Wednesday, 2 May 2018
The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Deputy Presiding Officer (Ann Jones) in the Chair.
[Inaudible.]—questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport. Question 1, John Griffiths.
1. What further steps will the Welsh Government take to improve road safety in Wales? OAQ52077
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the role of the metro delivery partnership in delivering integrated transport for Cardiff? OAQ52083
We now turn to spokespeople's questions, and the first party spokesperson is Suzy Davies.
4. Will the Cabinet Secretary outline the support available to businesses in mid Wales to expand their operations? OAQ52066
5. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary held regarding the city deal for the Swansea Bay region? OAQ52069
6. What is the Welsh Government doing to promote its economic action plan within the business community? OAQ52092
7. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the north Wales metro? OAQ52073
Item 2 is questions to the Counsel General. Question 1 is from Bethan Sayed.
1. Will the Counsel General make a statement on the work of the Commission on Justice in Wales? OAQ52084
2. What advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government on the legal basis for the agreement between the Welsh Government and the UK Government on the European Union (Withdrawal)...
3. What legal representations has the Counsel General made in relation to appeals against Care Inspectorate Wales's decision to withdraw registered status from nurseries and childcare centres?...
4. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government regarding the debate on the Permanent Secretary's inquiry report held on Wednesday 18 April 2018? OAQ52087
5. What discussions has the Counsel General had with law officers in the UK Government and the Scottish Government following the referral of the Law Derived from the European Union (Wales) Bill...
6. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the potential for legal recourse under the Sewel Convention? OAQ52095
7. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the legal barriers preventing the Welsh Government seeking the devolution of legislative powers relating to welfare and social security? OAQ52097
8. What assessment has the Counsel General made of how technology can be used to make better law? OAQ52098
Point of order, Mick Antoniw.
There are no topical questions today.
We move on to item 4, which is the 90-second statements, and I call Jack Sargeant.
Item 5 is a statement by the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on public procurement, and I call on the Chair of the committee, Nick Ramsay.
We move on to item 6 on the agenda, which is a debate on the Standards of Conduct Committee's report 01-18 to the Assembly under Standing Order 22.9, and I call on the temporary Chair of the...
Can we move on to item 7, if everybody—? Okay. Item 7, then, is the Member debate under Standing Order 11.21 on period poverty and stigma. I call on Jane Hutt to move the motion.
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.
So, we move to vote on the Plaid Cymru debate on the European Union withdrawal Bill and devolution. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. If the proposal is not...
So, we now move to the short debate and I call on Rhianon Passmore to speak on the topic she has chosen—Rhianon.
Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on planning work for future phases of the south Wales metro?
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
