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 15.03

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

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5750 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Regrets that the Welsh Government has failed to protect hospitals from closure and downgrading.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

10

0

23

33

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

Insert at end of motion:

'and calls on the Welsh Government to put in place a national planning process for the delivery of district and specialist hospitals in Wales'

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

17

33

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Welcomes the £5.3 million funding secured for Llandrindod Wells Memorial Hospital in the recent budget agreement between the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Welsh Government.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

19

14

0

33

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls for a reinvigoration of community hospitals and community based services.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

17

33

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to secure the future of consultant-led maternity, gynaecology, and breast surgery services at all three hospitals in north Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

17

33

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5750 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Regrets that the Welsh Government has failed to protect hospitals from closure and downgrading.

2. Welcomes the £5.3 million funding secured for Llandrindod Wells Memorial Hospital in the recent budget agreement between the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Welsh Government.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

8

8

17

33

The motion as amended was not agreed.

Publication date: 06/05/2015

Date of decision: 06/05/2015

Decided at meeting: 06/05/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly