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 24th March 2015 & Wednesday 25th March 2015
Recess: Monday 30 March 2015 – Sunday 19 April 2015
Tuesday 21st April 2015 & Wednesday 22nd April 2015
Tuesday 28th April 2015 & Wednesday 29th April 2015
Government Business
• First Minister’s Oral Assembly Questions (45 mins)
• Business Statement and Announcement (30 mins)
• Statement by the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport: Update on actions from Enterprise and Business Committee Reports (30 mins)
• Statement by the Minister for Finance and Government Business: Strengthening Procurement Policy (30 mins)
• Statement by the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food: The Dairy Review (30 mins)
• The Welsh Language Standards (No. 1) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (30 mins)
• The Regulation of Private Rented Housing (Designation of Licensing Authority) (Wales) Order 2015 (15 mins)
• Debate on the General Principles of the Qualifications Wales Bill (60 mins)
• Motion to agree the financial resolution on the Qualifications Wales Bill (5 mins)
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Government Business
• Questions to the Minister for Natural Resources (45 mins)
• Questions to the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty (45 mins)
Assembly Business
• Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv) (60 mins)
NNDM5713
Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the economic contribution of the Welsh steel industry and the thousands of jobs it supports.
2. Regrets that overseas imports flooding the market have created an un-even playing field.
3. Calls for the Welsh Government to adopt the Charter for British Sustainable Steel, which will see all Government procurement of carbon steel rebar meeting the BES 6001 responsible sourcing standard.
The Charter for Sustainable British Steel is available here:
• Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)
• Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)
• Short Debate - Aled Roberts (North Wales) (30 mins
Government Business
• First Minister’s Oral Assembly Questions (45 mins)
• Business Statement and Announcement (30 mins)
• Proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate the following together but with separate votes
• The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Wales Order (5 mins)
• The Homelessness (Intentionality) (Specified Categories) (Wales) Regulations (5 mins)
• The Homelessness (Review Procedures) (Wales) Regulations (5 mins)
Wednesday 22 April 2015
Government Business
• Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services (45 mins)
• Questions to the Counsel General (45 mins)
Assembly Business
• Questions to the Assembly Commission (15 mins)
• Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)
• Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)
• Time allocated to the Welsh Liberal Democrats (60 mins)
• Short Debate (30 mins)
• Short Debate - Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): Delivering a Devolution Dividend for the Whole of Wales (30 mins) – Postponed from 18 March 2015 (30 mins)
Government Business
• First Minister’s Oral Assembly Questions (45 mins)
• Business Statement and Announcement (30 mins)
Wednesday 29 April 2015
Government Business
• Questions to the Minister for Finance and Government Business (45 mins)
• Questions to the Minister for Public Services (45 mins)
Assembly Business
• Debate on the Finance Committee’s report on Best Practice Budget Process Part 2 - Planning and implementing new budget procedures (60 mins)
• Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)
• Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)
• Short Debate (30 mins)