Plenary

 

Meeting date:
Wednesday, 28 September 2011

 

Meeting time:
13:30

 

 

 

 

Agenda

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1. Questions to the Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development (45 mins) 

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2. Questions to the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage (45 mins) 

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3. Welsh Conservatives Debate (60 mins) 

NDM4810 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To Propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to

 

a) Recognise the potential of small and medium sized businesses to grow the Welsh economy;

 

b) Create the conditions needed for increased entrepreneurial activity in Wales; and

 

c) Offer support that meets the needs of businesses.

 

The following amendment has been tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

In point b, after ‘Wales’ insert ‘by, among other things, reducing regulatory burdens on businesses, developing an Innovation Fund and offering training grants to businesses taking on young unemployed people.’

 

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4. Plaid Cymru Debate (60 mins) 

NDM4812 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1) Believes that Wales is well served by its network of District General Hospitals; and

 

2) Calls on the Welsh Government to make a clear statement that it will not allow LHBs to centralise services away from District General Hospitals.

 

The following amendments have been tabled:

 

[If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected]

 

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

In point 2, delete "make a clear statement that it will not allow LHBs to centralise services away from District General Hospitals" and replace with "support LHBs as they fulfill their responsibilities to plan and deliver services appropriately."


Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

In point 2) insert ‘emergency and general surgery’ after ‘centralise’

Amendment 3 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add new point at end of motion:

 

Believes that patients are best served by services provided as close to patients’ homes as possible, and which are clinically safe, utilising a network of district general hospitals, community hospitals and centres of excellence.

 

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add new point at end of motion:

 

Believes that the National Clinical Forum, when established, must take into consideration the needs of District General Hospitals in any future reorganisation of the NHS.

 

 

 

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5. Welsh Liberal Democrats Debate (60 mins) 

NDM4811 Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Calls on the Welsh government to ensure that its Welsh Jobs Fund is focused on employment and training opportunities in the private sector.

 

The following amendments have been tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete "is focused on" and replace with "includes"

Amendment 2 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Delete 'in the private sector' and replace with 'in line with the Economic Renewal Programme.'

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Notes that private sector employment in Wales has witnessed a decrease of 3.7% between June 2010 and June 2011, the largest decrease in the UK.

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to work closely with local employers and training providers to identify opportunities through the Welsh Jobs Fund.

Amendment 5 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to scrap business rates for all small businesses in Wales with a rateable value of £12,000 or less to help maximise the impact of the Welsh Jobs Fund and assist with the creation of permanent jobs in the private sector.

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Voting Time

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6. Short Debate (30 mins) 

NDM4809 Mike Hedges (Swansea East):

 

The Hidden Disability – Hearing Issues in Wales

 

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The Assembly will sit again at Plenary at 13:30 on Tuesday, 4 October 2011

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