Tuesday, 20 June 2023
The Senedd met in the Chamber and by video-conference at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
Good afternoon and welcome to this Plenary meeting at the Senedd. The first item this afternoon is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Joyce Watson.
1. What is the Welsh Government doing to encourage girls into science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and careers? OQ59722
2. How is the Welsh Government encouraging schools to become more environmentally friendly? OQ59694
Questions now from the party leaders. Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
3. What measures is the Welsh Government taking to reduce health and mortality inequalities? OQ59687
4. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact the current public bus emergency will have on the provisions of the learner travel Measure? OQ59705
5. Will the First Minister set out the Welsh Government’s priorities for improving the private rented housing sector during the remainder of this Senedd term? OQ59676
6. What is the Welsh Government's strategy for housing in North Wales? OQ59723
7. How does the Welsh Government support stroke survivors? OQ59675
8. Will the First Minister provide an update on discussions with Qatar Airways regarding their return to Cardiff Airport? OQ59677
We'll now move on to the business statement and announcement, and I call on the Trefnydd, Lesley Griffiths.
Item 3 is a statement by the Minister for Climate Change on the Warm Homes programme. I call on the Minister for Climate Change, Julie James.
Item 4 this afternoon is a statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, the establishment of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, and I call on the Minister to...
Item 5 is next, a statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services on national measures to strengthen social care. I call on the Deputy Minister, Julie Morgan.
Item 6 is postponed.
Item 7 is next, a statement from the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being on the launch of '111 press 2' for urgent mental health. So, the Deputy Minister, Lynne Neagle.
So, item 8 is next, a statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership on Armed Forces Day. I call on the Deputy Minister to make the statement. Hannah Blythyn.
The next item is item 9, the LCM on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. The Deputy Minister to move the motion. Dawn Bowden.
Item 10 is next, the LCM on the Illegal Migration Bill. The Minister for Social Justice to move the motion. Jane Hutt.
The next item will be the Report Stage for the Agriculture (Wales) Bill, and there is a single amendment in this Report Stage, and that amendment relates to provision of support for farmers, and...
We will now move to voting time for the remainder of our votes this afternoon. The first vote is on the LCM on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, and I call for a vote on the...
Will the First Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government's strategy to reduce waiting times at Glan Clwyd Hospital?
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