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 15.55
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5785 Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes that there are over 45,000 people in Wales living with dementia and that
by 2021 this is projected to increase by 31 per cent.
2.
Acknowledges measures implemented by the UK Government to invest in and improve
dementia care.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to investigate areas of best practice in dementia
care from across the UK and further afield to improve dementia diagnosis rates
and access to appropriate information and support.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
9 |
0 |
39 |
48 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 – Jane Hutt
(Vale of Glamorgan)
Add
as new point 2 and re-number accordingly:
Acknowledges
the new Welsh Government funding of just over £5.5 million for dementia
services improvement in Wales, announced in recent weeks.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
47 |
0 |
1 |
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 ensure that the NHS estate is as dementia-friendly
as possible and to require mandatory training in dementia awareness and
dementia care for all healthcare professionals.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
48 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
Amendment
2 was agreed.
Amendment 3 – Elin Jones
(Ceredigion)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to ensure that all staff in the NHS receive appropriate
training in care for patients with dementia.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
48 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
Amendment
3 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM5785 Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes that there are over 45,000 people in Wales living with dementia and that
by 2021 this is projected to increase by 31 per cent.
2.
Acknowledges the new Welsh Government funding of just over £5.5 million for
dementia services improvement in Wales, announced in recent weeks.
3.
Acknowledges measures implemented by the UK Government to invest in and improve
dementia care.
4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to investigate areas of best practice in dementia
care from across the UK and further afield to improve dementia diagnosis rates
and access to appropriate information and support.
5.
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that the NHS estate is as
dementia-friendly as possible and to require mandatory training in dementia
awareness and dementia care for all healthcare professionals.
6.
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that all staff in the NHS receive
appropriate training in care for patients with dementia.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
48 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 17/06/2015
Date of decision: 17/06/2015
Decided at meeting: 17/06/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly