Tuesday, 2 November 2021
The Senedd met in the Chamber and by video-conference at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
Good afternoon and welcome to this Plenary session. Before we begin, I want to set out a few points. This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with some Members in the Senedd Chamber and...
The first item is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Jayne Bryant.
1. Will the First Minister make a statement on the Local Places for Nature scheme? OQ57125
2. What action is the Welsh Government taking to achieve a net-zero Wales? OQ57124
Questions now from the party leaders. On behalf of the Conservatives, Paul Davies.
3. How is the Welsh Government encouraging the recovery of rural towns in Mid and West Wales? OQ57126
4. Will the First Minister make a statement on the use of renewable energy? OQ57086
5. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the contribution that transport will need to make to secure a carbon-neutral Wales? OQ57112
6. Will the First Minister make a statement on the Government's anti-racism efforts in South Wales West? OQ57100
We'll move, therefore, to our next item, the business statement and announcement, and I call on the Trefnydd to make the statement. Lesley Griffiths.
The next item is a statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services, an update on COVID-19, and I call on the Minister to make the statement. Eluned Morgan. There you are, Minister.
Welcome back. The next item is a statement by the Minister for Climate Change, net-zero strategy. And I call on the Minister for Climate Change, Julie James.
The next item is a statement by the Minister for Economy: a greener economy. I call on the Minister, Vaughan Gething.
The next item is a statement by the Minister for education on the implementation of net-zero carbon and the twenty-first century schools and colleges programme. I call on Jeremy Miles.
Item 7, a statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: an update on the decarbonisation programme for health and social care. I call on the Minister, Eluned Morgan.
The next item is a motion to suspend Standing Orders to allow the next item of business to be debated, and I call on Julie James to move the motion formally. [Interruption.]
Therefore, we will move to the item itself, item 8, the supplementary legislative consent motion on the Environment Bill. I call on the Minister for Climate Change to move the motion—Julie...
That brings us to voting time, and the first vote is on item 8, the supplementary legislative consent motion on the Environment Bill. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Julie...
What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the importance of protecting young people’s mental health and wellbeing?
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
