Decision details

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The item started at 17.20

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5759 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Recognises that the Barnett funding formula is not in the best interest of Wales;

 

2. Notes that if Wales was funded on the same basis as Scotland per head of the population, it would receive an additional £1.2 billion every year; and

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to make the case for Wales to be funded on the same basis as Scotland.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
9	0	38	47

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Delete all and replace with:

 

1. Recognises the findings of the Holtham Commission that the Barnett formula underfunds Wales by some £300 million per year.

 

2. Believes that Wales should be funded fairly.

 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to:

 

a) commission an update of the Holtham Commission's analysis;

 

b) immediately entrench a Barnett floor; and

 

c) increase the block grant to an equitable level to ensure fair funding for Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
3	0	44	47

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 2 – Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete points 2 and 3 and replace with:

 

2. Notes that repeated studies have found that Wales is underfunded relative to need.

 

3. Calls on the UK Government to ensure that Wales is funded fairly by implementing a funding floor which has cross-party support.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	19	47

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

As amendment 2 was agreed, amendments 3 was de-selected

 

Amendment 4 – Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

Insert as new point 3 and renumber accordingly:

 

Welcomes the St David’s Day agreement and the plans for a funding floor for Wales.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	34	47

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

 

As amendment 2 was agreed, amendment 5 was de-selected

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5759 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Recognises that the Barnett funding formula is not in the best interest of Wales;

 

2. Notes that repeated studies have found that Wales is underfunded relative to need.

 

3. Calls on the UK Government to ensure that Wales is funded fairly by implementing a funding floor which has cross-party support.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
47	0	0	47

The motion as amended was agreed.