Decision details

The item started at 15.52

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

NDM5356 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 20.12:

Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2014-2015 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance on 8 October 2013.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales

1. Recognises the additional investment made in the draft budget to the health service arising from the pressure applied by the Welsh Conservatives; and

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to redraft their Draft Budget for 2014-15 so that it:

a) protects the health budget in real terms and fully addresses the extreme financial pressures facing local health boards in Wales;

b) meets the needs of businesses across Wales, for the benefit of the Welsh economy;

c) addresses the funding challenges facing FE colleges, so that they can provide a full range of skills and vocational courses for learners in Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	41	53

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

Add as new points at end of motion:

Notes the important agreement achieved by the Party of Wales and the Welsh Liberal Democrats in securing:

a) an Intermediate Care Fund to alleviate pressures on A&E departments and provide care closer to home;

b) more than a doubling of the Pupil Deprivation Grant;

c) three state-of-the-art Da Vinci robots that will provide less invasive surgical procedures;

d) a health technology and telemedicine fund to put Wales at the forefront of medical technology;

e) protection of the Supporting People Programme; and

Further notes the positive impact such investments will have on communities across the country and the improvement in community-based services that will follow.

Supported by:

Aled Roberts (North Wales)

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
42	0	11	53

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at end of the motion:

Welcomes the joint approach between the Welsh Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru, which has secured within the Draft Budget:

a) an additional £35million to double funding for the Pupil Deprivation Grant to help break the link between poverty and educational underachievement;

b) a £50million Intermediate Care Fund to support independent living and reduce pressure on the emergency care system;

c) an additional £9.5million investment in the Health Technology Fund to increase investment in telemedicine; and

d) a £5.5million Support People Package to help tackle homelessness.

Supported by:

Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
42	0	11	53

Amendment 3 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5356 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 20.12:

1. Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2014-2015 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance on 8 October 2013.

2. Notes the important agreement achieved by the Party of Wales and the Welsh Liberal Democrats in securing:

a) an Intermediate Care Fund to alleviate pressures on A&E departments and provide care closer to home;

b) more than a doubling of the Pupil Deprivation Grant;

c) three state-of-the-art Da Vinci robots that will provide less invasive surgical procedures;

d) a health technology and telemedicine fund to put Wales at the forefront of medical technology;

e) protection of the Supporting People Programme; and

Further notes the positive impact such investments will have on communities across the country and the improvement in community-based services that will follow.

Supported by:

Aled Roberts (North Wales)

3. Welcomes the joint approach between the Welsh Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru, which has secured within the Draft Budget:

a) an additional £35million to double funding for the Pupil Deprivation Grant to help break the link between poverty and educational underachievement;

b) a £50million Intermediate Care Fund to support independent living and reduce pressure on the emergency care system;

c) an additional £9.5million investment in the Health Technology Fund to increase investment in telemedicine; and

d) a £5.5million Support People Package to help tackle homelessness.

Supported by:

Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	14	12	53

The motion as amended was agreed.