Decision details

Debate: The Impact of the UK Government's Welfare Reforms in Wales

Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly

Status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Decision:

The item started at 17.22

 

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

 

NDM5631 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes:

 

a) the impact of Welfare Reform in Wales and its implications; and

 

b) the latest published plans for the implementation of Universal Credit.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Delete point a) and replace with:

 

that welfare reforms implemented by the UK Government have been taken to address inequality in the benefits system and to ensure that no one can earn more on benefits than the average family does by going out to work; and

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

37

53

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Add new point at end of motion:

 

Notes that the aim of universal credit is to reduce poverty, by making work pay, and to help claimants and their families to become more independent.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

37

53

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls for the repeal of the bedroom tax.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

42

0

11

53

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Resolves that job-creation measures are more effective than punitive welfare reforms as a means to create thriving communities.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

42

11

0

53

Amendment 4 was agreed.

 

Amendment 5 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Believes that a freeze on child benefit would be detrimental to the goal of eradicating child poverty.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

15

11

27

53

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5631 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes:

 

a) the impact of Welfare Reform in Wales and its implications; and

 

b) the latest published plans for the implementation of Universal Credit.

 

2. Calls for the repeal of the bedroom tax.

 

3. Resolves that job-creation measures are more effective than punitive welfare reforms as a means to create thriving communities.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

42

0

11

53

The motion as amended was agreed.

Publication date: 25/11/2014

Date of decision: 25/11/2014

Decided at meeting: 25/11/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly