Tuesday, 23 February 2021
The Senedd met by video-conference at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
Good afternoon and welcome to this Plenary session. Before we begin, I want to set out a few points. A Plenary meeting held by video-conference, in accordance with the Standing Orders of the...
The first item is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Vilkki Howells.
1. What is the Welsh Government doing to improve access to emergency mental health care? OQ56338
2. Will the First Minister make a statement on the reopening of schools? OQ56303
Questions now from the party leaders. The leader of the Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
3. What specific actions has the Welsh Government taken to lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workplace? OQ56335
4. What financial support has the Welsh Government provided for taxi drivers to help them through the pandemic? OQ56337
5. What is the Welsh Government doing to encourage more women and girls to study and follow careers in science, technology, engineering and maths? OQ56339
6. Will the First Minister make a statement on the vaccination roll-out in Mid and West Wales? OQ56315
7. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government support for children and young people learning at home? OQ56340
8. Will the First Minister make a statement on the use of the Welsh language in Berwyn prison in Wrexham? OQ56309
The next item is the business statement and announcement, and I call on the Trefnydd to make that statement. Rebecca Evans.
The next item is a statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services on COVID-19 vaccinations. I call on the Minister to make that statement. Vaughan Gething.
The next item is a statement by the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales on the economic resilience and reconstruction mission. I will now pass the Chair to the Deputy Llywydd, Ann...
Item 5 on our agenda is a statement by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on the future domestic rural development programme. I call on the Minister for Environment, Energy...
So, we go to the statement on student funding reform. The education Minister to make that statement, Kirsty Williams.
Item 7 on our agenda is a statement by the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport on the foundational economy. I call on the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport, Lee Waters.
Item 8 on the agenda is the Nurse Staffing Levels (Extension of Situations) (Wales) Regulations 2021, and I call on the Minister for Health and Social Services to move the motion. Vaughan...
Item 9 on our agenda this afternoon is the Partnership Arrangements (Amendment) and Regulated Services (Market Stability Reports) (Wales) Regulations 2021. I call on the Deputy Minister for...
Item 10 on the agenda is the Representation of the People (Amendment) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021, and I call on the Minister for Housing and Local Government to move the...
Item 11 on our agenda is the motion to vary the order of consideration of the Stage 3 amendments to the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill, and I call on the Minister for Education to move...
We now move on to item 12 on the agenda, which is the signification of Her Majesty's consent to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill, and I call on the Minister for Housing and Local...
Item 13 on our agenda is the debate on Stage 4 of the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill, and I call on the Minister for Housing and Local Government to move the motion—Julie James.
That brings us to today's voting time. The only vote this evening is that vote on Stage 4 of the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of...
What additional financial support will the Welsh Government provide to businesses in Pembrokeshire during the pandemic?
The Senedd, officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and Senedd Cymru in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Government. It is a bilingual institution, with both Welsh and English being the official languages of its business. From its creation in May 1999 until May 2020, the Senedd was known as the National Assembly for Wales (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru). – Wikipedia
