Decision details

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

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM4741 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

The National Assembly calls on the Welsh Government to facilitate the setting up of a not-for-distributable-profit company to raise capital for infrastructure projects.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
11	0	43	54

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Nick Ramsay (Monmouthshire)

Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) Consider all opportunities to raise capital for infrastructure projects; and

b) Ensure greater cost analysis of major construction projects to achieve greater budget responsibility and deliver timely results.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
40	0	14	54

Amendment 1 was agreed.

As amendment 1 was agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 were deselected.

Amendment 2 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

Delete 'calls on the Welsh Government to facilitate the setting up of' and replace with 'is concerned about the lack of detail available for'.

Amendment 3 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete all after "Welsh Government to" and replace with:

“explore innovative, collaborative ways in which the Welsh Government and others, such as local authorities and the private sector, can manage assets and raise capital for investment in public service infrastructure, and continue to explore other, sustainable and flexible forms of investment in public services.”

Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

After 'projects', insert 'but calls on the Welsh government to examine the feasibility for such a scheme within the current financial devolution settlement.'

Amendment 5 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Recognises that to be in a stronger position to raise capital for infrastructure projects, greater fiscal autonomy for Wales is needed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	11	0	54

Amendment 5 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM4741

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) Consider all opportunities to raise capital for infrastructure projects; and

b) Ensure greater cost analysis of major construction projects to achieve greater budget responsibility and deliver timely results.

2. Recognises that to be in a stronger position to raise capital for infrastructure projects, greater fiscal autonomy for Wales is needed.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
53	0	1	54

The motion as amended was agreed.