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Transcript: Transcript for 05/12/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd
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Presiding Officer Statement PO statement –
13.30. PO made a statement announcing the results of the inaugural Welsh Youth
Parliament election. On behalf of the Assembly the Llywydd noted and thanked
organisations, schools and the Youth Parliament team for their hard work,
congratulated the new Members and stated that the Assembly looks forward to
welcoming them all to the Senedd for their inaugural full meeting in February. |
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2. Supporting documents: Minutes: The
item started at 13.33 The
first 8 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople
to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2. |
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services The
Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople to ask questions without notice
to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2. Minutes: The
item started at 14.19 The
first 8 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople
to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary and Minister for Housing and
Regeneration after question 2. |
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Topical Questions To
ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education Suzy
Davies (South Wales West): With a recent Estyn report stating that secondary
schools in Wales could do better, with only half currently judged as good or
excellent, what work will the Welsh Government undertake to ensure that
standards are raised across all secondary schools in Wales? Minutes: The
item started at 15.08 To
ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education Suzy
Davies (South Wales West):
With a recent Estyn report stating that secondary schools in Wales could do better,
with only half currently judged as good or excellent, what work will the Welsh
Government undertake to ensure that standards are raised across all secondary
schools in Wales? |
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90 Second Statements Minutes: The item started at
15.19 Vikki Howells made a statement on – Let Paul Robeson
Sing (celebrating the 80th anniversary of his historic appearance in the
Pavilion, Mountain Ash on 7th December 1938). Helen Mary Jones made a statement on Celebrating the life
of Professor Mike Sullivan, Director of the Academy, Swansea University who
passed away last Friday. Bethan Sayed made a statement on Marking Lifelong
Learning Week. |
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Debate on the Standards of Conduct Committee's Report 03-18 to the Assembly under Standing Order 22.9 NDM6890 Jayne
Bryant (Newport West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Considers the Report of the Standards of
Conduct Committee - Report 03-18 laid
before the Assembly on 23 November 2018 in accordance with Standing Order 22.9 2. Endorses the recommendation in the
report. Minutes: The item started at 15.24 NDM6890 Jayne Bryant (Newport West) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Considers the
Report of the Standards of Conduct Committee - Report 03-18 laid before the Assembly on 23
November 2018 in accordance with Standing Order 22.9 2. Endorses the
recommendation in the report. The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. |
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Welsh Conservatives debate - Welsh Government Performance NDM6892 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales: 1. Regrets that since December 2009: a) referral-to-treatment waiting times in
the Welsh NHS have increased; b) performance against both the 4 and 12
hour targets in Welsh emergency departments has deteriorated; c) cancer treatment targets have never been
met in Wales; d) the number of beds in Welsh hospitals
has fallen; e) GCSE performance has deteriorated in
Wales with attainment of A*-C grades for summer 2018 the worst since 2005; f) Wales’s OECD PISA scores are worse in
reading, maths and science with the most recent results being worse than in
2009, placing Wales in the bottom half of the OECD global ranking and at the
bottom of the UK rankings; g) scores of Welsh schools have permanently
closed; h) gross disposable household income as a
percentage of the UK average has fallen; i) Wales has had the poorest average wages
growth rate of the UK nations; j) business rates in Wales have become less
competitive than other parts of the UK; and k) the annual number of new homes being
built in Wales has fallen. 2. Calls upon the Welsh Government to
acknowledge its failures, abandon its failing policies, and to deliver the
positive change that Wales needs. The following
amendment was tabled: Amendment 1 - Julie
James (Swansea West) Delete all after Wales and replace with: 1.
Recognises: a)
Almost nine out of 10 people are treated within the target time of 26
weeks b)
Investment in the Welsh NHS is at record levels c)
More people are surviving cancer than ever in Wales and receiving
treatment within the target time d)
The proportion of pupils awarded the top GCSE grades at A* to A
increased to 18.5% in 2018 e)
8.7% of pupils were awarded A* at A-level in 2018 – the best results in
Wales since the grade was introduced in 2010 f)
Gross disposable household income in 2016 was £15,835 per person,
equivalent to 81.5% of the UK GDHI, up from 2015 g)
Gross weekly earnings in 2018 for full-time employees working in Wales
have increased by 2.1% since 2017 h)
1.5m people were employed in Wales in the three months to September
2018, up 4.2% on the same period a year earlier – the largest increase of any
UK country or region i)
Three-quarters of small business in Wales receive help with rates bills
and half pay no non-domestics rates at all j)
20,000 new affordable homes will be built with Welsh Government funding
this Assembly term. 2.
Thanks the First Minister for his leadership and his work during his
nine years in office. Minutes: The
item started at 15.26 Voting
on the motion and amendment under this item was deferred until Voting Time. A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment: NDM6892
Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Regrets that since December 2009: a)
referral-to-treatment waiting times in the Welsh NHS have increased; b)
performance against both the 4 and 12 hour targets in Welsh emergency
departments has deteriorated; c)
cancer treatment targets have never been met in Wales; d)
the number of beds in Welsh hospitals has fallen; e)
GCSE performance has deteriorated in Wales with attainment of A*-C grades for
summer 2018 the worst since 2005; f)
Wales’s OECD PISA scores are worse in reading, maths and science with the most
recent results being worse than in 2009, placing Wales in the bottom half of
the OECD global ranking and at the bottom of the UK rankings; g)
scores of Welsh schools have permanently closed; h)
gross disposable household income as a percentage of the UK average has fallen; i)
Wales has had the poorest average wages growth rate of the UK nations; j)
business rates in Wales have become less competitive than other parts of the
UK; and k)
the annual number of new homes being built in Wales has fallen. 2.
Calls upon the Welsh Government to acknowledge its failures, abandon its
failing policies, and to deliver the positive change that Wales needs.
The
motion without amendment was not agreed. The
following amendment was tabled: Amendment
1 - Julie
James (Swansea West) Delete
all after Wales and replace with: 1. Recognises: a) Almost nine out of 10 people are treated
within the target time of 26 weeks b) Investment in the Welsh NHS is at record
levels c) More people are surviving cancer than ever
in Wales and receiving treatment within the target time d) The proportion of pupils awarded the top
GCSE grades at A* to A increased to 18.5% in 2018 e) 8.7% of pupils were awarded A* at A-level
in 2018 – the best results in Wales since the grade was introduced in 2010 f) Gross disposable household income in 2016
was £15,835 per person, equivalent to 81.5% of the UK GDHI, up from 2015 g) Gross weekly earnings in 2018 for full-time
employees working in Wales have increased by 2.1% since 2017 h) 1.5m people were employed in Wales in the
three months to September 2018, up 4.2% on the same period a year earlier – the
largest increase of any UK country or region i) Three-quarters of small business in Wales
receive help with rates bills and half pay no non-domestics rates at all j) 20,000 new affordable homes will be built
with Welsh Government funding this Assembly term. 2. Thanks the First Minister for his
leadership and his work during his nine years in office. A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
Amendment
1 was agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM6892
Darren
Millar (Clwyd West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises: a) Almost nine out of 10 people are treated
within the target time of 26 weeks b) Investment in the Welsh NHS is at record
levels c) More people are surviving cancer than ever
in Wales and receiving treatment within the target time d) The proportion of pupils awarded the top
GCSE grades at A* to A increased to 18.5% in 2018 e) 8.7% of pupils were awarded A* at A-level
in 2018 – the best results in Wales since the grade was introduced in 2010 f) Gross disposable household income in 2016
was £15,835 per person, equivalent to 81.5% of the UK GDHI, up from 2015 g) Gross weekly earnings in 2018 for full-time
employees working in Wales have increased by 2.1% since 2017 h) 1.5m people were employed in Wales in the
three months to September 2018, up 4.2% on the same period a year earlier – the
largest increase of any UK country or region i) Three-quarters of small business in Wales
receive help with rates bills and half pay no non-domestics rates at all j) 20,000 new affordable homes will be built
with Welsh Government funding this Assembly term. 2. Thanks the First Minister for his
leadership and his work during his nine years in office.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Short Debate NDM6891 David
Melding (South Wales Central) The Neolithic in the Story of Wales:
Valuing the achievements of prehistory. Raising awareness of the importance of
prehistory in the cultural life of Wales. Minutes: The item started at
16.21 NDM6891 David Melding (South Wales Central)
The Neolithic in the Story of Wales:
Valuing the achievements of prehistory. Raising awareness of the importance of
prehistory in the cultural life of Wales. |
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Voting Time Minutes: In accordance with Standing Order 12.44, the bell was rung and the
meeting adjourned and reconvened at 16.47 for voting time. At 16.49 proceedings were suspended for 10 minutes. The
bell was rung 5 minutes before reconvening for Stage 3 of the Childcare Funding
(Wales) Bill. |
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Debate on Stage 3 of the Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill In accordance with Standing Order 26.36, amendments
will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they
relate arise in the Bill. The amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the
groupings will be debated as follows: 1. Duty to provide funded
childcare 4*, 4A*, 4B*, 20 2. Parental eligibility 6, 11, 8, 9, 17,
19, 10, 22, 5 3. Welsh language childcare provision 7 4. Transportation between providers 12 5. Additional charges and rates of payment 13, 21, 32, 33 6. Qualifying children 14, 15, 16, 18 7. Regulations to be made by Welsh Ministers 1, 3 8. Statutory instruments: changes to procedures 23 9. Categories of providers of funded childcare 24, 25 10. Administrative arrangements for the provision of funded childcare 26, 27, 28 11. Reviews of determinations and appeals to the First-tier Tribunal 29 12. Review and reports on the effect of the Act and sunset provision 30, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D,
2E, 2, 35 13. Duty to promote awareness 31 14. Workforce planning 34 15. Commencement 36 Supporting
Documents Childcare
Funding (Wales) Bill Minutes: The item started at
16.59 In accordance with
Standing Order 26.36, the amendments were disposed of in the order which the
sections and schedules to which they relate arise in the Bill. A vote was taken on amendment 4A:
Amendment
4A was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 4B:
Amendment
4B was not agreed. Amendment 4 was agreed, in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. A vote was taken on amendment 6:
Amendment
6 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 11:
Amendment
11 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 7:
Amendment
7 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 12:
Amendment
12 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 13:
Amendment
13 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 8:
Amendment
8 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 14:
Amendment
14 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 15:
Amendment
15 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 9:
Amendment
9 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 16:
Amendment
16 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 17:
Amendment
17 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 18:
Amendment
18 was not agreed. Amendment 19 was not moved Amendment 20 was not moved A vote was taken on amendment 21:
Amendment
21 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 10:
Amendment
10 was not agreed. Amendment 1 was agreed, in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. A vote was taken on amendment 22:
Amendment
22 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 23:
Amendment
23 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 24:
Amendment
24 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 25:
Amendment
25 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 26:
Amendment
26 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 27:
Amendment
27 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 28:
Amendment
28 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 29:
Amendment
29 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 30:
Amendment
30 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 2A:
Amendment
2A was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 2B:
Amendment
2B was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 2C:
Amendment
2C was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 2D:
Amendment
2D was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 2E:
Amendment
2E was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 2:
Amendment
2 was agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 31:
Amendment
31 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 32:
Amendment
32 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 33:
Amendment
33 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 34:
Amendment
34 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 35:
Amendment
35 was not agreed. Amendment 3 was agreed, in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36. A vote was taken on amendment 36:
Amendment
36 was not agreed. A vote was taken on amendment 5:
Amendment
5 was not agreed. All
sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding Stage 3
proceedings. |
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