Decision details

Welsh Conservatives Debate

Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly

Status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Purpose:

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

Decision:

The item started at 17.07

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5654 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes that under the current Programme for Government the Welsh Government has failed in its key objectives to deliver for the people of Wales;

 

2. Regrets that the Welsh Government failed to publish a complete timetable for Key Performance Indicators at the beginning of this Assembly; and

 

3. Calls on the First Minister to mark his 5th anniversary in office by publishing a timetable for meeting his Government's targets on:

 

a) NHS performance;

 

b) Welsh educational performance against international standards such as PISA; and

 

c) improvement in economic performance across Wales.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

17

0

37

54

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendment has been tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Insert as new point 3 and renumber accordingly:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to work with the Office of National Statistics and the Office of Budget Responsibility to ensure that Wales has a full set of up-to-date Key Performance Indicators for the economy.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

54

0

0

54

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5654 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes that under the current Programme for Government the Welsh Government has failed in its key objectives to deliver for the people of Wales;

 

2. Regrets that the Welsh Government failed to publish a complete timetable for Key Performance Indicators at the beginning of this Assembly;

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to work with the Office of National Statistics and the Office of Budget Responsibility to ensure that Wales has a full set of up-to-date Key Performance Indicators for the economy; and

 

4. Calls on the First Minister to mark his 5th anniversary in office by publishing a timetable for meeting his Government's targets on:

 

a) NHS performance;

 

b) Welsh educational performance against international standards such as PISA; and

 

c) improvement in economic performance across Wales.

 

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 motion as amended. Therefore, the motion as amended was not agreed.

 

Publication date: 10/12/2014

Date of decision: 10/12/2014

Decided at meeting: 10/12/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly