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NDM6692 - Plaid Cymru debate
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Meeting: 14/03/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)
Plaid Cymru debate – Young people and communities in Wales
NDM6692 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes that many communities across Wales experience significant outward
migration of young people to other parts of Wales, the UK and beyond.
2.
Recognises the contribution of young people to the resilience and
sustainability of Welsh communities.
3.
Welcomes Plaid Cymru’s success in securing funding for a young farmers grant
scheme to help retain and attract young people in rural areas.
4.
Regrets the current Welsh Government’s failure to create opportunities for
young people to choose to live and work in their communities.
5.
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a)
improve the economic opportunities afforded to young people in communities in
all parts of Wales;
b)
provide better support for business start-ups in Wales and enhance the digital
and transport infrastructure which they rely upon;
c)
support a new regional approach to retain young people in areas under
particular pressure as a result of outward migration e.g. the Arfor region and
the valleys;
d)
examine whether existing or new national institutions can be located in areas
in Wales which require greater job opportunities;
e)
provide affordable housing and reform the planning system to enable young
people to stay and/or return to live in their communities; and
f)
respond positively to the Diamond Review’s recommendation to incentivise
students who study away to return to Wales after graduation.
The following amendments
have been tabled:
Amendment 1. Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales)
Delete all and
replace with:
To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes Plaid
Cymru’s compact with the Labour-led Welsh Government from 2016-2017 and the One
Wales coalition agreement with the Labour-led Welsh Government from 2007-2011,
and believes that current and past Welsh Governments have failed to create
opportunities for young people to choose to live and work in their communities.
2. Calls on
the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to create well-paid jobs
for young people in Wales’s communities by taking action that includes:
a) reducing
mass immigration, and its associated squeeze on the wages of unskilled and
semi-skilled occupations, as revealed in Bank of England working paper, 'The
Impact of Immigration on Occupational Wages';
b) reducing
taxes and regulation on all businesses, especially small and medium sized
enterprises;
c) reducing
the income tax and national insurance burden;
d) abandoning
the man-made global warming and decarbonisation agenda, and its associated
green subsidies, which transfer wealth from the poor to the rich;
e) encouraging
policy makers and planners to stimulate the creation of well-paid jobs in rural
areas, villages and smaller towns, rather than just large cities; and
f) cutting the
non-humanitarian foreign aid budget and redirecting the savings proportionately
to the people of Wales.
Bank of England
- The impact of immigration on occupational wages: evidence from Britain
[If amendment 1 is selected, amendments 2 and 3 will be
de-selected]
Amendment 2. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Delete all and
replace with:
To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Welcomes
the UK Government's ambitious, modern Industrial Strategy which sets out a long
term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of young people throughout
Wales and the UK.
2. Notes the
figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency which show Welsh
graduates earn less than anywhere else in the UK.
3. Regrets
that since 1999, successive Labour Welsh Governments – supported by other parties
– have failed to lift the educational and economic prosperity of young people
in Wales.
4. Calls on
the Welsh Government to increase employment opportunities for young people and
support for businesses and entrepreneurs by:
a) abolishing
business rates for all small businesses (up to £15,000);
b)
introducing free bus travel and discounted rail cards for all 16-24 year olds;
and
c)
increasing the opportunities for younger people to secure finance for
start-ups.
UK Government -
The UK's Industrial Strategy
[If amendment 2 is selected, amendment 3 will be de-selected]
Amendment 3. Julie
James (Swansea West)
Delete all after
point 3 and replace with:
Recognises
the support the Welsh Government provides for young people, including through:
a)
Jobs Growth Wales, which has supported more than 18,000 young people into
good-quality employment;
b) high-quality
apprenticeships and the commitment made by the Welsh Government to create a
minimum of 100,000 all-age apprenticeships this Assembly term;
c) access to
housing as 10,000 affordable homes were built in the fourth Assembly and the
Welsh Government plans to deliver a further 20,000 this Assembly term;
d) supporting
students’ living costs by ensuring they will receive the equivalent of the
national living wage while they study;
e) maintaining
the NHS Bursary to support young people to start a career in NHS Wales; and
f) investing
£100m to raise school standards across Wales over the course of this Assembly
term.
Minutes:
The item started at
16.35
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6692
Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that many communities across Wales
experience significant outward migration of young people to other parts of
Wales, the UK and beyond.
2. Recognises the contribution of young people to
the resilience and sustainability of Welsh communities.
3. Welcomes Plaid Cymru’s success in securing
funding for a young farmers grant scheme to help retain and attract young
people in rural areas.
4. Regrets the current Welsh Government’s failure to
create opportunities for young people to choose to live and work in their
communities.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) improve the economic opportunities afforded to
young people in communities in all parts of Wales;
b) provide better support for business start-ups in
Wales and enhance the digital and transport infrastructure which they rely
upon;
c) support a new regional approach to retain young
people in areas under particular pressure as a result of outward migration e.g.
the Arfor region and the valleys;
d) examine whether existing or new national
institutions can be located in areas in Wales which require greater job
opportunities;
e) provide affordable housing and reform the
planning system to enable young people to stay and/or return to live in their
communities; and
f) respond positively to the Diamond Review’s
recommendation to incentivise students who study away to return to Wales after
graduation.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
7 |
1 |
41 |
49 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1. Neil Hamilton (Mid and West Wales)
Delete all and
replace with:
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes Plaid
Cymru’s compact with the Labour-led Welsh Government from 2016-2017 and the One
Wales coalition agreement with the Labour-led Welsh Government from 2007-2011,
and believes that current and past Welsh Governments have failed to create
opportunities for young people to choose to live and work in their communities.
2. Calls on the
Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to create well-paid jobs for
young people in Wales’s communities by taking action that includes:
a) reducing mass
immigration, and its associated squeeze on the wages of unskilled and
semi-skilled occupations, as revealed in Bank of England working paper, 'The
Impact of Immigration on Occupational Wages';
b) reducing taxes
and regulation on all businesses, especially small and medium sized
enterprises;
c) reducing the
income tax and national insurance burden;
d) abandoning the
man-made global warming and decarbonisation agenda, and its associated green
subsidies, which transfer wealth from the poor to the rich;
e) encouraging
policy makers and planners to stimulate the creation of well-paid jobs in rural
areas, villages and smaller towns, rather than just large cities; and
f) cutting the
non-humanitarian foreign aid budget and redirecting the savings proportionately
to the people of Wales.
A vote was
taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
5 |
0 |
44 |
49 |
Amendment
1 was not agreed.
Amendment 2. Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Delete all and
replace with:
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Welcomes
the UK Government's ambitious, modern Industrial Strategy which sets out a long
term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of young people
throughout Wales and the UK.
2. Notes the
figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency which show Welsh graduates
earn less than anywhere else in the UK.
3. Regrets that
since 1999, successive Labour Welsh Governments – supported by other parties –
have failed to lift the educational and economic prosperity of young people in
Wales.
4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to increase employment opportunities for young people and
support for businesses and entrepreneurs by:
a) abolishing
business rates for all small businesses (up to £15,000);
b)
introducing free bus travel and discounted rail cards for all 16-24 year olds;
and
c) increasing
the opportunities for younger people to secure finance for start-ups.
UK Government - The UK's Industrial Strategy [Opens in a new
browser window]
A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
11 |
5 |
33 |
49 |
Amendment
2 was not agreed.
Amendment 3. Julie James (Swansea West)
Delete all after point 3 and replace with:
Recognises the support the Welsh Government provides for young people,
including through:
a) Jobs Growth Wales, which has supported more than 18,000 young people
into good-quality employment;
b) high-quality apprenticeships and the commitment made by the Welsh
Government to create a minimum of 100,000 all-age apprenticeships this Assembly
term;
c) access to housing as 10,000 affordable homes were built in the fourth
Assembly and the Welsh Government plans to deliver a further 20,000 this
Assembly term;
d) supporting students’ living costs by ensuring they will receive the
equivalent of the national living wage while they study;
e) maintaining the NHS Bursary to support young people to start a career
in NHS Wales; and
f) investing £100m to raise school standards across Wales over the course
of this Assembly term.
A vote was taken on
amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
23 |
49 |
Amendment
3 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6692
Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that many communities across Wales
experience significant outward migration of young people to other parts of
Wales, the UK and beyond.
2. Recognises the contribution of young people to
the resilience and sustainability of Welsh communities.
3. Welcomes Plaid Cymru’s success in securing
funding for a young farmers grant scheme to help retain and attract young
people in rural areas.
4. Recognises the support the Welsh Government provides for young people,
including through:
a) Jobs Growth Wales, which has supported more than 18,000 young people
into good-quality employment;
b) high-quality apprenticeships and the commitment made by the Welsh
Government to create a minimum of 100,000 all-age apprenticeships this Assembly
term;
c) access to housing as 10,000 affordable homes were built in the fourth
Assembly and the Welsh Government plans to deliver a further 20,000 this
Assembly term;
d) supporting students’ living costs by ensuring they will receive the
equivalent of the national living wage while they study;
e) maintaining the NHS Bursary to support young people to start a career
in NHS Wales; and
f) investing £100m to raise school standards across Wales over the course
of this Assembly term.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
7 |
16 |
49 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.