Tuesday, 3 March 2020
The Assembly met at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
And the first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Mohammad Asghar.
1. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve the employment prospects of school leavers in Wales? OAQ55168
2. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government support for regeneration of the northern valleys? OAQ55186
Questions now from the party leaders. Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price.
3. Will the First Minister provide an update on Welsh Government efforts to tackle self-harm in Wales? OAQ55171
4. What assessment has the First Minister made of plans to move the Assembly's operations to north Wales for a week? OAQ55184
5. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government policies to tackle youth homelessness? OAQ55173
6. What steps is the First Minister taking to improve flood management in the Conwy Valley following recent storms? OAQ55155
7. Will the First Minister make a statement on the current challenges faced by residents in Cardiff West as a result of work related to Cardiff’s local development plan? OAQ55150
8. What actions is the Welsh Government taking to improve the rates of recycling in Islwyn? OAQ55189
The next item is questions to the Deputy Minister, and the first question is from Mick Antoniw.
1. Will the Deputy Minister make a statement on the allocation of Community Facilities Programme funding in Rhondda Cynon Taf? OAQ55158
2. Will the Deputy Minister provide an update on Welsh Government support for the Nigerian community in Wales? OAQ55142
3. Will the Deputy Minister outline the measures being taken to encourage the voluntary sector to apply for public sector tenders? OAQ55172
4. What action is the Deputy Minister taking to improve community cohesion in south-east Wales? OAQ55143
5. How is the Welsh Government supporting volunteering and voluntary groups in Wales? OAQ55153
The next statement is the business statement, and I call the Trefnydd.
Item 3 is postponed.
Therefore the next item is a statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: coronavirus update. I call on the Minister to make the statement—Vaughan Gething.
Item 5 on the agenda is the Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments to Farmers) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020. And I call on the Minister for Environment, Energy and...
Item 6 on our agenda this afternoon is a debate on the Welsh rates of income tax 2020-2021, and I call on the Minister for Finance and the Trefnydd to move the motion—Rebecca Evans.
Item 7 on our agenda this afternoon is the debate on the final budget of 2020-21, and I call on the Minister for Finance and the Trefnydd to move the motion—Rebecca Evans.
The next item is a debate on the local government settlement for the next financial year, and I call on the Minister for Housing and Local Government to move the motion—Julie James.
The following amendment has been selected: amendment 1 in the name of Rebecca Evans.
The following amendments have been selected: amendments 1 and 2 in the name of Darren Millar and amendment 3 in the name of Siân Gwenllian.
If Members can come to order then, the allocated time for the bell to be rung for people to get back to the Chamber has passed, and we now move to voting time. The first vote this afternoon is on...
Will the First Minister provide an update on mental health support for students in further education in 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
