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(45 mins) |
Questions to the First Minister The Presiding Officer will call
the Party Leaders to ask questions without notice to the First Minister after
Question 2. Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 13.30 The first 10 questions were asked. The Presiding
Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after
Question 2. |
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(30 mins) |
Business Statement and Announcement Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 14.15 |
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology: Welsh and UK Government Alignment of Employment Support Decision: The item started at 14.33 |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: The approval of the draft 'Children's Rights Scheme 2014' under the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 NDM5489
Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with section 3(6)
of the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011, approves the draft
Children's Rights Scheme 2014 laid before the Assembly on 22 April 2014. Supporting Document The
draft Children's Rights Scheme 2014 The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s statement,
included in annex 3 to the Children’s Rights Scheme 2014, that the obligation
to take the child’s best interests as a primary consideration “extends also to
the approval of budgets, the preparation and development of which require the
adoption of a best-interests-of-the-child perspective for it to be child-rights
sensitive”. Amendment
2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets the lack of reference to the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child in recent legislation, such as the School
Standards & Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, as recommended by the Children
and Young People Committee, and calls on the Welsh Government to underline
Wales’s commitment to the UNCRC by including reference to “due regard” on the
face of any future legislation which would affect children. The Children and Young People Committee’s Stage 1 report on
the School Standards & Organisation (Wales) Bill is available at: http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-business-fourth-assembly-laid-docs/cr-ld9064.pdf Amendment
3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes the 2013 Wales NGO Interim Report ‘Rights Here, Right
Now: Are Children’s Rights a Reality in Wales?’ and calls on the Welsh
Government to ensure effective monitoring mechanisms are in place in order to
deliver “concerted action in reducing the implementation gap between national
policy rhetoric and local delivery”. Rights Here, Right Now: Are Children’s Rights a Reality in
Wales? can be found at: Decision: The item started at 15.06 NDM5489 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with
section 3(6) of the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011,
approves the draft Children's Rights Scheme 2014 laid before the Assembly on 22
April 2014. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s statement,
included in annex 3 to the Children’s Rights Scheme 2014, that the obligation
to take the child’s best interests as a primary consideration “extends also to
the approval of budgets, the preparation and development of which require the
adoption of a best-interests-of-the-child perspective for it to be child-rights
sensitive”. Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36. Voting on the remaining amendments under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets
the lack of reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child in recent legislation, such as the School Standards & Organisation
(Wales) Act 2013, as recommended by the Children and Young People Committee,
and calls on the Welsh Government to underline Wales’s commitment to the UNCRC
by including reference to “due regard” on the face of any future legislation
which would affect children. A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
Amendment 2 was not agreed. Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes
the 2013 Wales NGO Interim Report ‘Rights Here, Right Now: Are Children’s Rights
a Reality in Wales?’ and calls on the Welsh Government to ensure effective
monitoring mechanisms are in place in order to deliver “concerted action in
reducing the implementation gap between national policy rhetoric and local
delivery”. A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
Amendment 3 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5489 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) 1.To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with
section 3(6) of the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011,
approves the draft Children's Rights Scheme 2014 laid before the Assembly on 22
April 2014. 2.Notes the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s statement,
included in annex 3 to the Children’s Rights Scheme 2014, that the obligation
to take the child’s best interests as a primary consideration “extends also to
the approval of budgets, the preparation and development of which require the
adoption of a best-interests-of-the-child perspective for it to be child-rights
sensitive. 3.Notes
the 2013 Wales NGO Interim Report ‘Rights Here, Right Now: Are Children’s
Rights a Reality in Wales?’ and calls on the Welsh Government to ensure
effective monitoring mechanisms are in place in order to deliver “concerted
action in reducing the implementation gap between national policy rhetoric and
local delivery”.
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: Proposals for the Wales Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 NDM5490
Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes
that the Welsh Government’s proposals for the Rural Development Programme
2014-2020 will stimulate and strengthen the economy, environment and social
cohesion of rural Wales’. The
Welsh Government’s proposals for the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 can
be accessed on the following link: The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment
1 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete all and replace with: Notes the Welsh Government’s proposals for the Rural
Development Programme 2014-2020. Amendment
2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets the Welsh Government’s decision to opt for the
maximum transfer of 15% away from direct payments to farmers in Pillar 1 of the
Common Agricultural Policy to the Rural Development Programme, making Welsh
farm businesses less competitive. Amendment
3 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Seeks assurances that measures delivered through the Rural
Development Programme will have an immediate, demonstrable and measureable
impact on farm incomes. Amendment
4 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) develop a stand-alone scheme for Less Favourable Areas to
support those farming the most challenging areas of Wales; b) encourage more farmers to take advantage of the Glastir
scheme by simplifying and expanding access to it. Amendment
5 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets the Welsh Government’s decision to modulate the full
15% from Pillar 1 to Pillar 2. Amendment
6 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Resolves that the Welsh Government should demonstrate
annually the impact of the Rural Development Programme on farm incomes. Amendment
7 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the government to prioritise support for young
farmers in order to stimulate the farming sector. Amendment
8 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes the significant contribution of the rural economy to the
wider Welsh economy and recognises the potential for economic development
through the Rural Development Programme. Amendment
9 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to deliver a dedicated Areas of
Natural Constraint scheme for Upland farms. Decision: The item started at 15.45 Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. NDM5490 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Notes that the Welsh Government’s proposals for the Rural Development
Programme 2014-2020 will stimulate and strengthen the economy, environment and
social cohesion of rural Wales’. The
following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete all and replace with: Notes the Welsh Government’s proposals for the Rural Development Programme
2014-2020. A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised
his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was
not agreed. Amendment 2 - Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets the Welsh Government’s decision to opt for the maximum transfer of
15% away from direct payments to farmers in Pillar 1 of the Common Agricultural
Policy to the Rural Development Programme, making Welsh farm businesses less
competitive. A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
Amendment 2 was not agreed. Amendment 3 - Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Seeks assurances that measures delivered through the Rural Development
Programme will have an immediate, demonstrable and measureable impact on farm
incomes. A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised
his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was
not agreed. Amendment 4 - Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to: a) develop a stand-alone scheme for Less
Favourable Areas to support those farming the most challenging areas of Wales; b) encourage more farmers to take advantage of the Glastir scheme by
simplifying and expanding access to it. A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
Amendment 4 was not agreed. Amendment 5 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Regrets the Welsh Government’s decision to modulate the full 15% from
Pillar 1 to Pillar 2. A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed. Amendment 6 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Resolves that the Welsh Government should demonstrate annually the impact
of the Rural Development Programme on farm incomes. A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
Amendment 6 was agreed. Amendment 7 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the government to prioritise support for young farmers in order
to stimulate the farming sector. A vote was taken on Amendment 7:
Amendment 7 was agreed. Amendment 8 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes the significant contribution of the rural economy to the wider Welsh
economy and recognises the potential for economic development through the Rural
Development Programme. A vote was taken on Amendment 8:
Amendment 8 was agreed. Amendment 9 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Calls on the Welsh Government to deliver a dedicated Areas of Natural
Constraint scheme for Upland farms. A vote was taken on Amendment 9:
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised
his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was
not agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5490 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.Notes that the Welsh Government’s proposals for the Rural Development
Programme 2014-2020 will stimulate and strengthen the economy, environment and
social cohesion of rural Wales’. 2.Resolves that the Welsh Government should demonstrate annually the
impact of the Rural Development Programme on farm incomes. 3.Calls on the government to prioritise support for young farmers in order
to stimulate the farming sector. 4.Notes the significant contribution of the rural economy to the wider
Welsh economy and recognises the potential for economic development through the
Rural Development Programme.
The motion as amended was not agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: The Second Report of the Silk Commission on Devolution in Wales NDM5491
Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Welcomes
the publication of the latest unanimously agreed report by the UK Government’s
Silk Commission - "Empowerment and Responsibility: Legislative Powers to Strengthen
Wales" and views the report as the basis for much needed reform of the
devolution settlement for Wales. “Empowerment
and Responsibility: Legislative Powers to Strengthen Wales” can be accessed on
the following link: http://commissionondevolutioninwales.independent.gov.uk/files/2014/03/Empowerment-Responsibility-Legislative-Powers-to-strengthen-Wales.pdf
The
following amendment was tabled: Amendment
1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes the Silk Commission’s recommendations to include key
legislative reforms within party manifestos, such as introducing a reserved
powers model, transferring powers to the National Assembly, and strengthening
the capacity of the National Assembly to scrutinise legislation, and encourages
Welsh political parties to follow this proposal. Decision: The item started at 16.32 Voting on the motion and amendment under this item was
deferred until Voting Time. NDM5491 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Welcomes the publication of the latest unanimously agreed report by the UK
Government’s Silk Commission - "Empowerment and Responsibility:
Legislative Powers to Strengthen Wales" and views the report as the basis
for much needed reform of the devolution settlement for Wales. The
following amendment was tabled: Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end of motion: Notes the Silk Commission’s recommendations to include key legislative
reforms within party manifestos, such as introducing a reserved powers model,
transferring powers to the National Assembly, and strengthening the capacity of
the National Assembly to scrutinise legislation, and encourages Welsh political
parties to follow this proposal. A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
Amendment 1 was agreed. A vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5491 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.Welcomes the publication of the latest unanimously agreed report by the
UK Government’s Silk Commission - "Empowerment and Responsibility:
Legislative Powers to Strengthen Wales" and views the report as the basis
for much needed reform of the devolution settlement for Wales. 2.Notes the Silk Commission’s recommendations to include key legislative
reforms within party manifestos, such as introducing a reserved powers model,
transferring powers to the National Assembly, and strengthening the capacity of
the National Assembly to scrutinise legislation, and encourages Welsh political
parties to follow this proposal.
The motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time The item started at 17.19 Proceedings were suspended until 17.30 due to a technical
fault with the electronic voting system. The meeting reconvened at 17.30 and
the DPO informed Members that a vote by show of hands under Standing Order 12.43(i)
might be necessary and asked if any Member objected. No Members objected.
Proceedings were suspended so that preparations could be made. The meeting
reconvened at 17.37 and the votes were conducted by electronic means. |
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