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

The item started at 16:26.

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5003 Jocelyn Davies (South East Wales)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Welcomes the ideas for pooling resources and working together to strengthen local economies as set out in ‘A Greenprint for the Valleys.’

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to explore ways of developing a specific programme for revitalising communities thereby ensuring that they have a viable and sustainable economic future.

 

‘A Greenprint for the Valleys’ can be found on the following link: http://www.english.plaidcymru.org/greenprint-for-the-valleys/

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
8	0	35	43

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete point 1.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
26	0	17	43

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Delete point 1 and replace with:

 

Acknowledges that ‘A Greenprint for the Valleys’ recognises the poor economic situation of the South Wales Valleys.

 

As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was deselected.

 

Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Supports the development of a ‘Valleys metro’ for the Valleys Lines which will help revitalise communities in the South Wales Valleys.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	0	0	43

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new point at end of motion:

 

Regrets that ‘A Greenprint for the Valleys’ is not comprehensive in its examination of how to develop the private sector in the South Wales Valleys.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
35	0	8	43

Amendment 4 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5003 Jocelyn Davies (South East Wales)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Calls on the Welsh Government to explore ways of developing a specific programme for revitalising communities thereby ensuring that they have a viable and sustainable economic future.

 

‘A Greenprint for the Valleys’ can be found on the following link: http://www.english.plaidcymru.org/greenprint-for-the-valleys/

 

2. Supports the development of a ‘Valleys metro’ for the Valleys Lines which will help revitalise communities in the South Wales Valleys.

 

3. Regrets that ‘A Greenprint for the Valleys’ is not comprehensive in its examination of how to develop the private sector in the South Wales Valleys.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	0	0	42

The motion as amended was agreed.