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:

NDM4770 Nick Ramsay (Monmouthshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Calls on the Welsh Government to develop a middle phase (8-13 year olds) to integrate the school system and bridge the gap between the Foundation Phase and 14-19 Learning Pathways.

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Delete all and replace with:

Calls on the Welsh Government to develop and publish a strategy for 8-13 year olds with the aim of ensuring that illiteracy and innumeracy rates for children leaving primary school are halved from present rates by 2016.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Believes this middle phase should improve transition between pupils from primary and secondary schools by formalising partnership between these schools, hiring more transition teachers and ensuring the early years of secondary schools offer a better balance of pastoral and academic teaching.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

As the Assembly did not agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the amendments tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed.