Decision details

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• 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

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM4844 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Recognises the massive contribution and commitment made by all Welsh Armed Forces personnel; and

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

 

a) formally recognise the 100 year anniversary of the Great War in 2014;

 

b) do everything it can to address the needs of our armed forces and ex-forces personnel with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, recognising that this will require direct engagement with them; and

 

c) develop and implement a dedicated Armed Forces Card.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
15	0	37	52

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

Add at end of sub point 2a):

 

by, among other things, exploring the possibility of setting up a Peace Institute in Wales.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
10	15	28	53

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

In point c, delete "develop and implement" and replace with "consider the implementation of"

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
42	0	11	53

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

As amendment 2 was agreed, amendment 3 was deselected.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM4844 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Recognises the massive contribution and commitment made by all Welsh Armed Forces personnel; and

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

 

a) formally recognise the 100 year anniversary of the Great War in 2014;

 

b) do everything it can to address the needs of our armed forces and ex-forces personnel with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, recognising that this will require direct engagement with them; and

 

c) consider the implementation of a dedicated Armed Forces Card.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
52	0	0	52

The motion as amended was agreed.