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NDM6172 - Plaid Cymru debate
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Meeting: 23/11/2016 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)
Plaid Cymru debate
NDM6172
Rhun ap
Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes that the independent cancer task force has called for a target of
diagnosis within 28 days.
2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that the extra investment in diagnostic
equipment secured by Plaid Cymru in the budget negotiations helps achieve this
target.
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and replace
with:
Notes:
a)
the emphasis on earlier detection of cancer set out in the refreshed Cancer
Delivery Plan for Wales (2016-2020);
b)
that more people than ever are being treated for cancer in Wales and survival
rates are at an all-time high; and
c)
that the Welsh Government will ensure that the extra investment in diagnostic
equipment set out in the draft budget is used to improve cancer waiting times
and treatment outcomes.
'Cancer Delivery Plan for Wales 2016-2020'
[If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will
be de-selected]
Amendment 2. Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Delete Point 2 and replace with:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to improve access to screening services across the
whole of Wales by acknowledging the role a national mobile cancer treatment
service plays in supporting those with cancer, alongside reducing referrals to
secondary care by making greater use of diagnostic technology in GP surgeries.
Minutes:
The item started at
17.29
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6172 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that the independent cancer task force has called for a target
of diagnosis within 28 days.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that the extra investment in
diagnostic equipment secured by Plaid Cymru in the budget negotiations helps
achieve this target.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
11 |
0 |
34 |
45 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and
replace with:
Notes:
a) the emphasis on
earlier detection of cancer set out in the refreshed Cancer Delivery Plan for
Wales (2016-2020);
b) that more people
than ever are being treated for cancer in Wales and survival rates are at an
all-time high; and
c) that the Welsh
Government will ensure that the extra investment in diagnostic equipment set
out in the draft budget is used to improve cancer waiting times and treatment
outcomes.
A vote was taken on
Amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
24 |
4 |
17 |
45 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As Amendment 1 was agreed, Amendment 2 was
de-selected.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6172 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes:
a) the emphasis on
earlier detection of cancer set out in the refreshed Cancer Delivery Plan for
Wales (2016-2020);
b) that more people
than ever are being treated for cancer in Wales and survival rates are at an
all-time high; and
c) that the Welsh
Government will ensure that the extra investment in diagnostic equipment set
out in the draft budget is used to improve cancer waiting times and treatment
outcomes.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
38 |
0 |
7 |
45 |
The motion as amended was agreed.