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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 9 questions were asked. The Presiding
Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after
Question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Education and Skills The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople
to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2. Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 14.16 The first 7 questions were asked. Questions 1 and 6 were answered by the Deputy
Minister for Skills and Technology. The Presiding Officer invited party
spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after Question 2. |
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(45 mins) |
Questions to the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport The Presiding Officer will call Party Spokespeople
to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2. Decision: The item started at 15.02 Questions 1 – 7, 9 – 11, 13 and 15 were asked. Questions 8 and 14 were withdrawn. Question 12 was transferred for written answer. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after Question 2. |
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(30 mins) |
Business Statement and Announcement Supporting documents: Decision: The item started at 15.45 |
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(30 mins) |
Statement by the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty: Town Centre Regeneration Decision: The item started at 16.00 |
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(15 mins) |
The Town and Country Planning (Determination of Procedure) (Wales) Order 2014 NDM5598 Jane Hutt (Vale
of Glamorgan) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales; in accordance with Standing Order 27.5: Approves that the draft
The Town and Country Planning (Determination of Procedure) (Wales) Order 2014 is
made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 22 September
2014. Supporting
Documents The
Town and Country Planning (Determination of Procedure) (Wales) Order 2014 Report
of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee – no reporting points Decision: The item started at 16.28 Voting on the motion under this item was deferred
until Voting Time. NDM5598 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales; in
accordance with Standing Order 27.5: Approves that the draft The Town and Country
Planning (Determination of Procedure) (Wales) Order 2014 is made in accordance
with the draft laid in the Table Office on 22 September 2014. The result was as follows:
The motion was agreed. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate on the General Principles of the Higher Education (Wales) Bill NDM5597 Huw Lewis
(Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 26.11: Agrees to the general
principles of the Higher Education (Wales) Bill The Higher Education
(Wales) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 19 May
2014; The report of Children,
Young People and Education Committee on the Higher Education (Wales) Bill was
laid before the Assembly on 3 October 2014. Supporting Documents Children,
Young People and Education Committee Report Decision: The item started at 16.32 NDM5597 Huw Lewis (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 26.11: Agrees to the general
principles of the Higher Education (Wales) Bill The Higher Education
(Wales) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 19 May
2014; The report of Children,
Young People and Education Committee on the Higher Education (Wales) Bill was
laid before the Assembly on 3 October 2014. The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing
Order 12.36. |
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(5 mins) |
Motion to agree the financial resolution in respect of the Higher Education (Wales) Bill NDM5596 Jane Hutt (Vale
of Glamorgan) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from
the Higher Education (Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a
kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69, arising in consequence of the Bill. Decision: The item started at 17.16 NDM5596 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales,
for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Higher Education (Wales) Bill,
agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order
26.69, arising in consequence of the Bill. The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing
Order 12.36. |
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(60 mins) |
Debate: The Equality and Human Rights Commission Wales Annual Report 2013-14 NDM5595 Jane Hutt (Vale
of Glamorgan) To propose the National
Assembly of Wales: Notes the Equality and
Human Rights Commission Wales Annual Review 'Protecting and Promoting Equality
and Human Rights'. A copy of the report can
be accessed using the attached link: The following amendments
have been tabled: Amendment 1 - Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add
as new point at end of motion: Welcomes
the Modern Slavery Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 10 June 2014
which proposes bringing in tougher penalties for human traffickers and which
aims to enhance protection for victims. Amendment 2 - Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add
as new point at end of motion: Welcomes
the fact that forcing someone to marry against their will is now a criminal offence. Amendment 3 - Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add
as new point at end of motion: Calls
on the Welsh Government to ensure each school has a trained member of staff
with the expertise to recognise children who show signs of having witnessed domestic
abuse. Amendment 4 - Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add
as new point at end of motion: Requests
the Welsh Government to take action to stop the practice of Female Genital
Mutilation. Amendment 5 - Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add
as new point at end of motion: Regrets
that little progress has been made in getting women into positions of power and
influence in Wales in the last ten years. Amendment 6 - Elin Jones
(Ceredigion) Add
as new point at end of motion: Believes
that continuing to be a signatory to the European Convention of Human Rights is
in the interests of Wales. Amendment 7 - Aled
Roberts (North Wales) Add
as new point at end of motion: Welcomes
the fundamental role that the Human Rights Act & the European Convention on
Human Rights play in protecting and promoting equality and human rights in
Wales. Decision: The item started at 17.16 NDM5595 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) To propose the National
Assembly of Wales: Notes the Equality and Human
Rights Commission Wales Annual Review 'Protecting and Promoting Equality and
Human Rights'. The following amendments were tabled: Amendment 1 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Welcomes the Modern Slavery Bill introduced in the
House of Commons on 10 June 2014 which proposes bringing in tougher penalties
for human traffickers and which aims to enhance protection for victims. Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end of motion: Welcomes the fact that forcing someone to marry
against their will is now a criminal offence. Amendment 2 was agreed in accordance with Standing
Order 12.36. Amendment 3 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end
of motion: Calls on the Welsh
Government to ensure each school has a trained member of staff with the
expertise to recognise children who show signs of having witnessed domestic
abuse. Amendment 3 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 4 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end
of motion: Requests the Welsh
Government to take action to stop the practice of Female Genital Mutilation. A Amendment 4 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Amendment 5 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Add as new point at end
of motion: Regrets that little
progress has been made in getting women into positions of power and influence
in Wales in the last ten years. Amendment 5 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36. Voting on the motion and the remaining amendments
under this item was deferred until Voting Time. Amendment 6 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion) Add as new point at end
of motion: Believes that continuing
to be a signatory to the European Convention of Human Rights is in the
interests of Wales. A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
Amendment 6 was agreed. Amendment 7 - Aled Roberts (North Wales) Add as new point at end
of motion: Welcomes the fundamental
role that the Human Rights Act & the European Convention on Human Rights
play in protecting and promoting equality and human rights in Wales. A vote was taken on Amendment 7:
Amendment 7 was agreed. A
vote was taken on the motion as amended: NDM5595 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) To propose the National
Assembly of Wales: 1. Notes the Equality and
Human Rights Commission Wales Annual Review 'Protecting and Promoting Equality
and Human Rights'. 2. Welcomes the Modern Slavery Bill introduced in
the House of Commons on 10 June 2014 which proposes bringing in tougher
penalties for human traffickers and which aims to enhance protection for
victims. 3. Welcomes the fact that forcing someone to marry
against their will is now a criminal offence. 4. Calls on the Welsh
Government to ensure each school has a trained member of staff with the
expertise to recognise children who show signs of having witnessed domestic
abuse. 5. Requests the Welsh
Government to take action to stop the practice of Female Genital Mutilation. 6. Regrets that little
progress has been made in getting women into positions of power and influence
in Wales in the last ten years. 7. Believes that
continuing to be a signatory to the European Convention of Human Rights is in
the interests of Wales. 8. Welcomes the
fundamental role that the Human Rights Act & the European Convention on
Human Rights play in protecting and promoting equality and human rights in
Wales.
The
motion as amended was agreed. |
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Voting Time Decision: The
item started at 18.01 |
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