Decision details
Welsh Liberal Democrats 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:
Item started at 17.02
Voting on the
motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM4894 Peter Black
(South Wales West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Welcomes the £56.9 million funding from the UK Government for next generation broadband which will benefit all areas of Wales;
2. Welcomes the further funding for broadband in Cardiff announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement; and
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to use this funding to tackle broadband ‘not spots’ as a matter of priority.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
5 |
0 |
51 |
56 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Jocelyn
Davies (South Wales East)
Delete points 1 and 2 and replace with new point 1:
Notes recent allocations of public funding for the provision of broadband.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
39 |
0 |
17 |
56 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As Amendment 1 was agreed,
amendments 2 and 3 were deselected
Amendment 4 - Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete point 3.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
29 |
0 |
27 |
56 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
As amendment 4 was agreed,
amendment 5 was deselected
Amendment 6 - William
Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to make a statement on its negotiations with BT Openworld for a Wales-wide roll-out of next generation broadband.
A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
27 |
0 |
29 |
56 |
Amendment 6 was not agreed.
A vote was
taken on the motion as amended:
NDM4894 Peter Black
(South Wales West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes recent allocations of public funding for the provision of broadband.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
44 |
0 |
12 |
56 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 18/01/2012
Date of decision: 18/01/2012
Decided at meeting: 18/01/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly