Decisions

The item started at 15.04

 

NDM6083 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.3:

Agrees to alter the remit of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee, so that its remit is as follows:

(a) to examine the implications for Wales of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union and to ensure Welsh interests are safeguarded during the withdrawal process, in any new relationship with the European Union and in the intra-UK post-withdrawal arrangements for relevant policy, finance and legislation;

(b) to coordinate activity across Assembly committees in relation to point (a) above.

(c) to carry out the functions of the responsible committee under Standing Orders 21.8 to 21.11, with a consequential change to the remit of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee;

(d) to consider any other matter, including legislation, referred to it by the Business Committee.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

The item started at 14.49

 

Voting on the seven Policy and Legislation Committees was grouped and deferred until Voting Time.

 

NDM6061 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Hefin David (Welsh Labour), John Griffiths (Welsh Labour), Julie Morgan (Welsh Labour), Llyr Gruffydd (Plaid Cymru), Mohammad Asghar (Welsh Conservatives), Darren Millar (Welsh Conservatives) and Mark Reckless (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

 

NDM6062 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Jayne Bryant (Welsh Labour), Vikki Howells (Welsh Labour), Huw Irranca-Davies (Welsh Labour), Jenny Rathbone (Welsh Labour), Siân Gwenllian (Plaid Cymru), Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru) and David Melding (Welsh Conservatives) as members of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee.

 

NDM6063 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Hannah Blythyn (Welsh Labour), Dawn Bowden (Welsh Labour), Jeremy Miles (Welsh Labour), Lee Waters (Welsh Labour), Dai Lloyd (Plaid Cymru), Suzy Davies (Welsh Conservatives) and Neil Hamilton (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee.

 

NDM6064 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Hannah Blythyn (Welsh Labour), Hefin David (Welsh Labour), Vikki Howells (Welsh Labour), Jeremy Miles (Welsh Labour), Adam Price (Plaid Cymru), Mark Isherwood (Welsh Conservatives) and David J Rowlands (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee.

 

NDM6065 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Rhianon Passmore (Welsh Labour), Jenny Rathbone (Welsh Labour), Joyce Watson (Welsh Labour), Siân Gwenllian (Plaid Cymru), Bethan Jenkins (Plaid Cymru), Janet Finch-Saunders (Welsh Conservatives) and Gareth Bennett (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee.

 

NDM6066 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Dawn Bowden (Welsh Labour), Jayne Bryant (Welsh Labour), Julie Morgan (Welsh Labour), Lynne Neagle (Welsh Labour), Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid Cymru), Angela Burns (Welsh Conservatives) and Caroline Jones (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.

 

NDM6067 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Dawn Bowden (Welsh Labour), Jeremy Miles (Welsh Labour), Eluned Morgan (Welsh Labour), Steffan Lewis (Plaid Cymru), Suzy Davies (Welsh Conservatives), Mark Isherwood (Welsh Conservatives) and Michelle Brown (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Reserve Policy and Legislation Committee.

 

The result was as follows:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
47	0	5	52

The motions were agreed.

 

Voting on the following Six Specialist Committees was grouped and was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

NDM6068 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru), David Melding (Welsh Conservatives) and Michelle Brown (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee.

 

NDM6069 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Mike Hedges (Welsh Labour), Eluned Morgan (Welsh Labour), David Rees (Welsh Labour), Steffan Lewis (Plaid Cymru), Nick Ramsay (Welsh Conservatives) and Mark Reckless (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Finance Committee.

 

NDM6070 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Neil McEvoy (Plaid Cymru), Janet Finch-Saunders (Welsh Conservatives) and Gareth Bennett (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Petitions Committee.

 

NDM6071 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

Mike Hedges (Welsh Labour), Rhianon Passmore (Welsh Labour), Lee Waters (Welsh Labour), Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid Cymru), Mohammad Asghar (Welsh Conservatives) and Neil Hamilton (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Public Accounts Committee.

 

NDM6072 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

1. Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru), Paul Davies (Welsh Conservatives) and David J Rowlands (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Standards of Conduct Committee, and

 

2. John Griffiths (Welsh Labour) for Jayne Bryant (Welsh Labour), Llyr Gruffydd (Plaid Cymru) for Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru), Andrew RT Davies (Welsh Conservatives) for Paul Davies (Welsh Conservatives) and Michelle Brown (UKIP Cymru) for David J Rowlands (UKIP Cymru) as alternate members of the Standards of Conduct Committee.

 

NDM6073 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

1. Jayne Bryant (Welsh Labour), John Griffiths (Welsh Labour), Mike Hedges (Welsh Labour), Huw Irranca-Davies (Welsh Labour), Lynne Neagle (Welsh Labour), David Rees (Welsh Labour), Bethan Jenkins (Plaid Cymru), Dai Lloyd (Plaid Cymru), Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru), Russell George (Welsh Conservatives), Nick Ramsay (Welsh Conservatives) and Mark Reckless (UKIP Cymru) as members of the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister; and

 

2. Ann Jones (Welsh Labour) as Chair of the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister.

 

 

 

The item started at 16.12

 

NDM6044 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.3, agrees that the Interim Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Affairs, established on 15 June 2016, is retitled the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee. Its remit is to carry out the functions of the responsible committee set out in Standing Order 21 and to consider any other constitutional, legislative or governmental matter within or relating to the competence of the Assembly or the Welsh Ministers, including the quality of legislation.

 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

The item started at 16.11

 

NDM6034 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes a Children, Young People and Education Committee to examine legislation and hold the Welsh Government to account by scrutinising its expenditure, administration and policy matters, encompassing (but not restricted to): the education, health and well-being of the children and young people of Wales, including their social care.

 

NDM6035 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes a Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee to examine legislation and hold the Welsh Government to account by scrutinising expenditure, administration and policy matters, encompassing (but not restricted to): climate change; energy; natural resources management; planning; animal welfare and agriculture.

 

NDM6036 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes a Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee to examine legislation and hold the Welsh Government to account by scrutinising expenditure, administration and policy matters, encompassing (but not restricted to): culture; the arts; historic environment; Welsh language; communications; broadcasting and the media.

 

NDM6037 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes an Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee to examine legislation and hold the Welsh Government to account by scrutinising expenditure, administration and policy matters, encompassing (but not restricted to): economic development; transport; infrastructure; employment; skills; and research and development, including technology and science.

 

NDM6038 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes an Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee to examine legislation and hold the Welsh Government to account by scrutinising expenditure, administration and policy matters, encompassing (but not restricted to): local government; housing, community regeneration, cohesion and safety; tackling poverty; equality of opportunity and human rights.

 

NDM6039 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes a Health, Social Care and Sport Committee to examine legislation and hold the Welsh Government to account by scrutinising expenditure, administration and policy matters, encompassing (but not restricted to): the physical, mental and public health and well-being of the people of Wales, including the social care system.

 

NDM6040 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes a Reserve Policy and Legislation Committee to consider any matter referred to it by the Business Committee.

 

NDM6041 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes a Petitions Committee to carry out the functions of the responsible committee set out in Standing Order 23.

 

NDM6042 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes a Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister to scrutinise the First Minister on any matter relevant to the exercise of the functions of the Welsh Government.

 

NDM6043 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1 establishes a Standards of Conduct Committee to carry out the functions of the responsible committee set out in Standing Order 22.

 

The motions were agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

The item started at 17.29

 

The Presiding Officer invited nominations for committee chairs in accordance with Standing Order 17.2F. Nominations were called in the following order:

Children, Young People and Education Committee - Labour

 

Mike Hedges nominated Julie Morgan.

Hefin David seconded the nomination.

 

Lesley Griffiths nominated Lynne Neagle.

Joyce Watson seconded the nomination.

 

As there were two nominations, the Presiding Officer referred the nominations to a secret ballot in accordance with Standing Order 17.2I.

 

Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - UKIP

 

David Rowlands nominated Mark Reckless.

 

As there was only one nomination and no objections to the nomination, the Presiding Officer declared that Mark Reckless was elected as Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee.

 

Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Labour

 

Dawn Bowden nominated Huw Irranca-Davies.

David Rees seconded the nomination.

 

As there was only one nomination and no objections to the nomination, the Presiding Officer declared that Huw Irranca-Davies was elected as Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee.

 

Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee - Plaid Cymru

 

Dai Lloyd nominated Bethan Jenkins.

 

As there was only one nomination and no objections to the nomination, the Presiding Officer declared that Bethan Jenkins was elected as Chair of the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee.

 

Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Welsh Conservatives

 

David Melding nominated Russell George.

Mark Isherwood nominated Janet Finch-Saunders.

 

As there were two nominations, the Presiding Officer referred the nominations to a secret ballot in accordance with Standing Order 17.2I.

 

Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Labour

 

Jayne Bryant nominated John Griffiths.

Dawn Bowden seconded the nomination.

 

Jeremy Miles nominated Lee Waters.

Hefin David seconded the nomination.

 

Eluned Morgan nominated Jenny Rathbone.

Rhianon Passmore seconded the nomination.

 

As there were three nominations, the Presiding Officer referred the nominations to a secret ballot in accordance with Standing Order 17.2I.

 

Finance Committee - Plaid Cymru

 

Llyr Gruffydd nominated Simon Thomas.

 

As there was only one nomination and no objections to the nomination, the Presiding Officer declared that Simon Thomas was elected as Chair of the Finance Committee.

 

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Plaid Cymru

 

Bethan Jenkins nominated Dai Lloyd.

Llyr Gruffydd nominated Rhun ap Iorwerth.

 

As there were two nominations, the Presiding Officer referred the nominations to a secret ballot in accordance with Standing Order 17.2I.

 

Petitions Committee - Labour

 

Rhianon Passmore nominated Mike Hedges.

Julie Morgan seconded the nomination.

 

As there was only one nomination and no objections to the nomination, the Presiding Officer declared that Mike Hedges was elected as Chair of the Petitions Committee.

 

Public Accounts Committee - Welsh Conservatives

 

David Melding nominated Darren Millar.

Janet Finch-Saunders nominated Mark Isherwood.

Mohammad Asghar nominated Nick Ramsay.

 

As there were three nominations, the Presiding Officer referred the nominations to a secret ballot in accordance with Standing Order 17.2I.

 

Reserve Policy and Legislation Committee – Labour

 

Eluned Morgan nominated David Rees.

Huw Irranca-Davies seconded the nomination.

 

As there was only one nomination and no objections to the nomination, the Presiding Officer declared that David Rees was elected as Chair of the Reserve Policy and Legislation Committee.

 

Standards of Conduct Committee – Labour

 

Joyce Watson nominated Jayne Bryant.

Mike Hedges seconded the nomination.

 

As there was only one nomination and no objections to the nomination, the Presiding Officer declared that Jayne Bryant was elected as Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee.

The item started at 17.28

 

NDM6056 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
 
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.2A, agrees that the political groups from which the chairs of committees are elected will be as follows:

1. Children, Young People and Education Committee - Labour;
2. Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - UKIP;
3. Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Labour;
4. Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee - Plaid Cymru;
5. Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Welsh Conservatives;
6. Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Labour;
7. Finance Committee - Plaid Cymru;
8. Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Plaid Cymru;
9. Petitions Committee - Labour;
10. Public Accounts Committee - Welsh Conservatives;
11. Reserve Policy and Legislation Committee - Labour;
12. Standards of Conduct Committee – Labour.

 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

The item started at 15.08

 

NDM6049 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.3, elects:

 

(i) Mike Hedges (Welsh Labour), Eluned Morgan (Welsh Labour), Jeremy Miles (Welsh Labour), Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru), Adam Price (Plaid Cymru), Nick Ramsay (Welsh Conservatives) and Mark Reckless (United Kingdom Independence Party) as members of the Finance Committee; and

 

(ii) Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru) as interim Chair of the Finance Committee.

 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

The item started at 15.04

 

NDM6023 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

The National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 16.1:

 

Establishes an Interim Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Affairs to carry out the functions of the responsible committee set out in Standing Order 21 and to consider any other constitutional, legislative or governmental matter within or relating to the competence of the Assembly or the Welsh Ministers, including the quality of legislation.

 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.