Decision details

Debate on Research and Innovation in Health and Social Care

Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly

Status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Decision:

The item started at 17:00.

NDM4967 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Recognises that research and innovation in health and social care are fundamental to the health, well-being and wealth of people in Wales.

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

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as a new point at end of motion:

Acknowledges the need for sufficient funding and investment in health and social care to realise and implement the benefits from any new research, and regrets that real term cuts to NHS budgets in Wales will be a barrier to this.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

13

0

41

54

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as a new point at end of motion:

Calls for additional investment in research centres in Wales to attract the best minds from around the world and increase the potential for high value collaboration with industrial partners.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

54

0

0

54

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as a new point at end of motion:

Recognises the role of the Higher Education Sector in providing world class research which has the potential to provide innovative solutions for health and social care challenges in Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

54

0

0

54

Amendment 3 was agreed.

Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Believes that the Welsh Government should support innovative developments in the health service, such as image-guided radiation therapy and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, to take place at Velindre.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

54

0

0

54

Amendment 4 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM4967 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Recognises that research and innovation in health and social care are fundamental to the health, well-being and wealth of people in Wales.

Calls for additional investment in research centres in Wales to attract the best minds from around the world and increase the potential for high value collaboration with industrial partners.

Recognises the role of the Higher Education Sector in providing world class research which has the potential to provide innovative solutions for health and social care challenges in Wales.

Believes that the Welsh Government should support innovative developments in the health service, such as image-guided radiation therapy and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, to take place at Velindre.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

54

0

0

54

The motion as amended was agreed.

 

Publication date: 01/05/2012

Date of decision: 01/05/2012

Decided at meeting: 01/05/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly