Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting
date:
Wednesday, 6 July
2016
Meeting
time: 13.00
This meeting can be
viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3615
The Presiding Officer made a statement wishing the best of luck to the Welsh Football team in tonight’s UEFA Euro 2016 semi-final match on behalf of the Assembly, and congratulated the team on the success they have had so far in the tournament which had inspired the entire nation.
The item started at 13.02
In
accordance with Standing Order 11.15 (i) the Business Committee
decided that any vote necessary would take place at the end of the
debate.
NDM6060
Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
The
National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the content of the UK Government's legislative programme
2016/2017.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets that the UK Government's proposed Wales Bill falls short of offering comparable powers as those available to, or on offer to Scotland.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
34 |
0 |
11 |
45 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes the Research Briefing: 'Wales and the EU: What does the vote to leave the EU mean for Wales?' and believes that following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, provisions should be made to ensure that all legislation giving effect to EU Directives or Regulations pertaining to areas such as environmental protection, workers' rights, food safety and agriculture are retained in UK and Welsh law unless they are actively repealed by the relevant Parliament.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
34 |
11 |
0 |
45 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
NDM6060 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
The
National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the content of the UK Government's legislative programme
2016/2017.
Regrets that the UK Government's proposed Wales Bill falls short of offering comparable powers as those available to, or on offer to Scotland.
Notes the Research Briefing: 'Wales and the EU: What does the vote to leave the EU mean for Wales?' and believes that following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, provisions should be made to ensure that all legislation giving effect to EU Directives or Regulations pertaining to areas such as environmental protection, workers' rights, food safety and agriculture are retained in UK and Welsh law unless they are actively repealed by the relevant Parliament.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
35 |
2 |
10 |
47 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
The item started at 14.52
The first 7 questions were asked. Questions 4, 5, and 7 were answered by the Minister for Lifelong Learning and the Welsh Language. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2.
The item started at 15.42
Both questions were asked.
The item started at 15.50
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6058
Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales)
Caroline
Jones (South Wales West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Believes that following Brexit, Tata Steel in Port Talbot has a better chance of survival.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
5 |
0 |
43 |
48 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1
-
Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Delete all and replace with:
Notes the great importance of access to the Single Market for Tata UK.
If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will fall.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
34 |
0 |
14 |
48 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As amendment 1 was agreed, amendments 2 and 3 were de-selected.
Amendment 4
-
Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Continues to press the Welsh and UK Governments to find ways to
support all of the steel industry in Wales.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
46 |
0 |
2 |
48 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
Amendment 5
-
Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to exploit existing EU funding to promote
Plaid Cymru proposals, specifically the European Fund for Strategic
Investments so the new renewable energy plant can be built on the
TATA site in Port Talbot to address the issue of high energy costs,
and Horizon 2020, so that a steel research and development centre
can be established at Swansea University's Innovation Campus to
increase TATA UK's business opportunities.
A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
10 |
10 |
27 |
47 |
Amendment 5 was not agreed.
Amendment 6
-
Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh and UK Governments to provide additional funding to a
Tata successor if this is necessary as a result of the uncertainty
associated with the United Kingdom leaving the European
Union.
A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
44 |
1 |
2 |
47 |
Amendment 6 was agreed.
Amendment 7
-
Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets UKIP's decision to vote against the European Commission's Modernisation proposals in the European Parliament – measures that would have led to far higher tariffs on Chinese steel being dumped on European markets.
A vote was taken on Amendment 7:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
34 |
9 |
5 |
48 |
Amendment 7 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6058
Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales)
Caroline
Jones (South Wales West)
1. Notes the great importance of access to the Single Market for Tata UK.
2.
Continues to press the Welsh and UK Governments to find ways to
support all of the steel industry in Wales.
3.
Calls on the Welsh and UK Governments to provide additional funding
to a Tata successor if this is necessary as a result of the
uncertainty associated with the United Kingdom leaving the European
Union.
4. Regrets UKIP's decision to vote against the European Commission's Modernisation proposals in the European Parliament – measures that would have led to far higher tariffs on Chinese steel being dumped on European markets.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
43 |
0 |
5 |
48 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
The item started at 16.51
This item was postponed to 13 July 2016
NDM6059
Bethan Jenkins (South Wales West)
We need our unions more than ever
Looking at the work of unions in Wales in combatting austerity and encouraging greater membership and support of unions.
The meeting concluded at 16.55
The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 12 July 2016