The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Presiding Officer (Elin Jones) in the Chair.

[R] signifies the Member has declared an interest. [W] signifies that the question was tabled in Welsh.

• <p>The Trade Union Act 2016</p>

  8 speeches

  1. Will the Minister provide an update on plans to repeal aspects of the Trade Union Act 2016? OAQ(5)0009(FLG)

<p>State Pension Arrangements</p>

8 speeches

2. What is the Welsh Government’s assessment of the impact that the UK Government’s transitional state pension arrangements will have on women born on or after 6 April 1951?...

<p>Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople</p>

23 speeches

We now move to questions to the Cabinet Secretary from party spokespeople and, first this week, the Conservative spokesperson, Nick Ramsay.

<p>Promoting Equality in Wales</p>

6 speeches

3. Will the Minister make a statement on his priorities for promoting equality in Wales? OAQ(5)0014(FLG)

<p>European Investment Bank Loans</p>

6 speeches

4. What use has the Welsh Government made of the European Investment Bank loans? OAQ(5)0004(FLG)

<p>The Delivery of Public Services </p>

7 speeches

Will the Minister make a statement on his priorities—oh, sorry; wrong one. Apologies.

<p>The Supplier Qualification Information Database</p>

8 speeches

6. Will the Minister make a statement on the use of SQuID for purchasing by local authorities? OAQ(5)0001(FLG)

We now move to the next item on the agenda, questions to the Assembly Commission. No questions were tabled on this occasion.

The next item, therefore, item 3, is the debate by individual Members under Standing Order 11.21, and I call on David Melding to move the motion.

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 Jane Hutt and amendments 2 and 3 in the name of Paul Davies.

The following amendments have been selected: amendments 1 and 2 in the name of Simon Thomas.

We will vote first on the Plaid Cymru debate on the electoral system, and I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Simon Thomas. Open the vote. Close the vote. For 13, against 39....

The next item on the agenda is the result of the secret ballots for committee Chairs. Therefore I will share with you the results. All the results will be published following this session. First...

We now move on to the next item on the agenda, namely the short debate. For those of you departing or quitting the Chamber, please could you do so swiftly and quietly? So, we begin the short...