Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Senedd
Meeting date:
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Meeting time: 13.30
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(45 mins)
The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople to ask questions without notice after Question 2.
(45 mins)
The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople to ask questions without notice after Question 2.
(20 mins)
[To ask the Minister for Housing and Local Government]
Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central) Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of accommodation for people leaving Cardiff Prison in light of the latest report from the Independent Monitoring Board?
(5 mins)
NDM6971 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Orders 17.3 and 17.13(ii), elects Delyth Jewell (Plaid Cymru) as a Member of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee;
NDM6972 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Delyth Jewell (Plaid Cymru) as a Member of the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee in place of Dai Lloyd (Plaid Cymru).
(30 mins)
Supporting Documents
Senedd
and Elections (Wales) Bill
Explanatory Memorandum
(60 mins)
NDM6965 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the Report of the Public Accounts Committee's - Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18 - which was laid in the Table Office on 26 November 2018.
Notes: The Welsh Government's response to the report was laid in the Table Office on 11 January 2019.
Natural Resources Wales' response to the report was received and published on the Committee's webpage on 14 January 2019.
(60 mins)
NDM6967 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Calls on the Welsh Government to retain the Welsh Independent Living Grant in full.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the Welsh Government has always committed the full amount of funding transferred for the Independent Living Fund for that purpose.
2. Commits the Welsh Government to work with recipients and local authorities to ensure the intentions of the Welsh Independent Living Grant continue to be delivered in Wales.
Amendment 2 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that disabled people are full partners in the design and operation of an Independent Living Fund for Wales which safeguards the rights of disabled people to live independent lives.
(60 mins)
NDM6966 Gareth Bennett (South Wales Central)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Believes that prisons should be places of reform and rehabilitation, and that imprisonment is a punishment for those found guilty of a crime.
2. Resolves that prisoners should not be given the right to vote in Welsh elections.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Believes that prisons should be places of reform and rehabilitation.
2. Supports the principle of voting rights for prisoners at Welsh elections, but awaits the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s report.
[If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will be de-selected]
Amendment 2 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new points after point 1 and renumber accordingly:
Welcomes the focus by the Ministry of Justice on rehabilitative services, community sentences and reducing reoffending.
Notes that the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee have an ongoing Inquiry into voting rights for prisoners.
Amendment 3 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
In point 2, delete ‘prisoners should not be given the right to vote in’ and replace with ‘existing prisoner voting rights should not be extended in future’.
(30 mins)
NDM6962 Dai Lloyd (South Wales West)
Air quality legislation fit for modern challenges.
The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 19 February 2019