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:

 

NDM4816 William Graham (South Wales East):

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes that more people are being diagnosed with cancer;

 

2. Expresses concern that target waiting times for cancer patients are being missed; and

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to establish a Welsh Cancer Drugs Fund.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
16	0	38	54

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments have been tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

In point 1, after "cancer" insert "due in large part to an increasingly elderly population and much better diagnosis."

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
42	11	1	54

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete point 2, and replace with "notes that some target waiting times for cancer patients need to be improved and recognises the on-going work to address this"

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
38	0	16	54

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

Delete point 3 and replace with:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to draw up and implement a National Cancer Plan.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
54	0	0	54

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

As amendment 3 was agreed, amendment 4 was deselected.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM4816 William Graham (South Wales East):

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes that more people are being diagnosed with cancer due in large part to an increasingly elderly population and much better diagnosis;

 

2. notes that some target waiting times for cancer patients need to be improved and recognises the on-going work to address this; and

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to draw up and implement a National Cancer Plan.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
54	0	0	54

The motion as amended was agreed.