8553 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Buffy Williams (Welsh Labour) in place of Jack Sargeant (Welsh Labour) and James Evans (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Altaf Hussain (Welsh Conservatives) as members of the Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee.

NNDM8554 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. In accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects Carolyn Thomas (Welsh Labour) as a member of the Equality and Social Justice Committee.

2. In accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Julie Morgan (Welsh Labour) in place of Sarah Murphy (Welsh Labour) and Joel James (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Altaf Hussain (Welsh Conservatives) as members of the Equality and Social Justice Committee.

NNDM8555 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Jack Sargeant (Welsh Labour) in place of Jayne Bryant (Welsh Labour), Lee Waters (Welsh Labour) in place of Carolyn Thomas (Welsh Labour), Altaf Hussain (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Sam Rowlands (Welsh Conservatives), and James Evans (Welsh Conservatives) in place of Joel James (Welsh Conservatives) as members of the Local Government and Housing Committee.

The motions were agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

(45 mins)

3.

Questions to the Counsel General

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The item started at 15.00

Questions 1-2, 4-7 and 9 were asked. Questions 3 and 8 were withdrawn. The Llywydd invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Counsel General after question 2.

(30 mins)

4.

Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping

Minutes:

The item started at 15.49

(45 mins)

5.

Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Our economic future

Minutes:

The item started at 16.21

(45 mins)

6.

Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Priorities for Transport: Listening, partnership, making change

Minutes:

The item started at 17.04

(15 mins)

7.

LCM on the Automated Vehicles Bill

NDM8541 Ken Skates (Clwyd South)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Automated Vehicles 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, a Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum 2 and a Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum 3 were laid in Table Office on 24 November 202313 February 2024 and 5 April 2024 respectively, in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website:

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-04/0190/230190.pdf

Supporting Documents

Report of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Government response to the report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No. 2)

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

Minutes:

The item started at 17.55

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

NDM8541 Ken Skates (Clwyd South)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Automated Vehicles 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, a Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum 2 and a Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum 3 were laid in Table Office on 24 November 202313 February 2024 and 5 April 2024 respectively, in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website:

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-04/0190/230190.pdf

Supporting Documents

Report of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Government response to the report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No. 2)

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

41

0

11

52

The motion was agreed.

 

8.

Voting Time

Minutes:

The item started at 18.03

 

Votes Summary

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