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NDM8172 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Wales Air Ambulance bases reorganisation
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Meeting: 11/01/2023 - Plenary (Item 8)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Wales Air Ambulance bases reorganisation
NDM8172 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the invaluable work of the
Wales Air Ambulance service in saving lives.
2. Notes the significant public concerns
regarding proposals to centralise the north and mid Wales air ambulance service
at a single location.
3. Acknowledges petitions of more than
20,000 signatures calling for the retention of bases at Welshpool and Caernarfon.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to work
with its NHS partners and the Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust to ensure
that air ambulance bases in Welshpool and Caernarfon remain in operation.
Co-submitters
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete all after point 1 and replace with:
Notes the Emergency Ambulance Services
Committee is undertaking formal engagement as part of a review of the Emergency
Medical Retrieval and Transfer Services (EMRTS) Cymru service.
Notes the review is intended to ensure
patients who need the service can access it no matter where they live in Wales
or when they need it.
Notes no options or proposals have yet been agreed, nor decisions made.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.28
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8172 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the invaluable work of the Wales Air Ambulance
service in saving lives.
2. Notes the significant public concerns regarding proposals to
centralise the north and mid Wales air ambulance service at a single location.
3. Acknowledges petitions of more than 20,000 signatures calling
for the retention of bases at Welshpool and Caernarfon.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to work with its NHS partners and
the Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust to ensure that air ambulance bases in
Welshpool and Caernarfon remain in operation.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
27 |
0 |
28 |
55 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete all
after point 1 and replace with:
Notes
the Emergency Ambulance Services Committee is undertaking formal engagement as
part of a review of the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Services
(EMRTS) Cymru service.
Notes
the review is intended to ensure patients who need the service can access it no
matter where they live in Wales or when they need it.
Notes
no options or proposals have yet been agreed, nor decisions made.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
28 |
0 |
27 |
55 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM8172 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the invaluable work of the Wales Air Ambulance
service in saving lives.
2.
Notes the Emergency Ambulance Services Committee is undertaking formal
engagement as part of a review of the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer
Services (EMRTS) Cymru service.
3.
Notes the review is intended to ensure patients who need the service can access
it no matter where they live in Wales or when they need it.
4.
Notes no options or proposals have yet been agreed, nor decisions made.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
28 |
0 |
27 |
55 |
The motion as amended was agreed.