Tuesday, 9 January 2018
The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
Before we begin, may I wish everybody a happy new year and welcome a new Member, Mandy Jones, to represent the North Wales region following Nathan Gill's resignation? May I wish Mandy Jones well...
And, so, with that, questions to the First Minister. Question 1, Joyce Watson.
1. Will the First Minister make a statement on efforts to recycle plastic in Wales? OAQ51514
2. Will the First Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's policies for supporting enterprise in south-east Wales? OAQ51496
Questions now from the party leaders. The leader of the opposition, Andrew R.T. Davies.
3. Will the First Minister make a statement on economic development in South Wales West? OAQ51508
4. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government action to mark the centenary anniversary of women’s suffrage? OAQ51524
5. What assessment has the First Minister made of the impact on Wales of China’s decision to ban imports of plastic? OAQ51528
6. Will the First Minister outline the Welsh Government's economic priorities for Aberavon in 2018? OAQ51509
7. Will the First Minister outline the Welsh Government's policies to end homelessness in Wales? OAQ51527
8. Will the First Minister make a statement on local authority house-building in Wales? OAQ51530
The next item, therefore, is the business statement and announcement, and I call on Julie James to make the statement.
The next item is a statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care on the consultation on legislation to remove the defence of reasonable punishment. I call on the Minister, Huw...
Item 4 on our agenda this afternoon is the statement by the Counsel General on the Welsh Government prosecution code. I call the Counsel General, Jeremy Miles, to introduce the statement.
Item 5 on our agenda is the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018. I think you need more time for this if you're...
The following amendments have been selected: amendments 1, 2 and 3 in the name of Paul Davies and amendment 4 in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth.
We now move on to item 7, which is a debate on the draft Welsh national marine plan, and I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs to move the motion—Lesley...
That brings us to voting time. Unless three Members want the bell to be rung, we will move immediately to the vote on the debate on 'Our Valleys, Our Future'. The first vote is on amendment 4. I...
Will the First Minister explain why the Welsh Government needed to renegotiate its arrangements with Pinewood Studios?
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
