Plenary

 

Meeting date:
Wednesday, 6 May 2015

 

 

Meeting time:
13.30

 

 

 

 

Votes and Proceedings

(263)

 

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1     Questions to the Minister for Education and Skills

 

The item started at 13.30

Questions 1 – 5 and 7 – 9 were asked. Question 6 was withdrawn. Questions 2, 7 and 8 were answered by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after Question 2.

 

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2     Questions to the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

 

The item started at 14.17

Questions 1- 10 and 12 – 15 were asked. Question 11 was not asked. Question 6 was answered by the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Minister after Question 2.

 

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3     Welsh Conservatives Debate

 

The item started at 15.03

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5750 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Regrets that the Welsh Government has failed to protect hospitals from closure and downgrading.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

10

0

23

33

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

Insert at end of motion:

'and calls on the Welsh Government to put in place a national planning process for the delivery of district and specialist hospitals in Wales'

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

17

33

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Welcomes the £5.3 million funding secured for Llandrindod Wells Memorial Hospital in the recent budget agreement between the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Welsh Government.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

19

14

0

33

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls for a reinvigoration of community hospitals and community based services.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

17

33

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to secure the future of consultant-led maternity, gynaecology, and breast surgery services at all three hospitals in north Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

17

33

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5750 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Regrets that the Welsh Government has failed to protect hospitals from closure and downgrading.

2. Welcomes the £5.3 million funding secured for Llandrindod Wells Memorial Hospital in the recent budget agreement between the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Welsh Government.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

8

8

17

33

The motion as amended was not agreed.

 

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4     Welsh Conservatives Debate

 

The item started at 15.55

Voting on the motion and amendment under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5752 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Believes that Wales has benefitted from the long-term economic plan delivered by the UK Government and recognises that Wales's economic and social future depends on that plan continuing.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

10

0

23

33

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendment was tabled:

Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Believes that Wales's economic and social future would benefit from a UK Government that balances the budget in a fair way, by ensuring the wealthiest pay their share and bearing down on tax avoidance, enabling us to borrow for investment in our economy and infrastructure, rather than jeopardising economic stability by borrowing or cutting too much.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

27

0

6

33

Amendment 1 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5752 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Believes that Wales has benefitted from the long-term economic plan delivered by the UK Government and recognises that Wales's economic and social future depends on that plan continuing.

2. Believes that Wales's economic and social future would benefit from a UK Government that balances the budget in a fair way, by ensuring the wealthiest pay their share and bearing down on tax avoidance, enabling us to borrow for investment in our economy and infrastructure, rather than jeopardising economic stability by borrowing or cutting too much.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

10

0

23

33

The motion as amended not agreed.

 

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5     Plaid Cymru Debate

 

The item started at 16.49

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5751 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Believes that policing should reflect the needs of the people of Wales.

2. Believes that the police forces of Wales have been politicised by establishing elected Police and Crime Commissioners.

3. Calls for Police and Crime Commissioners to be scrapped at the earliest opportunity.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

25

0

8

33

The motion without amendment was agreed.

 

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6     Voting Time

 

The item started at 17.37

 

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7     Short Debate

 

The item started at 17.41

NDM5749 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)

Meeting the fuel poverty challenge

 

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The meeting concluded at 18.00

 

The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 12 May 2015

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