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:

 

NDM4846 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Regrets the Welsh Government’s failure to:

 

a) actively respond to the current economic crisis;

 

b) deal with the problems faced by the manufacturing sector; and

 

c) tackle youth unemployment; and

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce a comprehensive package of measures to address the current economic crisis, including bringing forward capital projects to boost the construction sector and create jobs.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
18	0	35	53

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

In point 1, after ‘regrets the’, insert ‘current, and previous,’

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
15	0	38	53

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

In point 2, delete all after ‘crisis,’ and replace with

 

seek more innovative funding to boost the construction sector and create jobs in the private sector.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	0	10	53

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

“Calls on the Welsh Government to announce the forms of private financing which it has been considering, and how these can be used to respond to improve the economy of Wales.”

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
53	0	0	53

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

“Welcomes the fact that the Welsh Government might consider enabling tax increment financing to help economic regeneration, and calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward firm proposals as soon as is practicable.”

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
4	11	38	53

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 5 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Recognises the importance of Enterprise Zones to the Welsh economy and calls on the Welsh Government to publish a timetable for their introduction.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
25	0	28	53

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM4846 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Regrets the Welsh Government’s failure to:

 

a) actively respond to the current economic crisis;

 

b) deal with the problems faced by the manufacturing sector; and

 

c) tackle youth unemployment; and

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce a comprehensive package of measures to address the current economic crisis, seek more innovative funding to boost the construction sector and create jobs in the private sector.

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to announce the forms of private financing which it has been considering, and how these can be used to respond to improve the economy of Wales.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
25	0	28	53

The motion as amended was not agreed.