Decision details

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• 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:

 

NDM4818 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Regrets the lack of meaningful targets and detail contained in the Programme for Government: and

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that its Programme focuses on the challenges which the economy will face during the next few years.

 

The Programme for Government can be accessed at the following hyperlink:

http://wales.gov.uk/about/programmeforgovernment/;jsessionid=HL0LTDFYF1Y1Yz1N4k8yKJTSqjm8TbfQy3JdStnc4hBCHLjDvGxP!-1666378451?lang=en

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	27	54

 

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the motion.  Therefore, the motion was not agreed.

 

The following amendments have been tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete point 1) and replace with:

 

"Notes the Programme for Government and the need for measurable delivery when it comes to implementing Government policy"; and

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	27	54

 

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment.  Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point 1 and renumber accordingly:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to revise its Programme for Government to address the economic and social challenges facing the people of Wales.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	27	54

 

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment.  Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Regrets that the Welsh Government has not delivered on the First Minister’s promise of a programme for government with measurable targets.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	27	54

 

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment.  Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward a revised programme for government with concrete, measurable targets, and a timetable for delivery.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	27	54

 

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment.  Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

 

Amendment 5 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls for the Welsh Government to republish its Programme for Government to include measurable targets and outcomes.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	27	54

 

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment.  Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

 

Amendment 6 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Regrets the Welsh Government’s failure to specify, within the Programme for Government, measures to raise the performance of Wales’ Gross Value Added by 2015.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
16	0	38	54

Amendment 6 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 7 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Believes the Programme for Government should include a comprehensive programme of business rate relief as the best policy intervention to encourage private sector investment and employment and that such an intervention could be introduced immediately without the need for a further review.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
11	5	38	54

Amendment 7 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.