Decision details

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The item started at 16.58.

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM4912 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Regrets the failure of the Welsh Government to publish properly costed implementation plans for key health policies such as annual health checks for the over 50s and the provision of primary care services at weekends and during evening hours.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
23	0	34	57

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete "Regrets the failure of the Welsh Government to publish properly costed implementation plans for" and replace with "Acknowledges the progress being made by the Welsh Government in developing plans for the delivery of".

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
29	0	28	57

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

After ‘over 50s’ insert ‘, an increase in the number of health visitors’.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
5	0	52	57

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes the lack of detailed planning with regard to delivering key health policies.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to provide detailed plans of the scope, cost, delivery and expected outcomes of key health policies.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	29	56

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM4912 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Acknowledges the progress being made by the Welsh Government in developing plans for the delivery of key health policies such as annual health checks for the over 50s and the provision of primary care services at weekends and during evening hours.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
29	0	28	57

The motion as amended was agreed.