Decision details
Dadl Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
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- Opposition party debates on a topic of their choice;
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Decision:
The item started at 17.02
Voting on the motion and amendments
under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without
amendment:
NDM5530 Aled Roberts (North Wales)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Recognises the importance of microgeneration
and community-owned generation to the development of a diverse energy mix to
provide for Wales’ energy needs in the future, and the need for greater energy
efficiency to reduce our energy use and decrease fuel poverty.
2. Welcomes the proposals by the UK Government
for communities to have the chance to buy a stake in their local renewable
electricity scheme.
3. Regrets the findings within the Welsh
Government’s Ynni’r Fro Mid-term Evaluation that ‘achievement against the
targets for energy generation, reductions in greenhouse emissions and job
creation has been minimal to date’.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to do more to
support community energy and energy efficiency by:
a) ensuring that microgeneration projects are
considered with a presumption in favour of development;
b) providing a model legal and business
framework for Community-Owned Renewable Energy Co-Operatives to reduce the
legal costs and complexity for communities wishing to establish their own;
c) ensuring that the advice and support offered
by Ynni’r Fro Technical Development Officers continues beyond the existing
programme;
d) creating a library of resources to support
community groups in applying for support for community generation projects; and
e) working with education providers to ensure climate change and education
policies fully recognise the role of education and schools in delivering
behaviour change, and bring more understanding of ecological issues into our
schools.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
5 |
0 |
47 |
52 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
In point 2, delete ‘Welcomes’ and replace with‘Notes’.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
36 |
0 |
16 |
52 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
In point 3, delete ‘Regrets’ and replace with‘Notes’.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised
his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was
not agreed.
Amendment 3 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Add as new sub-point at end of point 4:
establishing a community energy fund, based on the successful Community
Energy Scotland programme, to provide loan finance to local communities wishing
to set up community energy projects which would be written off if unsuccessful.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
41 |
0 |
11 |
52 |
Amendment 3 was agreed.
Amendment 4 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Add as new sub-point at end of point 4:
considering rolling out a nationwide retrofitting programme to drastically
cut Wales’s energy consumption.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
Amendment 5 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes the economic, social and environmental benefits that can be achieved
within a single community-owned generational project.
A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 5 was agreed.
Amendment 6 - Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to provide Community Energy Wales with
public funding to facilitate such community projects.
A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 6 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM5530 Aled Roberts (North Wales)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Recognises the importance of microgeneration
and community-owned generation to the development of a diverse energy mix to
provide for Wales’ energy needs in the future, and the need for greater energy
efficiency to reduce our energy use and decrease fuel poverty.
2. Notes the proposals by the UK Government for
communities to have the chance to buy a stake in their local renewable
electricity scheme.
3. Regrets the findings within the Welsh
Government’s Ynni’r Fro Mid-term Evaluation that ‘achievement against the
targets for energy generation, reductions in greenhouse emissions and job
creation has been minimal to date’.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to do more to
support community energy and energy efficiency by:
a) ensuring that microgeneration projects are
considered with a presumption in favour of development;
b) providing a model legal and business
framework for Community-Owned Renewable Energy Co-Operatives to reduce the
legal costs and complexity for communities wishing to establish their own;
c) ensuring that the advice and support offered
by Ynni’r Fro Technical Development Officers continues beyond the existing
programme;
d) creating a library of resources to support community
groups in applying for support for community generation projects;
e) working with education providers to ensure climate change and education
policies fully recognise the role of education and schools in delivering
behaviour change, and bring more understanding of ecological issues into our
schools;
f) establishing a community energy fund, based on the successful Community
Energy Scotland programme, to provide loan finance to local communities wishing
to set up community energy projects which would be written off if unsuccessful;
and
g) considering rolling out a nationwide retrofitting programme to
drastically cut Wales’s energy consumption.
5. Notes the economic, social and environmental benefits that can be
achieved within a single community-owned generational project.
6. Calls on the Welsh Government to provide Community Energy Wales with
public funding to facilitate such community projects.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
41 |
0 |
11 |
52 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 18/06/2014
Date of decision: 18/06/2014
Decided at meeting: 18/06/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly