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 15.05

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