Agenda item

Local Government (Wales) Bill - Stage 2 - consideration of amendments

In accordance with Standing Order 26.21 the Committee will dispose of amendments to the Bill in the following order:

 

Sections 2-42

Section 1

Long title

 

Supporting documents:

Marshalled List of Amendments

Groupings of Amendments

 

In attendance:

Leighton Andrews AM, Minister for Public Services

Sharon Barry, Lawyer, Welsh Government

Gareth Thomas, Policy Adviser, Local Government Reform, Welsh Government

Minutes:

In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee disposed of the following amendments to the Bill:

 

Amendment 2 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 48 (Janet Finch-Saunders)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

Jocelyn Davies

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

Amendment 48 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 28 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

 

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

 

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)).  Therefore amendment 28 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 40 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Christine Chapman

Janet Finch-Saunders

Jocelyn Davies

John Griffiths

Mark Isherwood

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

Sandy Mewies

 

Amendment 40 was not agreed.

 

As amendment 40 was not agreed, amendment 41 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas) fell.

 

Amendment 42 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Christine Chapman

Mark Isherwood

Jocelyn Davies

John Griffiths

Janet Finch-Saunders

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

Sandy Mewies

 

Amendment 42 was not agreed.

 

As amendment 42 was not agreed, amendment 43 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas) fell.

 

Amendment 44 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Christine Chapman

Janet Finch-Saunders

Jocelyn Davies

John Griffiths

Mark Isherwood

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

Sandy Mewies

 

Amendment 44 was not agreed.

 

As amendment 44 was not agreed, amendment 45 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas) fell.

 

Amendment 46 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Christine Chapman

Janet Finch-Saunders

Jocelyn Davies

John Griffiths

Mark Isherwood

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

Sandy Mewies

 

Amendment 46 was not agreed.

 

As amendment 46 was not agreed, amendment 47 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas) fell.

 

Amendment 49 (Janet Finch-Saunders)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

Jocelyn Davies

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

Amendment 49 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 50 (Janet Finch-Saunders)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

Jocelyn Davies

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

Amendment 50 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 51 (Janet Finch-Saunders)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

Jocelyn Davies

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

Amendment 51 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 3 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 4 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 52 (Janet Finch-Saunders)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

 

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

 

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 52 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 53 (Janet Finch-Saunders)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

 

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

 

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 53 was not agreed

 

Amendment 20 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 29 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

 

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

 

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 29 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 30 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

 

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

 

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 30 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 31 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

 

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

 

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 31 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 21 (Leighton Andrews)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Christine Chapman

Janet Finch-Saunders

 

John Griffiths

Mark Isherwood

 

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

 

Peter Black

 

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

 

 

Jocelyn Davies

 

 

Amendment 21 was agreed.

 

Amendment 22 (Leighton Andrews)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Christine Chapman

Janet Finch-Saunders

 

John Griffiths

Mark Isherwood

 

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

 

Peter Black

 

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

 

 

Jocelyn Davies

 

 

Amendment 22 was agreed.

 

Amendment 23 (Leighton Andrews)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Christine Chapman

Janet Finch-Saunders

 

John Griffiths

Mark Isherwood

 

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

 

Peter Black

 

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

 

 

Jocelyn Davies

 

 

Amendment 23 was agreed.

 

Amendment 24 (Leighton Andrews)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Christine Chapman

Janet Finch-Saunders

 

John Griffiths

Mark Isherwood

 

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

 

Peter Black

 

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

 

 

Jocelyn Davies

 

 

Amendment 24 was agreed.

 

Amendment 25 (Leighton Andrews)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Christine Chapman

Janet Finch-Saunders

 

John Griffiths

Mark Isherwood

 

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

 

Peter Black

 

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

 

 

Jocelyn Davies

 

 

Amendment 25 was agreed.

 

Amendment 32 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Peter Black

Christine Chapman

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

John Griffiths

 

Jocelyn Davies

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

 

 

Mark Isherwood

 

Amendment 32 was not agreed.

 

As amendment 32 was not agreed, amendments 33 and 56 (Peter Black) fell.

 

Amendment 5 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 6 (Leighton Andrews)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Christine Chapman

Peter Black

 

John Griffiths

 

 

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

 

 

Jocelyn Davies

 

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

 

 

Mark Isherwood

 

 

Amendment 6 was agreed.

 

Amendment 7 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 8 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 9 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 10 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 11 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 12 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 13 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 14 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 15 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 16 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 54 (Janet Finch-Saunders)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

 

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

 

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

 

Mike Hedges

 

 

Sandy Mewies

 

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

 

 

Jocelyn Davies

 

Amendment 54 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 55 (Janet Finch-Saunders)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Christine Chapman

 

Mark Isherwood

John Griffiths

 

Peter Black

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 55 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 26 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 27 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 34 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Peter Black

Christine Chapman

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

John Griffiths

 

Mark Isherwood

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 34 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 35 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Peter Black

Christine Chapman

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

John Griffiths

 

Mark Isherwood

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 35 was not agreed

 

As amendment 35 was not agreed, amendment 39 (Peter Black) fell.

 

Amendment 36 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Peter Black

Christine Chapman

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

John Griffiths

 

Mark Isherwood

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 36 was not agreed

 

Amendment 37 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Peter Black

Christine Chapman

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

John Griffiths

 

Mark Isherwood

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 37 was not agreed

 

Amendment 38 (Peter Black)

In favour

Against

Abstain

Peter Black

Christine Chapman

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

John Griffiths

 

Mark Isherwood

Gwyn Price

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Mike Hedges

 

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)). Therefore amendment 38 was not agreed

 

Amendment 17 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 1 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 18 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 19 (Leighton Andrews) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

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