​Business Statement and Announcement

Plenary agendas are published a week in advance of a meeting, and can be found on the Plenary meetings page

Tuesday 15 March 2016 and Wednesday 16 March 2016

Recess: Monday 21 March 2016 – Tuesday 5 April 2016

Assembly Dissolution: 6 April 2016 – 5 May 2016

Tuesday 15 March 2016 

Government Business

• Questions to the First Minister (45 mins)
• Business Statement & Announcement (30 mins)
• Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate the following together but with separate votes: (50 mins total)
• The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Amendment of Schedule 6) (No.2) Order 2016 (10 mins)
• The Welsh Language Standards (No.3) Regulations 2016 (10 mins)
• The Welsh Language Standards (No.4) Regulations 2016 (10 mins)
• The Welsh Language Standards (No.5) Regulations 2016 (10 mins)
• The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (10 mins)
• The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (15 mins)
• Food Hygiene Rating (Promotion of Food Hygiene Rating) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (15 mins)
• Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 3) for the Enterprise Bill in relation to Regulators' Code and Primary Authority provisions (15 mins)
• Legislative Consent Motion on the UK Immigration Bill provisions relating to Welsh Language requirements for public sector workers (15 mins)
• Supplementary Legislative Consent Motion (Memorandum No.4) on the UK Enterprise Bill provisions relating to Public Sector Employment: Restriction on Exit Payments (15 mins)
• Supplementary Legislative Consent Motion on the Housing and Planning Bill relating to Compulsory Purchase Provisions Etc. (15 mins)
• Supplementary Legislative Consent Motion on the UK Enterprise Bill provisions in relation to data sharing for apprenticeships (30 mins)
• Debate on the Housing adaptation scheme (60 mins)

Wednesday 16 March 2016

Government Business

• Questions to the Minister for Finance and Government Business (45 mins)
• Questions to the Minister for Public Services (45 mins)
• Stage 4 of the Public Health (Wales) Bill (15 mins)

Assembly Business

• Motion to appoint a Standards Commissioner (5 mins)
• Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate the following three items together but with separate votes: (15 mins total)
•  Motion to amend Standing Order 26 in relation to Acts of the Assembly (5 mins)
• Motion to amend Standing Order 26A in relation to Private Acts of the Assembly and Standing Order 26B in relation to Hybrid Acts of the Assembly (5 mins)
• Motion to amend Standing Orders 18 and 30A in relation to miscellaneous changes (5 mins)
• Debate on the Public Accounts Committee's report on its inquiry into the Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales (RIFW) (60 mins)
• Debate on the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee's report on its inquiry into the BBC Charter Review (60 mins)
• Debate on the Environment and Sustainability Committee's report: A smarter energy future for Wales (60 mins)
• Time allocated to the Welsh Liberal Democrats (60 mins)
• Short Debate – Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales) (30 mins)