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NDM8562 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Leadership campaign donations and the ministerial code
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Meeting: 01/05/2024 - Plenary (Item 7)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Leadership campaign donations and the ministerial code
NDM8562 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the public concern regarding a
potential breach of the Welsh Government's ministerial code in relation to
donations received by the First Minister.
2. Notes that the First Minister received a
£200,000 donation towards his Welsh Labour leadership campaign from the Dauson
Environmental Group Limited following a £400,000 loan to the company from the
Development Bank of Wales, and environment-related offences.
3. Calls on the First Minister to appoint an
independent advisor to the ministerial code to investigate any conflict of
interest that may exist in relation to the donation, with particular reference
to points i and ii of paragraph 1.3 of the ministerial code.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises that the Welsh Government takes
seriously the Ministerial Code and the responsibilities it places upon Welsh
Ministers.
2. Notes that loan and investment decisions
taken by the Development Bank of Wales are done so entirely independently of
the Welsh Government.
Amendment 2 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets:
a) that the First Minister has not returned
the donation to Dauson Environmental; and
b) that the Labour Party has not committed to
returning any of the remaining donation from Dauson Environmental.
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.36
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8562 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the public concern regarding a potential breach of
the Welsh Government's ministerial code in relation to donations received by
the First Minister.
2. Notes that the First Minister received a £200,000 donation
towards his Welsh Labour leadership campaign from the Dauson Environmental
Group Limited following a £400,000 loan to the company from the Development
Bank of Wales, and environment-related offences.
3. Calls on the First Minister to appoint an independent advisor
to the ministerial code to investigate any conflict of interest that may exist
in relation to the donation, with particular reference to points i and ii of
paragraph 1.3 of the ministerial code.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
0 |
27 |
52 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Recognises that the Welsh Government takes seriously the Ministerial Code and
the responsibilities it places upon Welsh Ministers.
2.
Notes that loan and investment decisions taken by the Development Bank of Wales
are done so entirely independently of the Welsh Government.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
27 |
0 |
25 |
52 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment
2 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Add as
new point at end of motion:
Regrets:
a) that
the First Minister has not returned the donation to Dauson Environmental; and
b) that
the Labour Party has not committed to returning any of the remaining donation
from Dauson Environmental.
A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
0 |
27 |
52 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM8562 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises that the Welsh Government takes
seriously the Ministerial Code and the responsibilities it places upon Welsh
Ministers.
2. Notes that loan
and investment decisions taken by the Development Bank of Wales are done so
entirely independently of the Welsh Government.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
28 |
0 |
24 |
52 |
The motion as amended was agreed.