Decision details

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

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM4742 Nick Ramsay (Monmouthshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) Undertake a public review of Technical Advice Note (TAN) 8: Renewable Energy (2005) which should include the implications for transportation, the environment, health and construction of implementing the guidance;

b) Support a moratorium on the construction of all wind farm developments, excluding micro generation schemes and projects that have clear community support, in the Strategic Search Areas (SSAs) until the review of Tan 8 is completed; and

c) Promote a wide range of renewable sources to minimise the impact of individual renewable electricity schemes.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
15	0	39	54

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South East Wales)

Insert as new point 1 and renumber accordingly:

Invites the responsible committee to undertake an inquiry into the environmental and energy effectiveness of Welsh Government Planning and Renewable Energy policy and to report within three months of the start of the Autumn term.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
26	0	28	54

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete point 1a

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
39	0	15	54

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Jane Hutt (Bro Morgannwg)

Delete point 1b

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
39	0	15	54

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

Add as a new point at end of motion:

Regrets that the First Minister’s written statement on 17th June did not include a commitment to revise TAN 8.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
15	0	39	54

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 5 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

Add as a new point at end of motion:

Believes that a greater mix of renewable energy sources, including offshore wind, tidal and microgeneration would reduce Wales’ need for significant increases in onshore wind capacity.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	0	11	54

Amendment 5 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM4742

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Calls on the Welsh Government to promote a wide range of renewable sources to minimise the impact of individual renewable electricity schemes.

Believes that a greater mix of renewable energy sources, including offshore wind, tidal and microgeneration would reduce Wales’ need for significant increases in onshore wind capacity.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
51	3	0	54

The motion as amended was agreed.