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NDM6617 Debate: Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan
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Meeting: 09/01/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
Debate: Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan
NDM6617 Julie
James (Swansea West)
To propose that
the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the
publication of the Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan.
Our
Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1.
Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new
point at end of motion:
Notes with
regret that:
a) the value of
goods and services produced per head of population (GVA) in the West Wales and
the Valleys sub-region is still bottom across the UK, at just 64% of the UK
average - with the Gwent Valleys second only to Anglesey as the lowest in the
UK;
b) the Bevan
Foundation “Tough Times Ahead? What 2018 might hold for Wales” report states
that although UK unemployment is forecast to remain at around 4.3% over the
year, “performance is unlikely to be enough to boost those parts of Wales where
unemployment stands well above the UK figure such as Merthyr Tydfil (7.3%) and
Blaenau Gwent (6.7%)”;
c) the delivery
of the Welsh Government’s new Working Wales employability programme has been
delayed until April 2019.
The
Bevan Foundation - Tough Times Ahead? What 2018 might hold for Wales
Amendment 2.
Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point
at end of motion:
Calls on the
Welsh Government to outline how it will talk, consult, design and deliver its
‘Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan’ with people who live and work in the
south Wales valleys; the UK Government; and the business and third sectors, as
the taskforce’s work progresses.
Amendment 3.
Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new
point at end of motion:
Notes that true
engagement with the “Be The Spark” movement, to create more profitable
home-grown businesses that generate wealth and prosperity for the whole of
Wales, will require Welsh Government collaboration with a culture that links
innovation and entrepreneurship together.
Amendment 4.
Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add as new
points at end of motion:
Recognises the
need for strategic investment in all parts of the South Wales Valleys,
including the western Valleys.
Believes the
Delivery Plan will only be fully achieved with a sufficient level of funding.
Believes an
overarching delivery body will be required to monitor, drive forward and
implement the Delivery Plan.
Minutes:
The item started at 16.15
NDM6617 Julie James (Swansea
West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the publication of the Our Valleys, Our
Future: Delivery Plan.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1. Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Notes
with regret that:
a)
the value of goods and services produced per head of population (GVA) in the
West Wales and the Valleys sub-region is still bottom across the UK, at just
64% of the UK average - with the Gwent Valleys second only to Anglesey as the
lowest in the UK;
b)
the Bevan Foundation “Tough Times Ahead? What 2018 might hold for Wales” report
states that although UK unemployment is forecast to remain at around 4.3% over
the year, “performance is unlikely to be enough to boost those parts of Wales
where unemployment stands well above the UK figure such as Merthyr Tydfil
(7.3%) and Blaenau Gwent (6.7%)”;
c)
the delivery of the Welsh Government’s new Working Wales employability
programme has been delayed until April 2019.
Amendment 1
was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment
2. Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to outline how it will talk, consult, design and
deliver its ‘Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan’ with people who live and
work in the south Wales valleys; the UK Government; and the business and third
sectors, as the taskforce’s work progresses.
Amendment 2
was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment
3. Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes that true engagement with the “Be The Spark”
movement, to create more profitable home-grown businesses that generate wealth
and prosperity for the whole of Wales, will require Welsh Government
collaboration with a culture that links innovation and entrepreneurship together.
Amendment 3
was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Voting on
the motion and the remaining amendment under this item were deferred until
Voting Time.
Amendment
4. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add as new points at end of motion:
Recognises the need for strategic investment in all
parts of the South Wales Valleys, including the western Valleys.
Believes the Delivery Plan will only be fully
achieved with a sufficient level of funding.
Believes an overarching delivery body will be
required to monitor, drive forward and implement the Delivery Plan.
A
vote was taken on amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
21 |
3 |
26 |
50 |
Amendment
4 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6617 Julie James (Swansea
West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the publication of the Our Valleys, Our Future:
Delivery Plan.
2.
Notes with regret that:
a) the value
of goods and services produced per head of population (GVA) in the West Wales
and the Valleys sub-region is still bottom across the UK, at just 64% of the UK
average - with the Gwent Valleys second only to Anglesey as the lowest in the
UK;
b) the Bevan
Foundation “Tough Times Ahead? What 2018 might hold for Wales” report states
that although UK unemployment is forecast to remain at around 4.3% over the year,
“performance is unlikely to be enough to boost those parts of Wales where
unemployment stands well above the UK figure such as Merthyr Tydfil (7.3%) and
Blaenau Gwent (6.7%)”;
c)
the
delivery of the Welsh Government’s new Working Wales employability programme
has been delayed until April 2019.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to outline how it will talk, consult, design and
deliver its ‘Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan’ with people who live and
work in the south Wales valleys; the UK Government; and the business and third
sectors, as the taskforce’s work progresses.
4.
Notes that true engagement with the “Be The Spark” movement, to create more
profitable home-grown businesses that generate wealth and prosperity for the
whole of Wales, will require Welsh Government collaboration with a culture that
links innovation and entrepreneurship together.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
51 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.