Decision details
Debate on Ensuring Wider Access to our Heritage and Culture
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Decision:
The item started at 16.51
NDM5401
Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Recognises the importance of widening access to heritage and culture for all,
encouraging people from all walks of life to take part and ensuring that the
barriers to participation are removed.
2.
Notes the work carried out by our heritage and culture sector to improve access
and to ensure everyone in Wales can engage in cultural activity, or access our
great heritage sites and have a rewarding experience.
3.
Notes the Welsh Government will continue the work of strengthening this
approach by developing effective partnership working across departments and
with the wider heritage and cultural sector in Wales.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes the meaningful consultation “The Future of Our Past”
and welcomes the influence of those responses on the Minister’s decision
regarding the future of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic
Monuments for Wales .
Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment
2 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure consistent monitoring
and reporting processes for all measures to widen engagement and participation
in heritage and culture, sufficient to provide robust evaluation.
Amendment 2 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order
12.36.
Voting on the motion and the remaining amendments under this
item was deferred until Voting Time.
Amendment
3 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) ensure that expertise is maintained in our heritage
institutions so that interpretation of our past is not lost as a consequence of
staff redundancies.
b) introduce heritage apprenticeships as a means of ensuring
that the understanding of our heritage is passed on to future generations.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
41 |
13 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment 3 was agreed.
Amendment
4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Commends the work of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and
Historical Monuments of Wales and calls on the Welsh Government to ensure
long-term security for its staff.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
27 |
0 |
28 |
55 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised
his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was
not agreed.
Amendment
5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to provide support for the
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales to
investigate obtaining charitable status.
A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
44 |
10 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment 5 was agreed.
Amendment
6 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to work with museums, galleries
and other collections of art and heritage to ensure that items which are not on
display in Wales can be loaned to other facilities.
A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment 6 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM5401
Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Recognises the importance of widening access to heritage and culture for all,
encouraging people from all walks of life to take part and ensuring that the
barriers to participation are removed.
2.
Notes the work carried out by our heritage and culture sector to improve access
and to ensure everyone in Wales can engage in cultural activity, or access our
great heritage sites and have a rewarding experience.
3.
Notes the Welsh Government will continue the work of strengthening this
approach by developing effective partnership working across departments and
with the wider heritage and cultural sector in Wales.
4. Notes the meaningful consultation “The Future of Our Past”
and welcomes the influence of those responses on the Minister’s decision
regarding the future of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic
Monuments for Wales .
5.Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure consistent
monitoring and reporting processes for all measures to widen engagement and
participation in heritage and culture, sufficient to provide robust evaluation.
6. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) ensure that expertise is maintained in our heritage
institutions so that interpretation of our past is not lost as a consequence of
staff redundancies.
b) introduce heritage apprenticeships as a means of ensuring
that the understanding of our heritage is passed on to future generations.
7. Calls on the Welsh Government to provide support for the
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales to
investigate obtaining charitable status.
8. Calls on the Welsh Government to work with museums,
galleries and other collections of art and heritage to ensure that items which
are not on display in Wales can be loaned to other facilities.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 21/01/2014
Date of decision: 21/01/2014
Decided at meeting: 21/01/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly