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NDM6209 - Plaid Cymru debate
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Meeting: 18/01/2017 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
Plaid Cymru debate
NDM6209 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Believes
that:
a)
the National Grid should use underground or undersea cables or alternatives to
carry electricity through National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural
Beauty in Wales where feasible;
b)
there should be a presumption in favour of underground cables or alternatives
rather than electricity pylons in any new or current developments in Wales by
the National Grid; and
c)
a feasibility study should be carried out of the possibility of removing
current pylons and replacing them with underground cables or other alternatives.
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment
1. Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
In sub-point (b) delete 'a presumption in favour of' and replace with 'a
preference for'.
Amendment
2. Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
In
sub-point (c) delete 'a feasibility study should be carried out of the
possibility of removing current pylons and replacing them' and replace with
'Ofgem should commit to continue and extend the Visual Impact Provision project
for Wales to replace current pylons'.
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.10
Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until voting time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6209 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Believes that:
a) the National Grid should use underground or
undersea cables or alternatives to carry electricity through National Parks and
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wales where feasible;
b) there should be a presumption in favour of
underground cables or alternatives rather than electricity pylons in any new or
current developments in Wales by the National Grid; and
c) a feasibility study should be carried out of the
possibility of removing current pylons and replacing them with underground
cables or other alternatives.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
20 |
5 |
28 |
53 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1. Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
In
sub-point (b) delete 'a presumption in favour of' and replace with 'a
preference for'.
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
44 |
0 |
9 |
53 |
Amendment
1 was agreed.
Amendment 2. Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
In
sub-point (c) delete 'a feasibility study should be carried out of the possibility
of removing current pylons and replacing them' and replace with 'Ofgem should
commit to continue and extend the Visual Impact Provision project for Wales to
replace current pylons'.
A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
44 |
0 |
9 |
53 |
Amendment
2 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6209 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Believes that:
a) the National Grid should use underground or
undersea cables or alternatives to carry electricity through National Parks and
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wales where feasible;
b) there should be a preference for underground cables or alternatives rather than electricity pylons in any
new or current developments in Wales by the National Grid; and
c) Ofgem
should commit to continue and extend the Visual Impact Provision project for Wales
to replace current pylons with
underground cables or other alternatives.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
51 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.