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NDM6060 - Debate on the Queen's Speech
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Meeting: 06/07/2016 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 1)
Debate on the Queen's Speech
NDM6060
Elin Jones
(Ceredigion)
The National Assembly
for Wales:
Notes the content of the UK Government's legislative programme 2016/2017.
UK Government's
legislative programme:
https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/queens-speech-2016
Supporting documents:
Research Briefing: The Queen’s Speech
Secretary
of State’s Written Statement
Queen's
Speech Bills Handout provided by the Wales Office, July 2016
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Simon Thomas
(Mid and West Wales)
Add as new point at
end of motion:
Regrets that the UK
Government's proposed Wales Bill falls short of offering comparable powers as
those available to, or on offer to Scotland.
Amendment 2 - Simon Thomas
(Mid and West Wales)
Add as new point at
end of motion:
Notes the Research
Briefing: 'Wales and the EU: What does the vote to leave the EU mean for
Wales?' and believes that following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU,
provisions should be made to ensure that all legislation giving effect to EU
Directives or Regulations pertaining to areas such as environmental protection,
workers' rights, food safety and agriculture are retained in UK and Welsh law
unless they are actively repealed by the relevant Parliament.
Minutes:
The item started at 13.02
In
accordance with Standing Order 11.15 (i) the Business Committee decided that
any vote necessary would take place at the end of the debate.
NDM6060 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
The
National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the content of the UK Government's legislative programme 2016/2017.
The following amendments
were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Regrets
that the UK Government's proposed Wales Bill falls short of offering comparable
powers as those available to, or on offer to Scotland.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
34 |
0 |
11 |
45 |
Amendment
1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Notes
the Research Briefing: 'Wales and the EU: What does the vote to leave the EU
mean for Wales?' and believes that following the withdrawal of the UK from the
EU, provisions should be made to ensure that all legislation giving effect to
EU Directives or Regulations pertaining to areas such as environmental
protection, workers' rights, food safety and agriculture are retained in UK and
Welsh law unless they are actively repealed by the relevant Parliament.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
34 |
11 |
0 |
45 |
Amendment
2 was agreed.
NDM6060
Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
The
National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the content of the UK Government's legislative programme 2016/2017.
Regrets
that the UK Government's proposed Wales Bill falls short of offering comparable
powers as those available to, or on offer to Scotland.
Notes
the Research Briefing: 'Wales and the EU: What does the vote to leave the EU
mean for Wales?' and believes that following the withdrawal of the UK from the
EU, provisions should be made to ensure that all legislation giving effect to
EU Directives or Regulations pertaining to areas such as environmental
protection, workers' rights, food safety and agriculture are retained in UK and
Welsh law unless they are actively repealed by the relevant Parliament.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
35 |
2 |
10 |
47 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.