Rebecca Evans: It’s formally moved.
Rebecca Evans: Thank you, Presiding Officer. Tackling obesity is a major challenge to all Governments in the developed world. It requires joint action from a wide range of organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as from individuals themselves. I am grateful to Rhun ap Iorwerth for bringing forward proposals for a national obesity strategy at Stage 2 of the Bill’s...
Rebecca Evans: Thank you, Presiding Officer. The Bill, as it currently stands, would, for the very first time, make three outdoor areas smoke free. These are: school grounds, hospital grounds and public playgrounds. I've been pleased to see the broad support for this significant step that has been clear throughout the scrutiny process. During Stage 1 consideration of the Bill, a number of suggestions were...
Rebecca Evans: I thank Members for their support for these measures within the Bill. I would just take this opportunity to reiterate the assurances that I did give at Stage 2 regarding appropriate guidance being issued.
Rebecca Evans: Yes, formally.
Rebecca Evans: Formally.
Rebecca Evans: Formally.
Rebecca Evans: Yes, move.
Rebecca Evans: I formally move.
Rebecca Evans: Formally move.
Rebecca Evans: Yes, move.
Rebecca Evans: Move.
Rebecca Evans: Thank you. The amendments in this group are all technical in nature and make minor changes to aid understanding of the provisions. They reflect changes made at Stage 2 to name the enforcement authorities for the smoke-free-premises provisions on the face of the Bill, rather than designating them in regulations as initially planned. None of the amendments make a substantive change to the...
Rebecca Evans: Formally.
Rebecca Evans: Formally.
Rebecca Evans: Yes, formally.
Rebecca Evans: Formally.
Rebecca Evans: Yes, formally.
Rebecca Evans: Thank you. I’m grateful to Angela Burns for bringing forward amendment 32 following an issue that she raised at Stage 2 about the potential for the registration authority to include information on the register that is not consistent with the policy intent. I’m happy to confirm that the Government will support this amendment. However, the acceptance of amendment 32 raises an issue that...
Rebecca Evans: Formally.