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

The item started at 15.24

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5608 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Calls upon the Welsh Government to establish a Cancer Treatments Fund for Wales.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
10	0	40	50

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Delete all and replace with:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to expand the health technologies fund to medicines for cancer and other diseases.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
6	0	44	50

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Delete all after "establish" and replace with "an all Wales approach to ensure consistency and equity in access to cancer treatments".

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
40	0	10	50

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5608 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Calls upon the Welsh Government to establish an all Wales approach to ensure consistency and equity in access to cancer treatments.

 

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
40	0	10	50

The motion as amended was agreed.