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:

NDM4743 Nick Ramsay (Monmouthshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Welcomes the report by the Wales Audit Office on Major Transport Projects (2011);

2. Notes with concern that many transport projects have ‘cost substantially more and taken longer to complete than expected’;

3. Calls for the Welsh Government to ensure that funding for transport projects is used in an efficient and effective way.

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South East Wales)

Add as new point after point 2 and renumber accordingly:

Welcomes the improved financial control of transport projects managed by the Welsh Government and by local authorities in recent years.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Believes that it is essential to keep transport projects within budget in order to ensure that other much-needed projects can go ahead.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

Amendment 2 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM4743

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Welcomes the report by the Wales Audit Office on Major Transport Projects (2011);

2. Notes with concern that many transport projects have ‘cost substantially more and taken longer to complete than expected’;

3. Welcomes the improved financial control of transport projects managed by the Welsh Government and by local authorities in recent years.

4. Calls for the Welsh Government to ensure that funding for transport projects is used in an efficient and effective way.

5. Believes that it is essential to keep transport projects within budget in order to ensure that other much-needed projects can go ahead.

The motion as amended was agreed.