Decision details

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The item started at 15.56

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5416 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes the proposals for inward investment outlined in the Welsh Conservative document ‘Destination Cymru’.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	41	53

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes the poor quality of data collected at national (Wales) level for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and calls on the Welsh Government to work with the Office of National Statistics to provide comprehensive data on FDI including sectors, origin and value.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	28	55

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Recognises that economic conditions have shifted significantly over the past two decades and that the Welsh Government’s strategy must also shift accordingly.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	28	55

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

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Regrets that UK Trade & Investment does not have a centre in Wales nor a Welsh strategy but does have one for Scotland and England.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
15	0	39	54

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes the Enterprise and Business Committee’s current inquiry into the Welsh Government’s approach to the promotion of trade and inward investment.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
54	0	0	54

Amendment 4  was agreed.

 

Amendment 5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes the comments of the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport to the Enterprise and Business Committee on 14 March 2012 that the Welsh Government has not got the brand of Wales right, and regrets that no brand strategy has since been presented.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	28	55

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5416 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes the proposals for inward investment outlined in the Welsh Conservative document ‘Destination Cymru’.

 

Notes the Enterprise and Business Committee’s current inquiry into the Welsh Government’s approach to the promotion of trade and inward investment.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
22	5	27	54

The motion as amended was not agreed.