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:

 

NDM5780 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes Welsh Conservative plans to give council taxpayers improved understanding of how their council tax is spent.

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to work with councils to improve the accountability of council tax spend.

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to improve transparency in local government spend across Wales.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

10

0

38

48

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 – Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Add as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:

 

Notes that council tax represents only about 14 per cent of councils' expenditure in Wales.


A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

38

10

0

48

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

Amendment 2 – Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to produce an equitable local taxation system that is fair, affordable and which reduces the burden on those least able to pay.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

38

10

0

48

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5780 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes Welsh Conservative plans to give council taxpayers improved understanding of how their council tax is spent.

 

2. Notes that council tax represents only about 14 per cent of councils' expenditure in Wales.

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to work with councils to improve the accountability of council tax spend.

 

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to improve transparency in local government spend across Wales.

 

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to produce an equitable local taxation system that is fair, affordable and which reduces the burden on those least able to pay.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

0

10

38

48

The motion as amended was not agreed.

Publication date: 10/06/2015

Date of decision: 10/06/2015

Decided at meeting: 10/06/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly