Wednesday, 13 December 2017
The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education, and the first question, Mohammad Asghar.
1. What is the Welsh Government doing to ensure that vulnerable groups in Wales have access to employability programmes? OAQ51455
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on Student Finance Wales? OAQ51459
Questions now from the party spokespeople. Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Llyr Gruffydd.
3. Will you provide an update on when the additional learning needs code will be published? OAQ51471
4. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on home-schooled children? OAQ51462
5. How is the Welsh Government encouraging the development of strong links between universities and schools in Wales? OAQ5146
6. What schemes does the Welsh Government have in place to contribute to its target of a million Welsh speakers by 2050? OAQ51477
7. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the number of school leavers not entering education, employment or training in South Wales West? OAQ51456
8. What is the Cabinet Secretary doing to promote school governorships and the filling of vacant governor posts within the education system in Wales? OAQ51469
9. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on what the Welsh Government is doing to improve education in Pembrokeshire? OAQ51453
The next questions are the questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services, and the first question is from Caroline Jones.
1. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on ambulance response times in South Wales West? OAQ51478
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the use of mesh implants in Wales? OAQ51465
Questions now from the party spokespeople. I call first on the Conservative spokesperson, Angela Burns.
3. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on waiting times for children and adolescent mental health services? OAQ51479
4. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on GP training in North Wales? OAQ51480
5. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the provision of Welsh-medium mental health services? OAQ51458
6. What further action will the Welsh Government take to reduce the risk of people in Wales suffering a stroke? OAQ5145
7. What is the Welsh Government doing to encourage the shift in resources from secondary to primary health care? OAQ51452
The next item, therefore, is topical questions, and David Melding's question.
1. Given the recently released new house building figures for Wales, will the Cabinet Secretary confirm why the number of new homes built in Wales each year is shrinking? 87
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the reasons why the starting threshold for land transaction tax will increase for the residential main rates when the tax is devolved in April...
3. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the introduction of a permanent small business rates relief scheme for Wales, following its announcement today through a written statement? 93
Point of order—Joyce Watson.
The next item is the 90-second statements. Mark Isherwood.
The next item, therefore, is the debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee report: 'Branching out: a new ambition for woodland policies'. I call on the committee...
We move on to the Member debate under Standing Order 11.21, which is on public transport network, and I call on Lee Waters to move the motion—Lee.
The following amendments have been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Julie James, and amendment 2 in the name of Paul Davies. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected.
So, then we move to voting. The first vote this afternoon is on the Members' debate under Standing Order 11.21 on public transport network. I call for a vote on the motion tabled by a number of...
We now move on to the short debate and I call on Mike Hedges. We'll wait, Mike, until people move.
Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on Estyn inspections in Wales?
Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on ensuring that GP care is fit for the 21st century?
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
