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