Decision details
Debate: Public Service Broadcasting
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Decision:
The item started at 16.08
NDM5581 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Recognises the importance of the Public Service Broadcasters in Wales.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that the funding and editorial
independence of Welsh language broadcasters should be protected.
Amendment 1 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 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that:
a) a devolved governance body within the BBC UK
Trust should be created;
b) the representative of Wales to the BBC Trust
should be appointed by formal agreement between the Welsh and UK Governments;
and
c) the Ofcom board should include a member with
specific responsibility for representing Wales.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
33 |
7 |
0 |
40 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
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Believes that community radio licensing should be
devolved to the National Assembly.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
33 |
7 |
0 |
40 |
Amendment 3 was agreed.
Amendment 4 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end
of motion:
Notes Ofcom's third Public
Service Broadcast Review which is due to be published next summer.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
Amendment 5 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
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of motion:
Recognises the role
public service broadcasters play in increasing participation in the political
process and the influence they have on cultural and economic life in Wales.
A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
Amendment 5 was agreed.
Amendment 6 -Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end
of motion:
Welcomes consideration of
mechanisms to secure the future of all public service broadcasters in Wales.
A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
Amendment 6 was agreed.
Amendment 7 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end
of motion:
Welcomes consideration of
mechanisms to secure accountability of public service broadcasters to this
Assembly as well as to the UK Parliament.
A vote was taken on Amendment 7:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
Amendment 7 was agreed.
Amendment 8 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Add as new point at end
of motion:
Regrets the decline in
local programming on commercial radio.
A vote was taken on Amendment 8:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
Amendment 8 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM5581 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the importance of the Public Service
Broadcasters in Wales.
2. Believes that the funding and editorial
independence of Welsh language broadcasters should be protected.
3. Believes that:
a) a devolved governance body within the BBC UK
Trust should be created;
b) the representative of Wales to the BBC Trust
should be appointed by formal agreement between the Welsh and UK Governments;
and
c) the Ofcom board should include a member with
specific responsibility for representing Wales.
4. Believes that community radio licensing should
be devolved to the National Assembly.
5. Notes Ofcom's third
Public Service Broadcast Review which is due to be published next summer.
6. Recognises the role
public service broadcasters play in increasing participation in the political
process and the influence they have on cultural and economic life in Wales.
7. Welcomes consideration
of mechanisms to secure the future of all public service broadcasters in Wales.
8. Welcomes consideration
of mechanisms to secure accountability of public service broadcasters to this Assembly
as well as to the UK Parliament.
9. Regrets the decline in
local programming on commercial radio.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
33 |
7 |
0 |
40 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 30/09/2014
Date of decision: 30/09/2014
Decided at meeting: 30/09/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly