Tuesday, 17 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 Vikki Howells.
1. Will the First Minister provide an update on NHS recruitment in Wales? OAQ55242
2. Will the First Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government’s strategic vision for economic development in the Heads of the Valleys? OAQ55276
Questions now from party leaders. On behalf of the leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth.
4. First Minister, what assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact of the coronavirus in Wales? OAQ55255
5. How is the Welsh Government giving support for people with neuro-diverse conditions in Wales? OAQ55245
10. How is the First Minister ensuring that Welsh Government-funded services promote kinder communities? OAQ55275
The next item, therefore, is the business statement and announcement. I call on the Trefnydd to make that statement—Rebecca Evans.
So, everybody ready to move on to the statement by the Minister for economy and transport on coronavirus update. Ken Skates will make that statement.
Item 3 is the next item. The statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services on the latest information on coronavirus, COVID-19, is that statement. The Minister for health is...
Item 5 on the agenda this afternoon is a statement by the Minister for Housing and Local Government on COVID-19, and I call on the Minister for Housing and Local Government—Julie James.
Item 6, a statement by the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales on the Bus Services (Wales) Bill, has been postponed.
Item 7, which was the statement by the Minister for Housing and Local Government on the homelessness action group report, is to be issued as a written statement.
Also to be issued as a written statement is the statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: a framework to improve quality and performance in urgent emergency care.
And so we move to item 9, which is the Adoption Agencies (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, and I call on the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to move the motion....
We now move on to item 10, which is the legislative consent motion on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill, and I call on the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language to move...
Item 11 on our agenda this afternoon is a debate on Stage 4 of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Bill, and I call on the Counsel General and the Minister for European...
I come to voting time. Unless two Members wish for the bell to be rung, we will proceed to vote. Okay, so we vote on Stage 4 of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Bill,...
Item 13 on our agenda, which was to be Stage 3 proceedings of the Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill has been postponed. Therefore, that brings today's proceedings to a close.
What steps has the Welsh Government taken to close the gender pay-gap 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
