Decision details

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The item started at 15.52

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM4919 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Recognises:

 

a) the commitment made by service personnel in the protection of our country; and

 

b) the devastating impact that post-traumatic stress disorder can have on the lives of ex-service personnel and their families; and

 

2. Calls upon the Welsh Government to:

 

a) acknowledge the inadequacy of current services for ex-services personnel suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder; and

 

b) undertake a comprehensive review of the progress made in improving post-traumatic stress disorder treatment services for ex-services personnel since the publication of the Health, Well-Being and Local Government Committee’s report into these services in February 2011.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
24	0	32	56

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Insert as new sub-point 1c "the importance of specialist services for ex-service personnel suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder"

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
56	0	0	56

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete sub-point 2a

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	1	27	56

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes the higher incidence of PTSD amongst ex-service personnel and expresses concern that after ten years of military operations in Afganistan and six years of military operation in Iraq that incidences of PTSD are likely to rise in the future and calls on the government to ensure greater support for PTSD in future years.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
56	0	0	56

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM4919 William Graham (South Wales East)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Recognises:

 

a) the commitment made by service personnel in the protection of our country;

 

b) the devastating impact that post-traumatic stress disorder can have on the lives of ex-service personnel and their families; and

 

c) the importance of specialist services for ex-service personnel suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder.

 

2. Calls upon the Welsh Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the progress made in improving post-traumatic stress disorder treatment services for ex-services personnel since the publication of the Health, Well-Being and Local Government Committee’s report into these services in February 2011.

 

3. Notes the higher incidence of PTSD amongst ex-service personnel and expresses concern that after ten years of military operations in Afganistan and six years of military operation in Iraq that incidences of PTSD are likely to rise in the future and calls on the government to ensure greater support for PTSD in future years.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	0	13	56

The motion as amended was agreed.