Decision details
Welsh Conservatives Debate
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
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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
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frequency are determined by the Business
Committee
Decision:
The item started at 15.05
Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5820 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Regrets the Welsh Government's persistent
failure to provide sufficient support to Wales's businesses.
2. Expresses deep concern by the loss of jobs at
businesses in receipt of Welsh Government grant funding.
3. Believes that the process of due diligence
utilised by the Welsh Government prior to providing grant support for
businesses has proved inadequate.
4. Regrets the Welsh Government's failure to spend
public money effectively in support of Welsh businesses.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to undertake a
comprehensive review of its failures in business support, including a
re-prioritisation to provide more backing for small and medium-sized
enterprises.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
10 |
0 |
41 |
51 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 – Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Delete all after point 1 and replace with:
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to support the
financing needs of Welsh businesses through establishing a business development
bank for Wales.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to address the
burden of business rates by extending the small business rate relief scheme.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to secure new
trade opportunities for Welsh businesses by implementing Plaid Cymru's Overseas
Trade Initiative.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
10 |
0 |
42 |
52 |
Amendment 1 was not
agreed.
Amendment 2 – Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Insert at end of point 5:
', improved access to finance and enable high
quality business support and advice'
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
16 |
10 |
26 |
52 |
Amendment 2 was not
agreed.
As the Assembly did
not agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the amendments tabled
to the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed.
Publication date: 16/09/2015
Date of decision: 16/09/2015
Decided at meeting: 16/09/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly