Decision details

Plaid Cymru 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 18.08

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

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5467 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to tackle barriers to employment and career progression by:

 

a) Extending affordable childcare across Wales;

 

b) Ensuring public sector bodies take positive action to increase diversity;

 

c) Working with large employers to increase opportunities for disabled people;

 

d) Supporting the living wage and eliminating poor employment practices such as zero-hours contracts.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

35

0

17

52

The motion without amendment was agreed.

Publication date: 19/03/2014

Date of decision: 19/03/2014

Decided at meeting: 19/03/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly