Decision details

Welsh Conservatives Debate

Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly

Status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Purpose:

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

Decision:

The item started at 15.12

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5742 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Acknowledges that UK Government policies since 2010 were essential in the restoration of the UK and Welsh economies;

 

2. Further acknowledges that the strengthening UK economy has underpinned growth in the private sector and created over 2 million jobs; and

 

3. Recognises that a thriving private sector is the foundation for sustaining our public services.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

9

0

37

46

The motion without amendment not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Delete point 1 and replace with:

 

Acknowledges that the UK Government's austerity programme has failed by its own terms and regrets the economic and social impacts of the unnecessary 10% cut to the Welsh budget since 2010.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

32

0

14

46

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Delete point 2 and replace with:

 

Welcomes new employment opportunities but regrets that 17,000 of the new jobs created in Wales since 2010 have been part-time.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

32

0

14

46

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Welcomes that the UK's economy is now the fastest growing of the G7 countries.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

23

0

24

47

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment.  Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Welcomes that 1.2 million people in Wales have had an £800 income tax cut, thanks to the Liberal Democrats in the UK Government increasing the personal allowance threshold.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

5

9

32

46

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Believes that we must balance the books fairly, with investment in a high-skill, low-carbon economy, eliminate the structural budget deficit by 2017-18, ensure the wealthiest pay their fair share by introducing a mansion tax, and protect the most vulnerable in society.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

5

0

41

46

Amendment 5 was not agreed

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5742 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Acknowledges that the UK Government's austerity programme has failed by its own terms and regrets the economic and social impacts of the unnecessary 10% cut to the Welsh budget since 2010;

 

2. Welcomes new employment opportunities but regrets that 17,000 of the new jobs created in Wales since 2010 have been part-time; and

 

3. Recognises that a thriving private sector is the foundation for sustaining our public services.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

32

0

14

46

The motion as amended was agreed.

 

Publication date: 22/04/2015

Date of decision: 22/04/2015

Decided at meeting: 22/04/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly