Decision details

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• Opposition party debates on a topic of their choice;

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

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM4800 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes:

 

a) The severe cuts in capital funding available to the Welsh government;

 

b) The lack of action taken by the current Welsh government to identify and attract new sources of funding to Wales; and

 

c) The effects of the current economic climate, including the difficulties faced by Welsh businesses due to slowing global conditions and resulting threats to jobs; and.

 

2. Calls on the Welsh government to:

 

a) Proactively seek out additional funding streams for Wales as governments of other devolved nations have done;

 

b) Work with the Welsh public sector to urgently bring forward changes to procurement practises in order to stimulate industry and job creation in Wales; and

 

c) Make representation to the UK government to introduce a temporary cut in VAT in order to further stimulate economic growth.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
11	0	45	56

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Delete point 1a) and replace with:

 

‘The need for the Welsh Government to make best use of available capital funds in the current economic climate.’

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

In point 1a), after 'Welsh government' insert, 'and that under plans announced by Alastair Darling in his 2009 budget, the Welsh capital budget would have been cut by 45% over 3 years’.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
17	0	39	56

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

Amendment 3 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete “lack of” in point 1b)

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
29	0	27	56

Amendment 3 was agreed.

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Delete point 2c) and replace with:

 

Establish a ‘Made in Wales’ public-private partnership scheme as part of a Welsh Infrastructure plan.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

Amendment 5 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Delete point 2c).

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
17	0	39	56

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

Amendment 6 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on all parties represented in the Assembly to work constructively with the Calman-style process being conducted by the UK Government.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
56	0	0	56

Amendment 6 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes:

 

a) The severe cuts in capital funding available to the Welsh government;

 

b) The action taken by the current Welsh government to identify and attract new sources of funding to Wales; and

 

c) The effects of the current economic climate, including the difficulties faced by Welsh businesses due to slowing global conditions and resulting threats to jobs; and.

 

2. Calls on the Welsh government to:

 

a) Proactively seek out additional funding streams for Wales as governments of other devolved nations have done;

 

b) Work with the Welsh public sector to urgently bring forward changes to procurement practises in order to stimulate industry and job creation in Wales; and

 

c) Make representation to the UK government to introduce a temporary cut in VAT in order to further stimulate economic growth.

 

3. Calls on all parties represented in the Assembly to work constructively with the Calman-style process being conducted by the UK Government.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
30	0	26	56

 

The motion as amended was agreed.