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Transcript: Transcript for 15/05/2024 - Plenary
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This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople
to ask questions without notice to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2. Supporting documents: |
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople
to ask questions without notice to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2. |
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Topical Questions |
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90 Second Statements |
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Motions to elect Members to committees Proposal under Standing Orders 12.24 and
12.40 to group the following motions for debate and for voting: NNDM8583 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the Senedd, in accordance
with Standing Order 17.14, elects Rhianon Passmore (Welsh Labour) in place of
John Griffiths (Welsh Labour) as a member of the Petitions Committee. NNDM8584 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the Senedd, in accordance
with Standing Order 17.14, elects Sarah Murphy (Welsh Labour) in place of Jack
Sargeant (Welsh Labour) as a member of the Local Government and Housing
Committee. NNDM8585 Elin
Jones (Ceredigion) To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects John Griffiths (Welsh Labour) in place of Sarah Murphy (Welsh Labour) as a member of the Health and Social Care Committee. |
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Control of tobacco and nicotine products NDM8571 Mabon
ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes that: a) smoking kills 5,600 people a year in Wales
and places a huge burden on the Welsh NHS of more than £300 million each year; b) smoking is the leading cause of
preventable ill health and premature death in Wales, causing 3,100 cases of
cancer each year; c) Wales is experiencing a marked increase in
the reports of young people vaping, coupled with a sharp increase in the number
of retailers selling nicotine products; d) an increase in nicotine dependency among
younger people will demand additional nicotine cessation support in Wales; and e) the Well-being of Future Generations
(Wales) Act 2015 requires public bodies in Wales to think about the long-term
impact of their decisions, to work better with people, communities
and each other, and to prevent persistent problems such as
poverty, health inequalities and climate change. 2. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) commit to the full implementation of
chapters 2, 3 and 4 of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 which would enable
the: i) establishment of a national register of
retailers of tobacco and nicotine products; ii) adding of offences which contribute to a
restricted premises order in Wales, enabling enforcement officers to prohibit a
retailer from selling tobacco or nicotine products for up to a year; and iii) prohibition of the handing over of
tobacco and nicotine products to a person under the age of 18; b) ensure that the Tobacco Control Strategic
Board makes the implementation of a tobacco and nicotine retail register a
priority action in the second phase of the tobacco control action plan for
Wales 2024-2026; c) commit to a fully-funded communications
campaign to support the implementation and subsequent regulatory and
legislative changes; and d) establish a working group to; i) oversee the timely implementation of the
retail register; ii) explore how the retail register could
provide a pathway to a licensing scheme and/or tools for additional
enforcement; and iii) present the data gathered from the
register to help target smoking cessation and public protection efforts. Co-submitters Altaf
Hussain (South Wales West) Supporters Delyth
Jewell (South Wales East) Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central) Jack
Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside) Peredur
Owen Griffiths (South Wales East) Rhys
ab Owen (South Wales Central) |
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Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee report - Unheard: Women's journey through gynaecological cancer NDM8581 Russell
George (Montgomeryshire) To propose that the Senedd: Notes the Health and Social Care Committee
report ‘Unheard: Women’s journey through gynaecological cancer’ that was laid on 6 December 2023. Supporting documents Welsh Government response to the committee report Senedd blog (includes videos) - Gynaecological cancers: Are women being taken seriously? |
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Welsh Conservatives Debate - GP practices and funding NDM8582 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the Access to GP Practices in Wales
report published by the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, which highlights
the importance of GP practices in alleviating pressures on hospitals and
supporting patients across Wales. 2. Regrets that in 2012 Wales had 473 GP
practices, but as of December 2023, this has decreased to 374. 3. Further regrets that only 6.1 per cent of
NHS Wales funding went towards general practice in the year 2020-21 and that
less than 8 per cent of NHS Wales funding goes towards general practice at
present, which is lower than in 2005-6. 4. Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) take urgent action to ensure Wales doesn’t
see it’s 100th GP practice closure in just over a decade; b) adopt the BMA Cymru Wales Save Our
Surgeries key campaign calls of 11 per cent of NHS Wales funding to be spent on
general practice and produce a workforce strategy to ensure that Wales trains,
recruits and retains enough GPs to move towards the OECD average number of GPs
per 1000 people; and c) ensure the full Barnett consequential
arising from NHS spending by the UK Government is made available for the health
service in Wales. Older People’s Commissioner for Wales report Access to GP
Practices in Wales The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) Delete all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: 1. Recognises the importance of general
practice. 2. Welcomes progress with the Primary Care
Model for Wales which supports care in local communities, closer to people’s
homes. 3. Notes that: a) the number of GPs in Wales has remained
stable; b) the reduction in overall practice numbers reflects
a trend towards larger practices as GPs seek to reduce costs and maximise
resources for patient-facing activity; c) the current recruitment target of 160 new
GP trainees each year is consistently being exceeded; and d) the Welsh Government is working with the
GP profession on a programme of contract reform to reduce bureaucracy for GPs
and improve patient experience. 4. Recognises the Welsh Budget 2024-25
increased funding for the Welsh NHS by more than 4 per cent compared to less
than 1 per cent in England. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and 3
will be de-selected. Amendment 2 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central) Delete sub-point 4 (b) and replace with: adopt the key campaign demands of BMA Cymru
Wales's Save Our Surgeries to restore the proportion of the Welsh NHS budget
spent in general practice to 8.7 per cent with an aspiration to increase to be
closer to 11 per cent and to create a workforce strategy to ensure that
Wales trains, recruits and retains enough GPs to move towards the OECD average
number of GPs per 1000 people; Amendment 3 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central) Delete sub-point 4 (c) and replace with: make a formal request to the UK Government for a comprehensive review of the Barnett formula to ensure fair funding for all budget areas in Wales, including health and social care; |
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Short Debate NDM8577 Cefin
Campbell (Mid and West Wales) A rural poverty strategy for Wales |