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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.