Wednesday, 17 April 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 afternoon's Plenary meeting. The first item on the agenda this afternoon is questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office, and...
1. What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the UK Government regarding fair funding for Wales? OQ60924
2. What recent assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the impact of the visitor levy on Welsh businesses? OQ60918
Questions now from the party spokespeople. The Conservatives spokesperson, Peter Fox.
3. What impact does the Cabinet Secretary expect the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill will have on council tax payers? OQ60929
4. What representations has the Welsh Government made to the UK Government regarding the provision of self-assessment, VAT and PAYE helplines for members of the public? OQ60928
5. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning regarding making funding available to support local authorities in...
6. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care about funding an appropriate level of pay in the health and care services? OQ60914
7. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the future of the Welsh Government offices in Arfon? OQ60905
Again, my congratulations to you on your new post. I'll miss you here, turning around, when you're blaming the UK Government. [Laughter.]
The next item will be questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs. And the first question is from Sioned Williams.
1. How does the Government ensure that opencast coal mine-restoration plans safeguard communities in South Wales West? OQ60908
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the impact of the new workplace recycling regulations that came into effect in Wales on 6 April 2024? OQ60911
Questions now from party spokespeople. The Welsh Conservative spokesperson, Samuel Kurtz.
3. Will the Cabinet Secretary outline what his priorities will be for achieving net zero and a just transition? OQ60923
4. Will the Cabinet Secretary outline his plans for tackling river pollution? OQ60925
5. Will the Cabinet Secretary outline his plans for supporting farmers on Ynys Môn? OQ60931
6. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the Welsh Government's proposals to improve animal welfare? OQ60894
7. What is the Welsh Government doing to protect biodiversity? OQ60913
Item 3 is next, the topical questions, and the first of those questions is to be answered by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, and the question is to be asked by Heledd Fychan
1. What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of National Museum Wales possibly closing National Museum Cardiff due to deteriorating conditions? TQ1039
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the coroner's findings in the death of Dr Kim Harrison which highlighted serious failings at Swansea Bay University Health Board? TQ1044
Item 4 is the 90-second statements, and the first statement is from Alun Davies.
Next, a motion to elect a Member to a committee, and I call on a member of the Business Committee to move the motion formally. Heledd Fychan.
Next, a motion to appoint a Member to the Senedd Commission, and I call on a member of the Business Committee to formally move the motion. Heledd Fychan.
Item 5 this afternoon is a debate on the general principles of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill, and I call on Sam Rowlands to move the motion.
Item 6 this afternoon is the debate on the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report, 'Nuclear energy and the Welsh economy'. I call on the Chair of the committee to move the motion, Paul...
The following amendment has been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Jane Hutt.
The following amendments have been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Heledd Fychan, and amendment 2 in the name of Jane Hutt. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected.
That brings us to voting time, and unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, we will move immediately to our first vote. That first vote is on item 5, the debate on the general...
That concludes voting, but does not conclude our work for today, because there will be a short debate, and that short debate is by James Evans.
Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on plans to introduce a vacant land tax in Wales?
Will the Cabinet Secretary set out the next steps for developing a timber industrial strategy?
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
