Wednesday, 6 March 2019
The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd, and the first question is from Nick Ramsay.
I thought Lynne Neagle was going to be answering the questions there for a moment.
2. What money has the Minister allocated to the housing and local government portfolio in respect of regeneration of Welsh high streets? OAQ53526
Questions now from the party spokespeople. The Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Rhun ap Iorwerth.
3. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Housing and Local Government about funding pressures in local government? OAQ53523
5. What discussions has the Minister had with UK Ministers on the need for an emergency budget in the event of a no-deal Brexit? OAQ53515
6. What recent discussions has the Minister had with the Minister and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services about the funding of social care? OAQ53488
8. What resources has the Minister allocated to the health and social care portfolio to implement the 'Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales' policy? OAQ53518
9. Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's policy on multi-year budgeting? OAQ53522
And the next item is questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language, and the first question comes from Janet Finch-Saunders.
1. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Education on the role of schools in achieving the target of one million Welsh speakers by 2050? OAQ53496
2. Will the Minister provide an update on the delivery of the 2018-2019 Action Plan Cymraeg 2050: A million Welsh speakers? OAQ53484
Questions now from the party spokespeople. Conservative spokesperson, Darren Millar.
3. What contact has the Welsh Government made with non-EU countries in the run up to leaving the EU? OAQ53525
5. Will the Minister outline how the Welsh Government is seeking to attract investment to Islwyn from the United States of America? OAQ53519
6. Will the Minister make a statement regarding future bids for major sports events? OAQ53501
Item 3 on the agenda is questions to the Assembly Commission. All the questions this afternoon will be answered by the Llywydd. Question 1, Dai Lloyd.
1. What assessment has the Commission made of the impact of political defections on democratic engagement? OAQ53486
2. Will the Commission make a statement on the next steps for the Youth Parliament? OAQ53489
3. Will the Commission make a statement on the policy for flying flags on the Assembly estate after the UK leaves the European Union? OAQ53507
4. Does the Commission have any plans to establish a permanent commemoration for Assembly Members who have died whilst in post? OAQ53502
Item 4 is topical questions. There is one this afternoon, to be answered by the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism. Andrew R.T. Davies.
1. What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the Welsh Rugby Union in light of reports of a major overhaul of the professional game in Wales? 284
The next item is the 90-second statements, but no statements were accepted today.
Therefore, we move to our next item, which is the motion to vary the order of consideration for Stage 3 amendments to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill. I call on a member of the...
The next debate is the debate on the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee report on the inter-institutional relations agreement between the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh...
We now move on to item 8, which is the Plaid Cymru debate on building social housing in Wales, and I call on Leanne Wood to move the motion.
We now move on to item 9, which is a debate on petition P-05-849, 'All men in Wales should have access through the NHS to the best possible diagnostic tests for prostate cancer'. I call on the...
There are no items for voting this afternoon.
Therefore, we move to item 11, which is the short debate, and I call on John Griffiths to speak on the topic he's chosen. John.
What is the Welsh Government doing to promote north-east Wales as a location for international business?
How is the Welsh Government promoting North Wales as a tourist destination?
What discussions has the Minister had with the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip on the budget for the implementation of measures contained in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015?
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
