Tuesday, 18 January 2022
The Senedd met by video-conference at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
Welcome to this Plenary session. Before we begin, I want to set out a few points. A Plenary meeting held by video-conference, in accordance with the Standing Orders of the Welsh Parliament,...
The first item is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Joel James.
1. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of any negative repercussions from the implementation of the active travel action plan for Wales? OQ57458
2. Will the First Minister provide an update on the functioning of the relationship between the Welsh Government and UK Government? OQ57472
Questions now from the party leaders. Leader of the Welsh Conservatives first, Andrew R.T. Davies.
4. Will the First Minister set out the Welsh Government’s priorities for supporting the retail sector in Cynon Valley? OQ57456
5. Will the First Minister make a statement on progress towards the Welsh Government’s house-building targets? OQ57447
6. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to provide vulnerable households with energy advice? OQ57465
7. What discussions has the First Minister held with UK Government counterparts about measures to reduce COVID-19 infection rates? OQ57487
8. Will the First Minister make a statement on the provision of funding for hospitality businesses that have been affected by recent Welsh Government COVID-19 restrictions? OQ57448
9. What ambitions does the Welsh Government have to expand apprenticeships? OQ57483
We move to our next item, the business statement and announcement, and I call on the Trefnydd to make that statement. Lesley Griffiths.
The next item therefore is the statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services on COVID-19. I call on the Minister to make her statement—Eluned Morgan.
The next item is the statement by the Minister for Economy on stronger regional economies. I call on the Minister to make his statement. Vaughan Gething.
The next item this afternoon is a statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip, an update on progress following the publication of 'The Slave Trade and the British Empire:...
Item 6 is next—a statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales: BlasCymru/TasteWales: promoting Welsh food and drink to the world. I call on Lesley Griffiths to make that...
We move on now to item 7, a statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution on legal aid and access to justice. I call on Mick Antoniw to make the statement.
We move now to item 8, which is the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022. I call on the Minister for Finance and Local...
If there is no objection to that grouping, I will call on the Minister for Social Justice to move the motions—9 and 10. Jane Hutt.
That brings us to voting time, and the first vote is on item 9, the legislative consent motion on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, motion 1. And I call for a vote on that motion...
What steps is the Welsh Government taking to bring high-skilled jobs to Newport East?
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
