Decision details

The item started at 18.39

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

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Add at end of point 1:

‘and recognises the significant steps taken forward by the One Wales Government’

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
36	0	18	54

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Insert as new point 2 and re-number accordingly:

Believes that EU public procurement rules are too restrictive and should be relaxed to help local businesses obtain more Government contracts.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
49	5	0	54

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) communicate any new procurement policies clearly to the Welsh business community; and

b) review its procurement policies on a regular basis to ensure their effectiveness.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
54	0	0	54

Amendment 3 was agreed.

Amendment 4 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Add new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce a mandatory obligation on all public bodies to implement the Welsh Procurement Policy. 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
54	0	0	54

Amendment 4 was agreed.

Amendment 5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to make procurement more accessible to SMEs in Wales, for example by unbundling contracts for Government work.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
54	0	0	54

Amendment 5 was agreed.

Amendment 6 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

 

Add new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to provide up to date information on the number of Welsh companies winning public procurement contracts in Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
53	0	0	53

Amendment 6 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5132 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the positive impact that effective public procurement delivers to the Welsh economy; and recognises the significant steps taken forward by the One Wales Government

2.  Believes that EU public procurement rules are too restrictive and should be relaxed to help local businesses obtain more Government contracts.

3.  Notes the Wales Procurement Policy Statement; and

4.  Encourages all public bodies in Wales to build the capability required to maximise the impact of the Welsh Procurement Policy.

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) communicate any new procurement policies clearly to the Welsh business community; and

b) review its procurement policies on a regular basis to ensure their effectiveness.

6. Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce a mandatory obligation on all public bodies to implement the Welsh Procurement Policy. 

 

7. Calls on the Welsh Government to make procurement more accessible to SMEs in Wales, for example by unbundling contracts for Government work.

 

8. Calls on the Welsh Government to provide up to date information on the number of Welsh companies winning public procurement contracts in Wales.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
42	0	12	54

The motion as amended was agreed.