Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting
date:
Wednesday, 25
November 2015
Meeting
time: 13.30
This meeting can be
viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3489
The item started at 13.30
Questions 1 – 10 and 12 – 15 were asked. Question 11 was not asked. Question 4 and 8 were grouped together for answer. Questions 7 and 13 were answered by the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism. The Deputy Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after Question 2.
The item started at 14.15
All 4 questions were asked.
No questions were tabled.
The item started at 14.27
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NNDM5872 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 27.2:
Agrees that the Tuberculosis (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2015, laid before the Assembly on 12 October 2015, be annulled.
The result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the motion. Therefore, the motion was not agreed.
The item started at 14.46
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5888 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Regrets that levels of litter, dog fouling, fly-tipping and graffiti continue to blight many local communities across Wales.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to work with local authorities to explore increasing penalties for environmental crime.
3. Recognises the role that recycling can play in minimising waste and ensuring cleaner communities across Wales and urges the Welsh Government to explore innovative solutions to further promote recycling.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
37 |
0 |
15 |
52 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.
The item started at 15.56
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5890 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales
1. Notes the need to strengthen the performance of the north Wales economy.
2. Recognises the need to develop north Wales as an economic powerhouse alongside, and co-operating with, the northern powerhouse in England in order to promote cross-border economic activity.
3. Recognises the importance of infrastructure investment to promote the economy, calls for a sustained programme of improvements to the A55 corridor, and calls on the Welsh Government to continue to support the electrification of the North Wales Coast Line.
4. Believes that the next devolved Welsh rail franchise must continue to include routes to the north west of England.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
41 |
0 |
11 |
52 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.
The item started at 16.49
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5889 Aled Roberts (North Wales)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the importance of securing global agreement on a climate change treaty at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, to ensure that the internationally agreed objective of limiting average global temperature increases to below two degrees Celsius is kept within reach.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to lead with ambition by setting a target for a 100 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050 within the Environment (Wales) Bill.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
5 |
0 |
47 |
52 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete point 2.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
11 |
15 |
52 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets that the Welsh Government is not on track to meet its Climate Change 2020 targets.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against amendment 2.
Amendment 3 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to accelerate its low-carbon economy planning for Wales, to provide green jobs for the future.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
51 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
Amendment 3 was agreed.
Amendment 4 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Recognises the importance of monitoring annual carbon emissions.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
Amendment 5 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes the role retrofitting of older properties can play in meeting carbon reduction targets.
A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 5 was agreed.
Amendment 6 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to strengthen building regulations and significantly upscale its retrofitting programme in order to cut emissions, help tackle fuel poverty and create jobs.
A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 6 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM5889 Aled Roberts (North Wales)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the importance of securing global agreement on a climate change treaty at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, to ensure that the internationally agreed objective of limiting average global temperature increases to below two degrees Celsius is kept within reach.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to accelerate its low-carbon economy planning for Wales, to provide green jobs for the future.
3. Recognises the importance of monitoring annual carbon emissions.
4. Notes the role retrofitting of older properties can play in meeting carbon reduction targets.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to strengthen building regulations and significantly upscale its retrofitting programme in order to cut emissions, help tackle fuel poverty and create jobs.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
Dechreuodd yr eitem am 17.40
Dechreuodd yr eitem am 17.45
NDM5887 Darren Millar (Gorllewin Clwyd)
Pentecostiaeth yng Nghymru: Pam ddylai Cymru wneud mwy i ddathlu ei threftadaeth gyfoethog Pentecostaidd.
The meeting concluded at 18.06
The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 1 December 2015