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NDM6251 - Welsh Conservatives debate
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Meeting: 08/03/2017 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
Welsh Conservatives debate
NDM6251
Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Recognises that secure housing, healthcare, education, and being safe at home,
safe at school and in the community builds the foundation for a child's healthy
development;
2.
Notes the importance of a long term vision for Child Health, which promotes
health and well-being from birth.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to improve data collection and the understanding
of child health in Wales by:
a)
extending cancer experience surveys to collect data for under 16s;
b)
conducting research into peer bullying; and
c)
re-evaluating perinatal mental health support to ensure consistency across
Wales for vulnerable families.
The following amendments
have been tabled:
Amendment
1. Rhun ap
Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add
at end of point 1:
'and
regrets the effects of cuts to housing benefit on the ability of social housing
to provide secure housing for children.'
Amendment
2. Rhun ap
Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add
at end of point 2:
'and
continues with suitable support for physical and mental health as a child grows
up.'
Amendment
3. Jane Hutt
(Vale of Glamorgan):
Delete
point 3(c) and replace with:
'monitoring
the progress of the new perinatal mental health support to ensure consistency
across Wales for vulnerable families.'
Amendment
4. Rhun ap
Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
At
the end of point 3, insert as new sub-points:
'considering
how schools can help to create environments to tackle obesity;
ensuring
all schools are able to offer excellent facilities for sports.'
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.07
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6251 Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises that secure
housing, healthcare, education, and being safe at home, safe at school and in
the community builds the foundation for a child's healthy development;
2. Notes the importance of
a long term vision for Child Health, which promotes health and well-being from
birth.
3. Calls on the Welsh
Government to improve data collection and the understanding of child health in
Wales by:
a) extending cancer experience
surveys to collect data for under 16s;
b) conducting research
into peer bullying; and
c) re-evaluating perinatal
mental health support to ensure consistency across Wales for vulnerable
families.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
19 |
0 |
36 |
55 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add at end of point 1:
'and regrets the effects
of cuts to housing benefit on the ability of social housing to provide secure
housing for children.'
A
vote was taken on Amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
44 |
0 |
11 |
55 |
Amendment
1 was agreed.
Amendment 2. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add at end of point 2:
'and continues with
suitable support for physical and mental health as a child grows up.'
A
vote was taken on Amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
55 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
Amendment
2 was agreed.
Amendment 3. Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan):
Delete point 3(c) and
replace with:
'monitoring the progress
of the new perinatal mental health support to ensure consistency across Wales
for vulnerable families.'
A
vote was taken on Amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
29 |
6 |
20 |
55 |
Amendment
3 was agreed.
Amendment 4. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
At the end of point 3,
insert as new sub-points:
'considering how schools
can help to create environments to tackle obesity;
ensuring all schools are
able to offer excellent facilities for sports.'
A
vote was taken on Amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
55 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
Amendment
4 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6251 Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises that secure
housing, healthcare, education, and being safe at home, safe at school and in
the community builds the foundation for a child's healthy development and
regrets the effects of cuts to housing benefit on the ability of social housing
to provide secure housing for children;
2. Notes the importance of
a long term vision for Child Health, which promotes health and well-being from
birth and continues with suitable support for physical and mental health as a
child grows up.
3. Calls on the Welsh
Government to improve data collection and the understanding of child health in
Wales by:
a) extending cancer
experience surveys to collect data for under 16s;
b) conducting research
into peer bullying;
c) monitoring the progress
of the new perinatal mental health support to ensure consistency across Wales
for vulnerable families.
d) considering how schools
can help to create environments to tackle obesity; and
e) ensuring all schools
are able to offer excellent facilities for sports.'
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
44 |
0 |
11 |
55 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.