Agenda

Venue: Y Siambr - Y Senedd. View directions

Expected timing: 220(v3) 

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Items
Expected timing No. Item

This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with some Members in the Senedd Chamber and others joining by video-conference.

(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:

(30 mins)

2.

Business Statement and Announcement

View Business Statement and Announcement

(45 mins)

3.

Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel

(30 mins)

4.

Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Progress on the rollout of curriculum reform and next steps

(30 mins)

5.

Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Partnership approach to the new compulsory Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Scheme

(15 mins)

6.

The Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024

NDM8627 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 11 June 2024.

 

Supporting documents:

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

The Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024 - Explanatory Memorandum

 

 

(5 mins)

7.

Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments for the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill

NDM8625 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that Senedd Cymru in accordance with Standing Order 26.36: 

Agrees to dispose of sections and schedules to the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill at Stage 3 in the following order:

a) Sections 2-15;

b) Schedule 1;

c) Section 1;

d) Sections 17-21;

e) Section 16;

f) Sections 22-25;

g) Long title.

 

 

 

8.

Voting Time

(180 mins)

9.

Stage 3 of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill

The amendments will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they relate were set out in the motion under Standing Order 26.36 agreed by the Senedd on 25 June 2024.

The amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as follows:

1. Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru - functions

26, 27, 36

2. Electoral registration

7, 28, 8, 29

3. Welsh elections piloting powers and regulations

9, 10, 11, 12

4. Electoral reform regulations

13, 14

5. Assistance for voters with disabilities

15, 30

6. Diversity in persons seeking elected office

16

7. Welsh elections information platform

17, 18, 31, 1, 32, 33, 34

8. Financial assistance scheme – operation

35, 19

9. Welsh language requirements for returning officers

37, 38, 51

10. Electoral arrangements reviews

2, 3, 4, 5

11. Publication of contact details for community councils

39

12. Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru – functions relating to remuneration of elected Members

40, 41

13. Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd

42

14. Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru and local government

20, 21, 22, 23, 24

15. Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru – offence of deception

43, 6, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 25

Supporting documents:

Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2

Explanatory Memorandum, revised after Stage 2

Marshalled List of Amendments

Grouping of Amendments