Wednesday, 10 October 2018
The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Deputy Presiding Officer (Ann Jones) in the Chair.
The first item on this afternoon's agenda is questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance. Question 1, Mark Isherwood.
1. What consideration did the Cabinet Secretary give to preventative services when deciding on the draft budget? OAQ52717
2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on Welsh Government spending for 2019-20 in Monmouth? OAQ52709
We'll now turn to party spokespeople to question the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, and first today is the Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Steffan Lewis.
3. Will the Cabinet Secretary outline how the draft budget will assist local authorities in north Wales in light of the financial pressures being placed upon them? OAQ52739
4. What effect has the 6 per cent land transaction tax rate had on tax revenue from commercial property transactions of over £1 million since April 2018? OAQ52724
5. What negotiations have taken place to ensure that post-Brexit structural funds will be managed by the Welsh Government? OAQ52725
6. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the fiscal prospects that underpin the draft budget? OAQ52722
7. What consideration does the Cabinet Secretary give to supporting the eradication of homelessness in allocating funding to the local government and public services portfolio? OAQ52726
Item 2 on the agenda this afternoon is questions to the Leader of the House and the Chief Whip. The first question is from Nick Ramsay.
1. Will the Leader of the House provide an update on superfast broadband in Monmouth? OAQ52708
2. Will the Leader of the House make a statement on the development of 5G in North Wales? OAQ52727
We now turn to the party spokespeople, and the first this afternoon for the leader of the house is the Conservative spokesperson, Mark Isherwood.
3. Will the Leader of the House provide an update on the latest roll-out of broadband in Preseli Pembrokeshire? OAQ52707
4. What is the Welsh Government doing to promote digital collaboration between the public and private sectors? OAQ52730
5. What action is the Welsh Government taking to tackle gender-based bullying? OAQ52720
6. Will the Leader of the House provide an update on broadband coverage in Newport East? OAQ52711
7. Will the Leader of the House make a statement on Welsh Government action to tackle violence against women and domestic abuse? OAQ52718
Item 3 on the agenda this afternoon: questions to the Assembly Commission. All the questions this afternoon will be answered by the Commissioner Suzy Davies. So, question 1, David Melding.
1. What assessment has the Commission made of the Assembly's participation in the 2018 National Eisteddfod in Cardiff Bay? OAQ52715
2. What events does the Commission have planned to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War? OAQ52740
4. What is the Commission doing to encourage young people to visit the Assembly? OAQ52731
5. Will the Commission make a statement on resourcing the Welsh Youth Parliament? OAQ52729
6. Will the Commissioner make a statement on the preparedness of the Assembly and its offices across Wales to respond to potential terrorist attacks? OAQ52741
Item 4 on the agenda is topical questions and no topical questions have been accepted.
Therefore, item 5 is the 90-second statements, and the first of the 90-second statements today is from Jack Sargeant.
Item 6 on the agenda is a motion to amend Standing Orders, and can I call on a member of the Business Committee to move formally the motion?
We'll move on now to item 7—debate on a Member's legislative proposal: a Bill to incorporate the United Nations declaration on the rights of disabled persons into Welsh law, and I call on...
Item 8, which was to be a debate on the Culture, Welsh Language and Communication Committee's report 'Building Resilience Inquiry into non-public funding of the arts'—there has been no...
We move to item 9 on our agenda this afternoon, which is a debate seeking the Assembly's agreement to introduce a Commission-proposed Bill: the Welsh Parliament and Elections (Wales) Bill. I now...
The following amendments have been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Julie James, and amendment 2 in the name of Neil McEvoy. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected.
And that brings us to voting time. The first vote is on the debate seeking the Assembly’s agreement to introduce a Commission-proposed Bill: the Welsh Parliament and elections (Wales) Bill....
We now move to the short debate. If Members are leaving the Chamber, can you do so quickly and quietly, please? So, we will move to the short debate, and I call on Mark Reckless to speak on the...
Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on Welsh Government progress in moving to a more preventative spend model of budgeting?
Will the Leader of the House provide an update on the roll-out of superfast broadband across Wales?
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
