The week in the Senedd

The Senedd, 12 December 2022 to 18 December 2022

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

6 meetings with a transcript, 5 votes, 967 speeches and questions, and 42 written questions tabled.

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Votes

13 December 2022

The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment and Legislative Functions) and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

The Minister for Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour), asked the Senedd to approve regulations on trade in animals and animal products. She said they keep existing import health rules and finish the legal tidying-up after the UK left the EU. The Senedd agreed the motion.

Vote on legislation
Whether to approve the draft regulations on trade in animals and related products and animal health, as the Welsh Government proposed, with no changes.
Agreed
For 25Against 24

13 December 2022

The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) proposed that the Senedd approve draft regulations tidying up Welsh food and feed safety and hygiene law after the UK left the EU. The Government said they add no new burdens. The Senedd agreed the motion.

Vote on legislation
Whether to approve the draft regulations amending Welsh food and feed safety and hygiene law, as set out in the motion without changes.
Agreed
For 34Against 15

14 December 2022

Plaid Cymru Debate - Child poverty

Plaid Cymru's Sian Gwenllian asked the Senedd to regret Wales's child poverty rates and to call on the Welsh Government to produce a child poverty strategy with legal targets. Labour's amendment replaced this with a note on existing investment and a refreshed strategy due in 2023. The Senedd agreed that amendment.

Motion without amendment
The vote on Plaid Cymru's original motion, with no changes, calling for a child poverty strategy backed by statutory targets.
Rejected
For 8Against 38
Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths
Labour's Lesley Griffiths proposed replacing the whole motion with a note of Welsh Government investment and its plan to publish an update report and a refreshed strategy in 2023.
Agreed
For 24Against 22

14 December 2022

Plaid Cymru debate - Child poverty

Plaid Cymru's Sian Gwenllian asked the Senedd to regret Wales's child poverty rates and to call for a child poverty strategy with legal targets. Labour's Lesley Griffiths replaced this with wording noting government investment and a refreshed strategy due in 2023. The Senedd agreed the motion as amended.

Motion as amended
Whether to agree the motion as changed by amendment 1, which replaced Plaid Cymru's wording with Labour's note on Welsh Government investment and its planned refreshed strategy.
Agreed
For 24Against 14Abstain 8

How these votes work: the Senedd first votes on the motion as written. If that fails, it votes on each amendment in turn, then on the motion with any agreed changes.

Explanations are written by AI from the published motion and the debate. Check the wording on the vote's page before quoting.

Meetings

Monday 12 December2022

Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into lobbying: Evidence session 1
Inquiry into lobbying: Evidence session 2

109 contributions

Monday 12 December2022

Equality and Social Justice Committee

Women's experiences in the criminal justice system—evidence session 4
Annual scrutiny of the work of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Annual scrutiny of the work of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

189 contributions

Monday 12 December2022

Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Proposed negative instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.3B
Proposed negative instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.3B
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
and 4 more

35 contributions

Tuesday 13 December2022

Committee reports and responses

Government response, 14 December 2022, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: UK Government responses - 21 November 2022
Agenda item: PTN 6 - Post-EU funding arrangements: UK Government responses - 21 November 2022
Meeting of 14 December 2022
Government response, 14 December 2022, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Welsh Government response - 21 November 2022
Agenda item: PTN 5 - Post-EU funding arrangements: Welsh Government response - 21 November 2022
Meeting of 14 December 2022
Government response, 14 December 2022, Finance Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill: Welsh Government response - 17 November 2022
Agenda item: PTN 4 - Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill: Welsh Government response - 17 November 2022
Meeting of 14 December 2022
Government response, 12 December 2022, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
SL(6)291 - The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
Meeting of 12 December 2022