Tuesday, 23 January 2024
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. The first item this afternoon will be questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Laura Anne Jones.
1. What assessment has the First Minister made of the number of speech and language therapy training places available in Wales? OQ60571
2. What guidance does the Welsh Government issue to local authorities regarding the rationale they must follow in preparing their local development plans? OQ60560
Questions now from the party leaders. The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
3. What assessment has the First Minister made of the public response to the Welsh Government's 20 mph review? OQ60581
4. What steps will the Welsh Government take to ensure that local authority funding cuts don't disproportionately impact vulnerable groups? OQ60582
5. What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government about restoring the Welsh budget in line with rising inflation in the UK? OQ60575
6. What progress has the Welsh Government made towards offering a fair pay restoration to junior doctors? OQ60568
7. What representations will the Welsh Government make to the UK Government regarding the Home Office draft guidance that would allow anti-abortion protestors to approach women attending abortion...
8. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government funding for local authorities in Mid and West Wales? OQ60583
We'll move on now to item 2 on our agenda, which is the business statement and announcement. And I call on the Trefnydd to make that statement—Lesley Griffiths.
The next item, therefore, will be the statement by the Minister for Economy on Tata Steel. The Minister to make the statement—Vaughan Gething.
In accordance with Standing Order 12.69, I have accepted a request from Luke Fletcher to move a proposal for an urgent debate. I call on Luke Fletcher to move that proposal.
Item 4 is next on our agenda this afternoon, a statement by the Minister for Social Justice on the child poverty strategy. The Minister to make the statement—Jane Hutt.
Item 5, the statement on the Heads of the Valleys, has been postponed.
Item 6 will be next, which is a statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership on the implementation of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023. I call on Hannah...
Item 7 has been postponed.
So, we'll move on to item 8, which is a statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language on tackling the impact of poverty on attainment. I call on the Minister to make his...
Item 9 today is a statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services on escalation and intervention arrangements. I call on the Minister, Eluned Morgan.
The final item today is the Wine (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024, and I call on the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales to make the motion—Lesley Griffiths.
What progress has the First Minister made on tackling homelessness in Wales since 2018?
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
