Decision details

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• Opposition party debates on a topic of their choice;

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The item started at 16.14

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5622 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Believes that utility costs are unacceptably high and notes the particular difficulties this creates for rural communities, businesses, and those on low incomes.

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish an action plan to alleviate high utility costs.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
9	0	38	47

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Insert as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:

 

Notes the Cheaper Energy Together fund launched by the UK Government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to support collective switching, and calls on the Welsh Government to work with DECC to promote collective switching across Wales to reduce consumer bills.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
47	0	0	47

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Insert as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:

 

Calls on the UK Government to implement an energy price freeze.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
33	0	14	47

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to look at grid connection costs and their impact on utility bills, particularly in rural areas.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
47	0	0	47

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to make representations to the National Grid to ensure it looks at Wales as a whole when calculating how electricity is exported when pricing calculations are made to ensure value for money for consumers.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
47	0	0	47

Amendment 4 was agreed.

 

Amendment 5 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to consider the vulnerability of "off-grid" customers to price rises, where switching options are limited or where markets are unregulated.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
47	0	0	47

Amendment 5 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5622 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Believes that utility costs are unacceptably high and notes the particular difficulties this creates for rural communities, businesses, and those on low incomes.

 

2. Calls on the UK Government to implement an energy price freeze.

 

3. Notes the Cheaper Energy Together fund launched by the UK Government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to support collective switching, and calls on the Welsh Government to work with DECC to promote collective switching across Wales to reduce consumer bills.

 

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish an action plan to alleviate high utility costs.

 

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to look at grid connection costs and their impact on utility bills, particularly in rural areas.

 

6. Calls on the Welsh Government to make representations to the National Grid to ensure it looks at Wales as a whole when calculating how electricity is exported when pricing calculations are made to ensure value for money for consumers.

 

7. Calls on the Welsh Government to consider the vulnerability of "off-grid" customers to price rises, where switching options are limited or where markets are unregulated.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
33	0	14	47

The motion as amended was agreed.