Decision details

Welsh Liberal Democrats 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:

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM4811 Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Calls on the Welsh government to ensure that its Welsh Jobs Fund is focused on employment and training opportunities in the private sector.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

4

0

52

56

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete "is focused on" and replace with "includes"

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

40

0

17

57

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

Delete 'in the private sector' and replace with 'in line with the Economic Renewal Programme.'

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

40

0

17

57

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes that private sector employment in Wales has witnessed a decrease of 3.7% between June 2010 and June 2011, the largest decrease in the UK.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

28

0

29

57

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to work closely with local employers and training providers to identify opportunities through the Welsh Jobs Fund.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

57

0

0

57

Amendment 4 was agreed.

 

Amendment 5 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to scrap business rates for all small businesses in Wales with a rateable value of £12,000 or less to help maximise the impact of the Welsh Jobs Fund and assist with the creation of permanent jobs in the private sector.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

12

0

45

57

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Calls on the Welsh government to ensure that its Welsh Jobs Fund includes employment and training opportunities in line with the Economic Renewal Programme.

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to work closely with local employers and training providers to identify opportunities through the Welsh Jobs Fund.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

52

5

0

57

The motion as amended was agreed.

 

Publication date: 28/09/2011

Date of decision: 28/09/2011

Decided at meeting: 28/09/2011 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly