Third Assembly Plenary Meeting
Votes and Proceedings (180)
Date:
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Time: 13.30
Time: 13.30
Peter Black was elected as Temporary Deputy Presiding Officer.
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13.31
Item
1: Questions to the First Minister
The first 13 Questions were answered. Questions 7, 9 and 10 were withdrawn.
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14.17
Item
2: Business Statement and Announcement
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14.49
Item
3: Legislative Statement by the Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing: The proposed Waste (Wales) Measure
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15.15
Item
4: Motion to approve the Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2010
NDM4413 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 24.4:
Approves that the draft The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on date 25 January 2010.
The motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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15.16
Item
5: Motion to approve the Carbon Reduction Commitment - UK Order in Council
NDM4412 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 24.4:
Approves that the draft The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on date 19 January 2010.
The motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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15.23
Item
6: Motion to propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Proposed Playing Fields (Community Involvement in Disposal Decisions) (Wales) Measure, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to
in Standing Order 23.80(ii) arising in consequence thereof
NDM4352 Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Proposed Playing Fields (Community Involvement in Disposal Decisions) (Wales) Measure, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 23.80(ii) arising in consequence thereof.
The motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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15.23
Motion
to suspend Standing Orders to allow the Assembly to debate and approve the Culture and other Fields Legislative Competence Order
NDM4422 Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
That the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Orders 35.6 and 35.8:
Suspends Standing Order 7.18 (i) and
that part of Standing Order 6.10 that requires the weekly announcement under Standing Order 6.3 to constitute the timetable for business in Plenary for the following week, to allow the motion under Item 7 to be considered in Plenary on Tuesday 23 February 2010.
The motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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15.24
Motion
to suspend Standing Orders to allow the Assembly to debate and approve The Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010
NDM4422 Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
That the National Assembly
for Wales in accordance with Standing Orders 35.6 and 35.8:
Suspends
Standing Order 7.18 (i) and that part of Standing Order 6.10 that requires the weekly announcement under Standing Order 6.3 to constitute the timetable for business in Plenary for the following week, to allow the motion under Item 8 to be considered in Plenary
on Tuesday 23 February 2010.
The motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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As the Minister for Heritage was not present, the Presiding Officer proposed to move to item 8, before taking item 7. No Member objected.
15.25
Item
8: Debate and approval of the The Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010
NNDM4420 Leighton Andrews (Rhondda Cynon Taff)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 22.34:
Approves The Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010.
The draft Order and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 18 February 2010;
The report of the Legislation Committee No. 4 on the Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010 was laid before the Assembly on 27 January 2010.
The motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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4.01
Item
7: Debate and approval of The Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other Fields) Order 2010
NNDM4421 Alun Ffred Jones (Arfon)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 22.34:
Approves The Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other Fields) Order 2010.
The draft Order and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 18 February 2010;
The report of the Legislation Committee No. 4 on the Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other Fields) Order 2009 was laid before the Assembly on 6 November 2009.
The motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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Item 9: Debate on Deep Rural Areas - Postponed until Tuesday, 2 March 2010
NDM4415 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the Deep Rural Localities Report; and
2.
Endorses the proposed approach to taking forward the 'One Wales' commitment to deep rural areas as outlined in the Written Statement made by the Minister for Rural Affairs on 15 December 2009.
The following amendments
have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)
In point 2 change "Endorses
” to "Notes
”.
Amendment 2 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)
Add as new point to end of the motion:
"Recognises
the damaging impact on rural communities of the continued closures of rural post offices and pubs
."
Amendment 3 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)
Add as new point to end of the motion:
"Calls
on the Welsh Assembly Government to commit to sustained long-term work to improve the delivery of public services in rural areas.”
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Item 10: Debate on Sustainable Development Indicators -Postponed until Tuesday, 2 March 2010
NDM4414 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
The National Assembly for Wales welcomes the progress made towards Wales becoming a more sustainable nation, shown by the Welsh Assembly Government's Sustainable Development Indicators.
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Delete,
"welcomes the progress made towards Wales becoming a more sustainable nation
” and replace with "regrets that the Welsh Assembly Government has only made progress in 18 out of 41 possible indicator assessments as
”.
Amendment 2- Alun Cairns (South Wales West)
Add as new point to end of the motion:
"Calls
on the Welsh Assembly Government to re-examine their approach to making Wales a more sustainable nation.
"
Amendment 3 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)
Add as new point to end of the motion:
"Regrets
that less than half of the indicators show a clear improvement.”
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The meeting concluded at 16.34