Wednesday, 27 June 2018
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 Education, and Dawn Bowden has the first question.
1. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the educational well-being of adopted children? OAQ52403
2. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to support adults to upskill and reskill when in work? OAQ52411
Questions now from party spokespeople. The Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Llyr Gruffydd.
3. What actions is the Welsh Government taking to improve attainment levels amongst the most deprived pupils in South Wales West? OAQ52407
4. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on teaching digital skills in schools in North Wales? OAQ52416
6. How is the Welsh Government supporting education in Powys? OAQ52399
9. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on Welsh Government support for learners with autistic spectrum disorder? OAQ52390
10. How does the Welsh Government allocate resources to schools in Wales? OAQ52408
11. Cabinet Secretary, will you make a statement on the consideration given to absence due to disability when compiling school attendance figures? OAQ52396
The next item, therefore, is questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services. Question 1 [OAQ52426] is withdrawn. Question 2, Caroline Jones.
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary outline the progress being made in reducing the budget deficits of local health boards? OAQ52409
3. What further steps will the Welsh Government take to reduce levels of smoking? OAQ52406
We now turn to spokespeople's questions, and the first this afternoon is from Angela Burns.
4. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on health services in Montgomeryshire? OAQ52401
5. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the development of a gender identity service for Wales? OAQ52424
6. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on funding for defibrillators? OAQ52422
7. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the provision of children's social services? OAQ52393
9. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on sleep medicine services? OAQ52398
10. What additional support is the Welsh Government providing to Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board? OAQ52404
There have been no topical questions accepted this afternoon.
Therefore, we move to item 4, which is the 90-second statement. Mike Hedges.
The next item on our agenda this afternoon is the motion to suspend Standing Orders, and I call on a member of the Business Committee 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 Paul Davies. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected.
Item 6 on our agenda this afternoon is a debate on a Member's legislative proposal: leasehold residential houses. I call on Mick Antoniw to move the motion. Mick Antoniw.
We move on to item 7, which is a debate on petitions P-04-472, 'Make the MTAN law', and P-04-575, 'Call in All Opencast Mining Planning Applications'. I call on the Chair of the Petitions...
The following amendments have been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Paul Davies, amendment 2 in the name of Julie James, and amendment 3 in the name of Caroline Jones.
The following amendment has been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Julie James.
We have reached voting time. Unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I am going to proceed directly to the first vote. The first vote this afternoon, then, is on the debate on the no...
We move to the short debate and I call on Neil Hamilton to speak on the topic he has chosen.
Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the Welsh Government's school admissions policy?
Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the waiting times to register with NHS dentists in Ceredigion?
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
