Wednesday, 16 November 2016
The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
[R] signifies the Member has declared an interest. [W] signifies that the question was tabled in Welsh.
1. Will the Minister make a statement on his evaluation of partnership working within Communities First? OAQ(5)0065(CC)
2. Will the Minister make a statement on the extension of free childcare? OAQ(5)0067(CC)
Questions to the party spokespeople now. Spokesperson for the Welsh Conservatives, Mark Isherwood.
3. What action is the Welsh Government taking to increase the supply and quality of social and affordable housing? OAQ(5)0071(CC)
4. Will the Minister make a statement on the ability of Rent Smart Wales staff to respond to queries from members of the public? OAQ(5)0060(CC)
5. Will the Minister outline his strategies for improving play facilities for children across Wales? OAQ(5)0066(CC)
Oh, sorry, I can’t stop laughing.
7. Will the Minister make a statement on the importance of community centres in community development in Wales? OAQ(5)0069(CC)
8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to promote positive parenting? OAQ(5)0058(CC)
9. Will the Minister make a statement about the resilience of social enterprise-delivered childcare services? OAQ(5)0073(CC)
10. Will the Minister provide an update on how the Welsh Government is ensuring that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is being realised? OAQ(5)0057(CC)
11. Will the Minister provide an update on the attempted regeneration of the Kingsway in Swansea as a business and employment hub? OAQ(5)0062(CC)
12. Will the Minister make a statement on the regeneration of the Severn Valley? OAQ(5)0061(CC)
The next item is the 90-second statements and the first this week is from Angela Burns.
The next item on our agenda is the motion to approve the Assembly Commission’s budget for 2017-18, and I call on Suzy Davies to move the motion on behalf of the Commission.
The following amendments have been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Jane Hutt, and amendments 2 and 3 in the name of Neil Hamilton. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected.
The following amendment has been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Paul Davies.
The following amendments have been selected: amendments 1, 2 and 3 in the name of Jane Hutt, and amendments 4, 5, 6 and 7 in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. If amendment 3 is agreed, amendments 4,...
The following amendments have been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Paul Davies, amendment 2 in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth, and amendment 3 in the name of Jane Hutt. If amendment 1 is...
On the Plaid Cymru debate, overseas workers in the Welsh NHS, I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. If the proposal is not agreed, then we will vote on the...
We now move to the short debate, item 9, the short debate in the name of Hefin David, on the value of small and medium-sized enterprises to the Welsh economy. I now call on Hefin to speak on that...
We move on to the next item, which is the short debate postponed from 9 November from Julie Morgan. I now call on Julie to speak on the topic she has chosen. Julie Morgan.
Will the Minister outline what action the Welsh Government is taking to mitigate the adverse impact of the UK Government's benefit cap?
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
