Tuesday, 21 January 2025
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 will be questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Mark Isherwood.
1. How does the Welsh Government ensure town centres are accessible for all? OQ62142
2. What discussions is the Welsh Government having with the Post Office about the reduction of essential services in Arfon? OQ62159
Questions now from the party leaders. The leader of the Conservatives, Darren Millar.
3. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve access to NHS dental services in Llanelli? OQ62189
4. What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government regarding HS2 consequential funding for Wales? OQ62148
5. Will the First Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government's legislative priorities for the rest of this Senedd term? OQ62188
6. What are the Welsh Government’s priorities for public health in Preseli Pembrokeshire? OQ62132
7. What is the Government doing to improve acute health services for people in South Wales East? OQ62185
8. What is the Welsh Government doing to improve marine environments? OQ62187
The next item will be questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, and the first question is from James Evans.
1. What support does the Welsh Government provide for family drug and alcohol courts? OQ62147
2. Will the Counsel General make a statement on the legal support available to people in Wales within the immigration and asylum system? OQ62152
Questions now from party spokespeople. Conservative spokesperson, Paul Davies.
3. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government regarding its powers to take action over forever chemicals in former industrial sites? OQ62144
5. Will the Counsel General provide an update on discussions with law officers regarding the plight of women born in the 1950s refused their state pension by the UK Government? OQ62145
7. What discussions has the Counsel General had with the Sentencing Council to ensure that sentencing guidelines adequately reflect Welsh law? OQ62134
Item 3 is next, the business statement and announcement. I call on the Trefnydd to make that statement—Jane Hutt.
Item 4 today is a statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs on restoring nature in Wales. I call on the Cabinet Secretary, Huw Irranca-Davies.
Item 5 is the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care on access to primary and community care services. I call on the Cabinet Secretary, Jeremy Miles.
The next item is the statement from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs on growing the timber industry: jobs and green growth. I call on the...
The next item, therefore, will be a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice on Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, and I call on the Cabinet Secretary to make the statement—Jane Hutt.
Item 8 is next, a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs on water interruption in Conwy. I call on the Cabinet Secretary to make the statement—Huw...
Item 9 is the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025. I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Finance...
Item 10 is the Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (Wales) Regulations 2025. And I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to move the...
Item 11 is the Land Transaction Tax (Tax Bands and Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024. And I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to move the...
Item 12 is next, the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2025. And I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to move the motion—Huw...
Item 13, the legislative consent motion on the Water (Special Measures) Bill. I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to move the motion—Huw...
Item 14 is the motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill. I call on the Minister for Children and Social Care to move...
The first vote this evening will be on item 11, the land transaction tax regulations. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour...
Will the First Minister provide an update on work to establish a national care service for Wales?
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
