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Votes and Proceedings (140) |
1 Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
The item started at 13.30
The first 9 questions were asked. Questions 4 and 9 were answered by the Deputy Minister for Social Services.
2 Questions to the Counsel General
The item started at 14.15
All 3 questions were asked.
3 Questions to the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty
The item started at 14.24
Questions 1 – 2 and 4 – 9 asked. Questions 3 and 10 were withdrawn.
4 Debate seeking the Assembly's agreement to introduce a Member Proposed Bill on Holiday Caravan Park (Wales) (Darren Millar)
The item started at 15.10
NNDM5258 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 26.91:
Agrees that Darren Millar may introduce a Bill to give effect to the pre-ballot information tabled on 18 April 2013 under Standing Order 26.90.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
5 Welsh Conservatives Debate
The item started at 15.46
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5268 William Graham (South Wales East)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the need for a comprehensive and cohesive strategy for aviation in Wales.
2. Further recognises Welsh Conservative proposals for Cardiff Airport, outlined in the publication, ‘A Blueprint for Cardiff Airport’.
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12 |
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38 |
50 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Delete point 2 and replace with:
Supports the public sector facilitated development of Cardiff Airport.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
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34 |
4 |
12 |
50 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was de-selected.
Amendment 3 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls for the devolution of long-haul rates of Air Passenger Duty to Wales, as recommended in part 1 of the Silk Commission, and for the Welsh Government to bring forward proposals for Welsh rates of Air Passenger Duty to complement the next Welsh aviation strategy.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
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50 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
Amendment 3 was agreed.
Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to clarify the role and governance of the Cardiff Airport Task Force in light of the recent purchase of Cardiff Airport by the Welsh Government.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
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50 |
0 |
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50 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
Amendment 5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Welcomes the update on the long-awaited express bus service from Cardiff to Cardiff Airport, which was first promised by the Welsh Government in July 2009, and calls on the Welsh Government to reaffirm its commitment to introduce this service in August 2013.
A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
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50 |
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50 |
Amendment 5 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM5268 William Graham (South Wales East)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the need for a comprehensive and cohesive strategy for aviation in Wales.
2. Supports the public sector facilitated development of Cardiff Airport.
3. Calls for the devolution of long-haul rates of Air Passenger Duty to Wales, as recommended in part 1 of the Silk Commission, and for the Welsh Government to bring forward proposals for Welsh rates of Air Passenger Duty to complement the next Welsh aviation strategy.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to clarify the role and governance of the Cardiff Airport Task Force in light of the recent purchase of Cardiff Airport by the Welsh Government.
5. Welcomes the update on the long-awaited express bus service from Cardiff to Cardiff Airport, which was first promised by the Welsh Government in July 2009, and calls on the Welsh Government to reaffirm its commitment to introduce this service in August 2013.
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Abstain |
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38 |
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12 |
50 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
6 Plaid Cymru Debate
The item started at 16.48
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5269 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the key role of the planning system in contributing towards economic, environmental and social sustainability; and
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to reform the planning system so that it better respects the principles of sustainable development, in particular that:
a) Local Development Plans better reflect local housing needs;
b) the Welsh language becomes a more meaningful planning consideration; and
c) the planning system better facilitates green growth.
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34 |
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16 |
50 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.
Voting Time
The item started at 17.46
7 Short Debate
The item started at 17.50
NDM5267 Bethan Jenkins (South Wales West):Is the open cast Buffer Zone fit for purpose?
A debate examining the problems that have arisen since the buffer zone was introduced in MTAN2 in 2009, examining whether they really have delivered protection for communities living with opencast mining.
The meeting concluded at 18:11
The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13:30, Tuesday, 25 June 2013