Tuesday, 8 January 2019
The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
The first item on our agenda in this new year is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Neil McEvoy.
1. Will the First Minister make a statement on the implementation of local development plans in South Wales Central? OAQ53120
2. Will the First Minister make a statement on the development of guidance to support local authorities in assessing planning applications for intensive poultry units? OAQ53116
Questions now from the party leaders. The Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price.
3. How many council houses does the First Minister expect will be built in the 2019/20 financial year? OAQ53114
Can I take this opportunity to congratulate the First Minister on his appointment and I for one look forward to the dry wit you often display in your responses, even if I've been the recipient of...
5. What are the Welsh Government's plans to sustain rural communities? OAQ53155
6. What powers does the Welsh Government have to protect Cardiff's cultural heritage from developers? OAQ53141
7. What plans does the First Minister have to promote free public access to drinking water over the next 12 months? OAQ53147
8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to help people out of homelessness? OAQ53160
The next item is the business statement and announcement and I call on the Trefnydd to make the statement—Rebecca Evans.
The next item is a statement by the First Minister: an update on EU transition. I call on the First Minister to make the statement. Mark Drakeford.
Item 4 on the agenda is the statement by the Minister for Education, introduction of personalised assessments, and I call on the Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams.
Item 5 on the agenda this afternoon has been postponed.
Therefore, we move to item 6, which is the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019. I call on the Minister for Finance and...
Item 7 on our agenda this afternoon is the Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, and, again, I call on the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd to move the...
The following amendments have been selected: amendments 1 and 2 in the name of Darren Millar.
That brings us to our next item, which is a motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill. I call on the Minister for Housing and...
The next item is the motion to suspend Standing Order 11.16 to allow the next item of business to be considered. I call on the First Minister to move the motion.
That brings us to the item itself, which is the motion to agree the First Minister's recommendation to Her Majesty to appoint a Counsel General. I call on the First Minister to move the motion.
That brings us to voting time. The first vote is on the Holtham report on paying for social care, and it's a vote on amendment 1. I therefore call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of...
Will the First Minister make a statement on current Welsh Government policy on the M4 relief road?
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
