Decision details

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The item started at: 15:20

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5105 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Regrets the long-standing failures of the Welsh Government in relation to grants management in Wales.

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

 

a) issue regular statements outlining actions taken to improve grants management in Wales; and

 

b) implement measures which enhances transparency associated with the spending of public money.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
19	0	30	49

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete point 1.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
25	0	24	49

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Insert as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:

 

Notes that the Wales Audit Office has said in its report ‘Grants Management in Wales’ that ‘many grant schemes are poorly managed, lessons are rarely learned and funders frequently fail to tackle recipients’ poor performance’ and calls on the Welsh Government to explain how it is addressing this.

 

A copy of the report ‘Grants Management in Wales’ can be found at:

http://www.wao.gov.uk/assets/englishdocuments/Grants_Mangement_English.pdf

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
24	0	25	49

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Insert as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:

 

Believes the Welsh Government’s grant management focuses too much on financial inputs and does not focus enough on outcomes.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
24	0	25	49

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5105 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

 

a) issue regular statements outlining actions taken to improve grants management in Wales; and

 

b) implement measures which enhances transparency associated with the spending of public money.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
49	0	0	49

The motion as amended was agreed.