Decision details
Debate on Maximising the Impact of Welsh Procurement Policy
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Decision:
The item started at 18.39
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
Add at end of point 1:
‘and recognises
the significant steps taken forward by the One Wales Government’
A
vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
36 |
0 |
18 |
54 |
Amendment
1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
Insert as new point 2 and re-number accordingly:
Believes that EU public procurement rules are too
restrictive and should be relaxed to help local businesses obtain more
Government contracts.
A vote was
taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
49 |
5 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment
2 was agreed.
Amendment
3 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add
new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to:
a)
communicate any new procurement policies clearly to
the Welsh business community; and
b)
review its procurement policies on a regular basis to
ensure their effectiveness.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment
3 was agreed.
Amendment
4 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
Add
new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh
Government to introduce a mandatory obligation on all public bodies to
implement the Welsh Procurement Policy.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment
4 was agreed.
Amendment
5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add
new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh
Government to make procurement more accessible to SMEs in Wales, for example by
unbundling contracts for Government work.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 5:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment
5 was agreed.
Amendment 6 - Aled
Roberts (North Wales)
Add
new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh
Government to provide up to date information on the number of Welsh companies
winning public procurement contracts in Wales.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 6:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
53 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
Amendment
6 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM5132 Jane Hutt (Vale
of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the positive
impact that effective public procurement delivers to the Welsh economy; and recognises the significant steps taken forward by the One
Wales Government
2. Believes that EU public procurement rules are
too restrictive and should be relaxed to help local businesses obtain more
Government contracts.
3. Notes the Wales
Procurement Policy Statement; and
4. Encourages all public bodies in Wales to build
the capability required to maximise the impact of the
Welsh Procurement Policy.
5.
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a)
communicate any new procurement policies clearly to
the Welsh business community; and
b)
review its procurement policies on a regular basis to
ensure their effectiveness.
6.
Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce a mandatory obligation on all public
bodies to implement the Welsh Procurement Policy.
7.
Calls on the Welsh Government to make procurement more accessible to SMEs in
Wales, for example by unbundling contracts for Government work.
8.
Calls on the Welsh Government to provide up to date information on the number
of Welsh companies winning public procurement contracts in Wales.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
42 |
0 |
12 |
54 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 15/01/2013
Date of decision: 15/01/2013
Decided at meeting: 15/01/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly