Wednesday, 28 September 2022
The Senedd met in the Chamber and by video-conference at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
Good afternoon. We will now start the meeting. The first item on this afternoon's agenda is questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government, and the first question is from Altaf Hussain.
1. What discussions has the Minister had with colleagues in local government on the future of council tax? OQ58421
2. What discussions has the Minister had with HM Treasury regarding the UK Government's levelling-up fund? OQ58438
Questions now from the party spokespeople. The Conservative spokesperson, Peter Fox.
3. What consideration did the Minister give to the sufficiency of childcare places when setting the Welsh Government's budget for 2022-23? OQ58454
4. What are the Minister's spending priorities for Preseli Pembrokeshire for the next 12 months? OQ58431
5. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve local government performance in delivering local services? OQ58435
6. How will the establishment of corporate joint committees improve public transport in Denbighshire? OQ58429
7. What discussions has the Minister had with her UK Government counterparts regarding cost-of-living support for local authorities? OQ58420
8. Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's relationship with the Welsh Local Government Association decarbonisation strategy panel? OQ58443
9. What support is the Welsh Government providing to local authorities in Mid and West Wales as the cost-of-living crisis intensifies? OQ58456
10. Pa asesiad y mae'r Gweinidog wedi'i wneud o'r effaith y caiff datganiad cyllidol Llywodraeth y DU ar Gymru? OQ58452
Okay, we're ready to reconvene and we'll move to questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, and the first question is from Mark Isherwood.
1. What engagement has the Minister had with cabinet colleagues regarding animal health and welfare? OQ58436
3. How is the Welsh Government supporting the development of the fishing sector? OQ58449
Questions now from the party spokespeople. Conservative spokesperson, Darren Millar.
4. What is the Government doing to promote food security? OQ58445
5. What plans does the Welsh Government have to increase the supply of locally sourced foods? OQ58450
6. What discussions is the Minister having with the Minister for Economy regarding the future of the former Anglesey Aluminium site in Holyhead? OQ58451
7. What measures is the Welsh Government taking to improve welfare standards for goldfish? OQ58444
8. What progress has been made towards restricting the use of cages for farmed animals? OQ58455
9. How is the Welsh Government supporting the promotion and marketing of food and drink from Wales as part of the opportunities presented by the Cymru men's football team qualifying for the World...
10. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the effect of agricultural pollution on Welsh rivers? OQ58423
And now a business statement update, and I call on the Trefnydd, again Lesley Griffiths, to provide that update.
Item 3, there are no topical questions today.
We move, therefore, to item 4, the 90-second statements, and the first today is from Samuel Kurtz.
We move now to item 5, the motion to approve the official languages scheme for the sixth Senedd and to note the annual report on the official languages scheme for 2021-22. I call on Commissioner...
Item 6 is next, a debate on petition P-06-1276, 'Extend section 25B of the Nurse Staffing Levels Act (Wales) 2016'. I call on Buffy Williams to move the motion on behalf of the committee.
Item 7 this afternoon is the Welsh Conservatives debate—gynaecological cancer. I call on Russell George to move the motion.
There are no votes to be taken this afternoon.
So, we will now move on to our first short debate today, and I call on Joel James to speak to the topic that he has chosen—Joel James.
We'll now move to our second short debate, and I call on Rhun ap Iorwerth to speak to the topic that he has chosen.
What additional funding will the Welsh Government allocate to Carmarthenshire County Council as it faces increasing energy costs for its buildings?
Will the Minister make a statement on how the Agriculture (Wales) Bill will strengthen the economy of the Welsh countryside?
What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on animal welfare?
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
