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NDM6128 United Kingdom Independence Party debate
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Meeting: 02/11/2016 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
United Kingdom Independence Party debate
NDM6128
Neil Hamilton
(Mid and West Wales)
Caroline Jones
(South Wales West)
To propose that
the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that
November is lung cancer awareness month.
2. Regrets that
only 6.6% of Welsh patients who are diagnosed with lung cancer are still alive
five years after diagnosis and that Wales lags behind the rest of the UK and
Europe in cancer survival rates.
3. Calls on the
Welsh Government to:
(a) take action
to improve five year lung cancer survival rates in Wales;
(b) improve
diagnostic services and speed up access to diagnostic tests;
(c) deliver
improvements to end of life care;
(d) ensure that
people's individual needs, priorities and preferences for end of life case can
be identified, documented, reviewed, respected and acted upon; and
(e) guarantee
access to everyone who needs specialist palliative care services.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1. Jane Hutt
(Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all
after point 1 and replace with:
Recognises the
significant improvement in Wales for one year survival rates for lung cancer
and the lung cancer initiative being delivered as part of the Cancer Delivery
Plan.
Welcomes the
£240m of additional investment in health services in Wales proposed in the
recent draft budget including an additional £15m for diagnostic equipment and
£1m for end of life care.
Notes the Welsh
Government's commitment to further improve lung cancer survival rates and
intention to:
a) publish a
refreshed Cancer Delivery Plan by the end of November 2016 and continue to
focus on improving lung cancer outcomes;
b) publish a
refreshed End of Life Care plan by the end of January 2017;
c) continue to
work closely with the Wales Cancer Alliance on the development of cancer
services in Wales and with hospices on end of life care.
[If
amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 will be de-selected]
Amendment
2. Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new
point 3 and renumber accordingly:
Regrets that
the number of female lung cancer cases in Wales has increased by more than a
third over the last decade.
Amendment
3. Rhun ap
Iorwerth (Ynys Môn):
Delete point 3 and replace with:
Notes the
investment in diagnostic services and end of life care achieved by Plaid Cymru
in negotiations on the 2017-18 draft budget, and recognises more work needs to
be done to improve these services.
Amendment
4. Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new
sub-point at end of point 4:
'improve access
to screening, education and awareness.'
Minutes:
The item started at
16.49
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item
was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6128
Neil Hamilton (Mid and West Wales)
Caroline Jones (South Wales West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that November is lung cancer awareness month.
2. Regrets that only 6.6% of Welsh patients who are diagnosed with lung
cancer are still alive five years after diagnosis and that Wales lags behind
the rest of the UK and Europe in cancer survival rates.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
(a) take action to improve five year lung cancer survival rates in Wales;
(b) improve diagnostic services and speed up access to diagnostic tests;
(c) deliver improvements to end of life care;
(d) ensure that people's individual needs, priorities and preferences for
end of life case can be identified, documented, reviewed, respected and acted
upon; and
(e) guarantee access to everyone who needs specialist palliative care
services.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
7 |
0 |
43 |
50 |
The motion without
amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all after
point 1 and replace with:
Recognises the
significant improvement in Wales for one year survival rates for lung cancer
and the lung cancer initiative being delivered as part of the Cancer Delivery
Plan.
Welcomes the £240m
of additional investment in health services in Wales proposed in the recent
draft budget including an additional £15m for diagnostic equipment and £1m for
end of life care.
Notes the Welsh
Government's commitment to further improve lung cancer survival rates and
intention to:
a) publish a
refreshed Cancer Delivery Plan by the end of November 2016 and continue to
focus on improving lung cancer outcomes;
b) publish a
refreshed End of Life Care plan by the end of January 2017;
c) continue to work
closely with the Wales Cancer Alliance on the development of cancer services in
Wales and with hospices on end of life care.
A vote was taken on
Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
27 |
0 |
23 |
50 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As amendment 1 was agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4
were de-selected.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6128
Neil Hamilton (Mid and West Wales)
Caroline Jones (South Wales West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that November is lung cancer awareness month.
2. Recognises the
significant improvement in Wales for one year survival rates for lung cancer
and the lung cancer initiative being delivered as part of the Cancer Delivery
Plan.
3. Welcomes the
£240m of additional investment in health services in Wales proposed in the
recent draft budget including an additional £15m for diagnostic equipment and
£1m for end of life care.
4. Notes the Welsh
Government's commitment to further improve lung cancer survival rates and
intention to:
a) publish a
refreshed Cancer Delivery Plan by the end of November 2016 and continue to
focus on improving lung cancer outcomes;
b) publish a
refreshed End of Life Care plan by the end of January 2017;
c) continue to work
closely with the Wales Cancer Alliance on the development of cancer services in
Wales and with hospices on end of life care.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
39 |
9 |
2 |
50 |
The motion as amended was
agreed.