The week in the Senedd

The Senedd, 13 December 2021 to 19 December 2021

What the Senedd did this week: the meetings, the votes and the committee reports, each linked to the record.

5 meetings with a transcript, 2 votes, 598 speeches and questions, and 35 written questions tabled.

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Votes

14 December 2021

The Curriculum for Wales – Relationships and Sexuality Education Code

Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) brought a motion asking the Senedd to approve the draft Relationships and Sexuality Education Code for the Curriculum for Wales, as laid on 23 November 2021. No amendments were put forward. The Senedd agreed the motion.

Motion
Whether to approve the draft Relationships and Sexuality Education Code, which sets out what schools in Wales must cover in this part of the Curriculum for Wales.
Agreed
For 42Against 16

14 December 2021

Legislative Consent Motion on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill

Julie James, Minister for Climate Change (Welsh Labour), asked the Senedd to agree that the UK Parliament can legislate on parts of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill that cover Wales. The Bill limits ground rent on new long leases to a token peppercorn. The Senedd agreed the motion.

Vote on legislation
Whether the Senedd agrees that the UK Parliament can legislate on the parts of this Bill that fall within the Senedd's powers.
Agreed
For 45Against 12Abstain 1

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Meetings

Monday 13 December2021

Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2020-21
Children's Commissioner for Wales pre-appointment hearing

149 contributions

Monday 13 December2021

Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

11 contributions

Tuesday 14 December2021

Plenary

Statement by the Llywydd
Questions to the First Minister
Business Statement and Announcement
and 5 more

259 contributions, 2 votes

Thursday 16 December2021

Finance Committee

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Pre-nomination hearing

47 contributions

Committee reports and responses

Government response, 13 December 2021, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government, 9 December 2021
Agenda item: Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill
Meeting of 13 December 2021