The Senedd met in the Chamber and by video-conference at 13:30 with the Deputy Presiding Officer (David Rees) in the Chair.

Welcome to this Plenary session. Before we begin, I want to set out a few points. This meeting will be held in hybrid format, with some Members in the Senedd Chamber, and others joining by...

The first item this afternoon is the business statement and announcement, and I call on the Trefnydd, Lesley Griffiths. 

We move now to item 2, questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Sam Rowlands.

• Eradicating Antisemitism

  5 speeches

  1. What action is the Welsh Government taking to eradicate antisemitism in Wales? OQ57901

The Chancellor's Spring Statement

14 speeches

2. Will the First Minister make a statement on the implications for Wales of the Chancellor's Spring Statement 2022? OQ57906

Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders

17 speeches

I now call on party leaders. First, the leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.

Maternity Services

7 speeches

3. Will the First Minister make a statement on the effect of COVID on maternity services in South Wales West? OQ57865

P&O Ferries

8 speeches

4. What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government about Welsh residents who have been unlawfully sacked by P&O? OQ57905

Cycle Tourism

4 speeches

5. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to develop cycle tourism in west Wales? OQ57871

Heating Oil and LPG

5 speeches

6. What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the UK Government regarding putting in place protections against price rises for people across rural Wales who are reliant on heating oil and...

UK Government Spring Statement

5 speeches

7. How will the Welsh Government mitigate against any negative impacts the UK Government spring statement might have on households in South Wales East? OQ57904

Flooding

5 speeches

8. What support is the Welsh Government providing to Natural Resources Wales to alleviate the flooding of land in mid Wales? OQ57902

Items 3 and 4 on today's agenda have been withdrawn.

So, we will move on to item 5, a statement by the Minister for Social Justice with a Homes for Ukraine scheme update. I call on the Minister for Social Justice, Jane Hutt.

Item 6 today is the statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government on non-domestic rates reform. I call on the Minister for Finance and Local Government, Rebecca Evans.

Item 7 today is a statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change, and I call on the Deputy Minister Lee Waters to make his statement.

Item 8 is next, and it's a statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: fair work—annual progress update. I call on the Deputy Minister, Hannah Blythyn.

The next item, therefore, is the Local Authorities (Amendments Relating to Publication of Information) (Wales) Regulations 2022. I call on the Minister for Finance and Local Government to move...

A motion to suspend Standing Orders is next, to enable items 11 and 12 to be debated. I call on the Minister for health to move the motion to suspend Standing Orders.

We will go on to hear the motion. I call on the Minister for health to do just that—Eluned Morgan.

A motion to suspend Standing Orders once again is next for us to allow item 13 to be debated. I call on the Deputy Minister for Climate Change to move the motion formally. 

This allows us now to discuss item 13, which is the legislative consent motion on the Building Safety Bill, and I call on the Deputy Minister for Climate Change to move the motion. Lee Waters. 

Item 14 is next, the legislative consent motion on the Elections Bill. I call on the Counsel General to move the motion. Mick Antoniw.

That brings us to voting time, and the first vote this afternoon is on the regulations under item 10, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Alteration of Expiry Date) (Wales) Regulations 2022, and I call for...

• Questions to the First Minister

  8 speeches

  How does the Welsh Government support the tourism sector in North Wales?