Decision details

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

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM4876 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Regrets the Welsh Government’s decision to merge the Environment Agency Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Forestry Commission Wales into one Single Environmental Body.

 

2. Believes there has been insufficient scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s business case outlining the proposed merger.

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

 

a) Postpone the proposed merger until it has been subject to full public scrutiny; and

 

b) Address the serious concerns from the forestry sector about the inclusion of Forestry Commission Wales in the merger.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
10	0	42	52

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendment was tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

Delete all and replace with:

 

Welcomes the decision of the Environment and Sustainability Committee to hold a thorough inquiry into the Welsh Government's business case concerning the proposed merger of the Environment Agency Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Forestry Commission Wales into one Single Environmental Body.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
42	0	11	53

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM4876 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Welcomes the decision of the Environment and Sustainability Committee to hold a thorough inquiry into the Welsh Government's business case concerning the proposed merger of the Environment Agency Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Forestry Commission Wales into one Single Environmental Body.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
53	0	0	53

The motion as amended was agreed.