5. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:39 pm on 11 December 2018.

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Photo of Suzy Davies Suzy Davies Conservative 4:39, 11 December 2018

In December last year, the Children, Young People and Education Committee recommended that the Education Workforce Council be given legislative powers to impose an interim suspension Order—or, more than one. Three months later, the education Secretary asked the EWC if they would do a consultation, and the consultation deadline for that is in 10 days' time, Now, I don't know why the delay has happened here, but we are talking about a year down the line. In view of that, I wonder whether it would be possible for Welsh Government to consider expediting its response to the consultation report when that's finally published in January. 

Secondly, the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018. The Stage 4 proceedings were in June earlier this year and Royal Assent was given in August. I wonder, early in the new term, whether the new health Secretary could give us an update on progress on filling in the gaps in that Bill. Members may remember that I was very unhappy with the quality of that particular Bill, and I think some intelligence on how those regulations are now looking and the research being done would be very welcome. Thank you.