Wednesday, 29 November 2017
The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
The first item on our agenda is questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs. The first question is from Rhun ap Iorwerth.
1. What plans does the Welsh Government have to promote Anglesey's food and drink industry? OAQ51371
2. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with Natural Resources Wales about the tree felling programme at Fforest Fawr in Tongwynlais? OAQ51376
Questions now from the party spokespeople. Conservative spokesperson, Paul Davies.
3. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on air pollution levels in South Wales West? OAQ51348
4. What action is being taken by the Welsh Government to protect peatlands? OAQ51359
5. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the Welsh Government’s bovine TB eradication programme in Mid and West Wales? OAQ51366
7. What guidance does the Welsh Government issue regarding planning applications for housing developments? OAQ51343
8. What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the difference between world food prices and EU food prices? OAQ51360
The next item is questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services, and the first question is from Leanne Wood.
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on electoral reform in local government in Wales? OAQ51357
An opportunity now for the party spokespeople to ask questions. Plaid Cymru's spokesperson, Adam Price.
3. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the Welsh Government's plans for a national academy of government? OAQ51380
4. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the delivery of Our Valleys, Our Future within South Wales West? OAQ51349
5. What assessment has been made of the impact of automation on the delivery of public services? OAQ51365
6. What are the Welsh Government’s priorities for supporting members of the armed forces community and their families in Wales? OAQ51358
The next item, therefore, is the topical questions, and the first question is from Russell George.
1. Given the announced 23 per cent overspend on the project to dual the A465 between Abergavenny and Hirwaun, will the Cabinet Secretary confirm where the additional resource to fund this will...
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the impact of the recent floods on Anglesey's road network? 75
3. What consideration has the Cabinet Secretary given to commissioning an independent inquiry into allegations of abuse on Caldey Island? 76
4. Will the First Minister make a statement on the implications for Wales of the UK Government's Brexit impact assessments following their release on Tuesday? 78
The next item is the 90-second statements, but no requests were received for 90-second statements.
The following amendments have been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Julie James.
The next item is the Member debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) and I call on Mick Antoniw to move the motion.
The following amendments have been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Julie James and amendment 2 in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth.
The following amendments have been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Paul Davies, and amendment 2 in the name of Julie James. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected.
Point of order—Hefin David.
If I could have your attention for voting time, the first vote is on the debate under Standing Order 17.2 to give instructions to the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister, and I...
The next item is the short debate. We will wait a few seconds as Members leave the Chamber quietly. The short debate, therefore, on Wales’s invisible problem—the social impact...
Will the Cabinet Secretary explain how the provisional local government settlement for 2018/19 will protect local services?
Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on progress in relation to technical advice note 20?
What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with organisations in Anglesey prior to the introduction of universal credit in March 2018?
Will the Cabinet Secretary outline what advice his department has provided to Welsh local authorities in relation to refuse collections? Transferred for written answer by the Cabinet Secretary...
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
