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NDM8187 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Education Maintenance Allowance
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Meeting: 15/02/2023 - Plenary (Item 5)
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Education Maintenance Allowance
NDM8187 Luke
Fletcher (South Wales West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) that the Welsh Government retained education
maintenance allowance, unlike the UK Government in England;
b) that in Wales, the value of education
maintenance allowance has not changed since 2004, and the eligibility
thresholds have not changed since 2011;
c) that while education maintenance
allowance is an important form of financial support for post-16 learners, it
has not kept up with cost-of-living pressures.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to
consider an inflation-linked uplift to the value of education maintenance
allowance and a review of the thresholds.
Co-submitters
Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
Minutes:
The item started at 15.33
Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM8187 Luke Fletcher (South
Wales West)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes:
a) that
the Welsh Government retained education maintenance allowance, unlike the UK
Government in England;
b) that
in Wales, the value of education maintenance allowance has not changed
since 2004, and the eligibility thresholds have not changed since 2011;
c) that
while education maintenance allowance is an important form of financial support
for post-16 learners, it has not kept up with cost-of-living pressures.
2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to consider an inflation-linked uplift to the
value of education maintenance allowance and a review of the thresholds.
Co-submitters
Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
Adam Price (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr)
Sioned Williams (South Wales West)
The
result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
37 |
0 |
13 |
50 |
The motion was agreed.