Decision details

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The item started at 16:25.

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM4978 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

The propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes, with alarm, the rise in unemployment figures, especially amongst women, young people and people with disabilities.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
8	0	38	46

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 – Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Insert at end of motion ‘and the effect on unemployment of the policies being pursued by the UK Government’.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
31	0	15	46

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

Amendment 2 – Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Welcomes the introduction of the Youth Contract by the UK Government which includes voluntary work experience placements for young people in Wales, and welcomes the Welsh Government’s additional financial support for the Young Recruits Programme.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
5	11	30	46

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 3 – William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes that unemployment in Wales remains the highest of all the UK nations.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
38	0	8	46

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

Amendment 4 – William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes that youth unemployment in Wales has exceeded the UK rate in every year since 2001 and that 11.5% of 16 to 18 year olds and 23.2% of 19 to 24 year olds are currently classed as Not in Employment, Education or Training.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
46	0	0	46

Amendment 4 was agreed.

 

Amendment 5 – William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Notes the statement from the Federation of Small Businesses claiming that everyone looking for a job could be employed if every SME recruited one more person.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
38	0	8	46

Amendment 5 was agreed.

 

Amendment 6 – William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Calls on the Welsh Government to work constructively with the UK government and the business community to create more job opportunities. 

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
46	0	0	46

Amendment 6 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM4978 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

The propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes, with alarm, the rise in unemployment figures, especially amongst women, young people and people with disabilities and the effect on unemployment of the policies being pursued by the UK Government.

 

2. Notes that unemployment in Wales remains the highest of all the UK nations.

 

3. Notes that youth unemployment in Wales has exceeded the UK rate in every year since 2001 and that 11.5% of 16 to 18 year olds and 23.2% of 19 to 24 year olds are currently classed as Not in Employment, Education or Training.

 

4. Notes the statement from the Federation of Small Businesses claiming that everyone looking for a job could be employed if every SME recruited one more person.

 

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to work constructively with the UK government and the business community to create more job opportunities. 

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
31	4	10	45

The motion as amended was agreed.