Decision details
Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv)
Decision Maker: Business Committee - Fourth Assembly, Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
Standing Order 11.21:
Time must be made available
in each Assembly year for debates on the following items of business:
(iv) motions
proposed by any Member who is not a member of the government
Decision:
The item started at 15.47
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NNDM5630
Antoinette Sandbach (North Wales)
Bethan Jenkins (South Wales West)
Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that:
a) women have made a huge contribution to the
working life of Wales and continue to be a vital part of the Welsh economy;
b) it is nearly 100 years since women got the vote
and nearly 40 years since the Equal Pay Act;
c) the Welsh Government has an important part to
play in ensuring that there is not institutional discrimination present in the
workplace.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government not to award any
procurement contracts or Welsh Government grant monies to any company that does
not have any female directors on their board.
The result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
21 |
32 |
1 |
54 |
The Motion was agreed .
Publication date: 14/01/2015
Date of decision: 14/01/2015
Decided at meeting: 14/01/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly