Decision details
Welsh Conservatives Debate
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
Debates are one of the
most frequent items of business on the Plenary
agenda. Many types of debate are brought forward in Plenary, including:
- Opposition party debates on a topic of
their choice;
Other than in the case of
Government debates, the time allocated for all other types of debates and their
frequency are determined by the Business
Committee
Decision:
The item started at 15.09
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on
the motion without amendment:
NDM5370 William Graham
(South Wales East)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales
1.
Notes that it is time of change in public service delivery, requiring system
reform.
2.
Recognises:
a)
the potential for co-production to dramatically
improve public service delivery.
b)
the current Welsh Government commitment to ensuring
that publicly owned assets have the potential to stay in community ownership in
Wales.
3.
Regrets:
a)
not enough is being done to ensure that communities
are aware of schemes such as the Community Asset Transfer or Community
Facilities and Activities Programme.
b)
that Wales is failing to share the success of the
Community Rights Agenda in other parts of the UK.
4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a)
promote co-production as a viable means to deliver
public services following the publication of the findings of the Commission on
Public Service Governance and Delivery.
b)
examine the feasibility of adopting further aspects of
the Localism Act in Wales.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
13 |
0 |
42 |
55 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Delete
point 3 and replace with:
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government:
a)
to ensure more awareness of schemes such as the
Community Asset Transfer and Community Facilities and Activities Programme.
b)
to develop a comprehensive community assets policy
that is tailored to Welsh needs.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
15 |
0 |
41 |
56 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
Amendment 2 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Delete
point 4b) and replace with:
ensure that the localism and
community transfer agendas genuinely empower communities and are not used as a
vehicle for the privatisation of public services.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
15 |
0 |
41 |
56 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
As the Assembly did not
agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the amendments tabled to
the motion, the motion is therefore not agreed.
Publication date: 27/11/2013
Date of decision: 27/11/2013
Decided at meeting: 27/11/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly