Tuesday, 4 June 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. Before we begin, I would like to inform the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 26.75, that the Infrastructure (Wales) Act...
The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from John Griffiths.
1. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to boost economic development in south-east Wales? OQ61219
2. Will the First Minister provide an update on Welsh Government support for businesses in Caerphilly? OQ61210
Questions now from the party leaders. The leader of the Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
4. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to boost the economy of north Wales? OQ61188
5. What evaluation has the Welsh Government undertaken of the initial teacher education priority subject incentive scheme? OQ61195
6. What action is the Welsh Government taking to protect the welfare of racing greyhounds, both on and off the racetrack? OQ61220
7. Will the First Minister make a statement on progress regarding access to NHS services in north Wales? OQ61191
8. What is the First Minister doing to reduce the need for the outsourcing of patients to private clinics for MRI scans in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board? OQ61214
9. What assessment has the First Minister made of the adequacy of hospital services in South Wales East? OQ61216
The next item is the business statement and announcement. I call on the Trefnydd to make that statement.
Next, we have a motion to suspend Standing Orders to allow item 3, the infected blood inquiry report, to be debated. I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to move the motion....
The following amendments have been selected: amendments 1, 2 and 3 in the name of Heledd Fychan.
Item 4 is a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: a consultation on the school year. I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Lynne Neagle.
The next item is the statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice on reaffirming our values. Cabinet Secretary, Lesley Griffiths.
The next statement will be from the Minister for Social Care on transforming children's services. The Minister to make that statement—Dawn Bowden.
Item 7 today is a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: transforming rail, an update on the delivery of the south Wales metro and the fleet upgrade programme. I call...
We will now move to the motion to suspend Standing Orders to allow item 8, on the steel industry in Wales, to be debated. If I could call on the Cabinet Secretary to formally move that we suspend...
The following amendments have been selected: amendments 1 and 2 in the name of Darren Millar, and amendments 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the name of Heledd Fychan.
We will, therefore, move to the series of votes under item 8, on the debate that we've just heard on the steel industry in Wales. The first vote is on amendment 1, and we will vote on amendment...
What steps is the Welsh Government taking to reduce levels of child poverty in South Wales West?
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
