Decision details

The item started at 18.16

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

NDM5367 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Recognises the benefits to Wales of the UK’s continued membership of the EU.

 

The following amendments have been tabled:

Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Insert as new point 1 and renumber accordingly:

Recognises a renegotiation of our current relationship with the EU is required so that Wales and the UK can benefit from a more economically focused European Union.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at start of motion:

Notes that 160,000 Welsh jobs depend on the UK’s continued membership of the EU; that Wales is a net beneficiary of EU membership of £144 million per year; and that there are over 10,000 Welsh companies which trade with other EU countries per year, demonstrating the importance of access to the single market and the EU’s free trade agreements with third parties for jobs and the economy in Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
49	1	0	50

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at start of motion:

Welcomes the EU’s role in protecting our environment as a world leader in combating climate change and cross-border pollution, and the importance of the key collective commitments within the 20-20-20 targets to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise the share of EU energy consumption produced from renewable resources.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
49	2	0	51

Amendment 3 was agreed.

Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at start of motion:

Welcomes Wales’ cooperation with Europol and Eurojust, and ability to utilise the European Arrest Warrant as a tool, in order to protect Welsh citizens from crime.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
48	3	0	51

Amendment 4 was agreed.

Amendment 5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert at end of the motion:

which includes making Wales a more prosperous, sustainable and secure place.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
49	1	0	50

Amendment 5 was agreed.

Amendment 6 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Believes that in the event of a referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the European Union the all-Wales result should be recorded separately.

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
45	0	7	52

Amendment 6 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5367 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Welcomes Wales’ cooperation with Europol and Eurojust, and ability to utilise the European Arrest Warrant as a tool, in order to protect Welsh citizens from crime.

Welcomes the EU’s role in protecting our environment as a world leader in combating climate change and cross-border pollution, and the importance of the key collective commitments within the 20-20-20 targets to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise the share of EU energy consumption produced from renewable resources.

Notes that 160,000 Welsh jobs depend on the UK’s continued membership of the EU; that Wales is a net beneficiary of EU membership of £144 million per year; and that there are over 10,000 Welsh companies which trade with other EU countries per year, demonstrating the importance of access to the single market and the EU’s free trade agreements with third parties for jobs and the economy in Wales.

Recognises the benefits to Wales of the UK’s continued membership of the EU which includes making Wales a more prosperous, sustainable and secure place.

Believes that in the event of a referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the European Union the all-Wales result should be recorded separately.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
44	5	3	52

The motion as amended was agreed.