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 15.44

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5711 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes that the UK Government has halved the deficit as a share of GDP;

 

2. Recognises that there are an extra 41,000 people in work in Wales compared with 2010 and the UK was the fastest growing country in the G7 in 2014; and

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to contribute to the UK Government's long-term economic plan to invest in infrastructure and create the conditions for private sector growth to create jobs and prosperity.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

9

0

35

44

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Insert as new point 1 and renumber accordingly:

 

Notes that the UK Government has failed to meet its objectives of eliminating the UK's budget deficit by 2015 and maintaining its AAA credit rating.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

32

0

12

44

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

Amendment 2 – Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Insert as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:

 

Regrets that the UK Government's austerity measures have led to a 10% real terms cut to the Welsh budget since 2010; and the resulting economic and social impacts on Welsh communities and families.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

32

0

12

44

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

Amendment 3 – Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

In point 2, after '2014' insert ', though concerns remain about the level of youth unemployment and the impact of zero-hours contracts on in-work poverty'.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

35

9

0

44

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

Amendment 4 – Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Insert as new point 3 and renumber accordingly:

 

Welcomes the positive impact on the Welsh economy of the UK Government's decision to raise the income tax threshold to £10,500, resulting in 1.2 million Welsh workers seeing their income tax cut by £800, with 153,000 taken out of paying income tax altogether.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

12

9

23

44

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 5 – Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Delete point 3 and replace with:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to deliver a balanced, integrated, export-led economic strategy and address Wales's underdevelopment with a long-term commitment to investing in Wales's people, business and infrastructure in order to build a stronger economy and a fairer society for Wales.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

12

0

32

44

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 6 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

In point 3, after 'prosperity' insert 'and notes that despite cuts of some 30% in the Capital Budget, the Welsh Government has continued to make significant capital investment across Wales to support the economy and public services'.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

23

12

9

44

Amendment 6 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5711 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes that the UK Government has failed to meet its objectives of eliminating the UK's budget deficit by 2015 and maintaining its AAA credit rating;

 

2. Notes that the UK Government has halved the deficit as a share of GDP;

 

3. Regrets that the UK Government's austerity measures have led to a 10% real terms cut to the Welsh budget since 2010; and the resulting economic and social impacts on Welsh communities and families;

 

4. Recognises that there are an extra 41,000 people in work in Wales compared with 2010 and the UK was the fastest growing country in the G7 in 2014 though concerns remain about the level of youth unemployment and the impact of zero-hours contracts on in-work poverty; and

 

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to contribute to the UK Government's long-term economic plan to invest in infrastructure and create the conditions for private sector growth to create jobs and prosperity and notes that despite cuts of some 30% in the Capital Budget, the Welsh Government has continued to make significant capital investment across Wales to support the economy and public services.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

31

0

12

43

The motion as amended was agreed.

Publication date: 04/03/2015

Date of decision: 04/03/2015

Decided at meeting: 04/03/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly