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NDM6735 Plaid Cymru debate - Establishing a publicly owned energy company
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Meeting: 06/06/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
Plaid Cymru debate - Establishing a publicly owned energy company
NDM6735 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes Plaid Cymru’s long-standing proposal for establishing a publicly
owned energy company, Ynni Cymru.
2. Notes the Welsh Labour party’s 2017 manifesto commitment to support
“the creation of publicly owned, locally accountable energy companies and
co-operatives to rival existing private energy suppliers, with at least one in
every region”.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to establish a publicly owned energy
company.
Welsh Labour Manifesto 2017 - Standing up for Wales
The following
amendment has been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Julie
James (Swansea West)
Delete point 3 and replace with:
Notes the work carried out with stakeholders by Welsh Government indicated we should not pursue a Wales wide energy supply company, but continue to explore other mechanisms of delivering benefits to Wales in line with Welsh Government’s stated priorities and targets.
Recognises the contribution of Welsh Government-funded programmes, such as Warm Homes, Nest and Arbed, Local Energy, Green Growth Wales and the Smart Living programme creating locally owned energy businesses as part of the transition to a low carbon economy.
Minutes:
The
item started at 15.44
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
Plaid
Cymru debate - Establishing a publicly owned energy company
NDM6735
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes Plaid Cymru’s long-standing proposal for establishing a publicly owned
energy company, Ynni Cymru.
2.
Notes the Welsh Labour party’s 2017 manifesto commitment to support “the
creation of publicly owned, locally accountable energy companies and
co-operatives to rival existing private energy suppliers, with at least one in
every region”.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to establish a publicly owned energy company.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
10 |
2 |
40 |
52 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 - Julie James (Swansea
West)
Delete
point 3 and replace with:
Notes
the work carried out with stakeholders by Welsh Government indicated we should
not pursue a Wales wide energy supply company, but continue to explore other
mechanisms of delivering benefits to Wales in line with Welsh Government’s
stated priorities and targets.
Recognises
the contribution of Welsh Government-funded programmes, such as Warm Homes,
Nest and Arbed, Local Energy, Green Growth Wales and the Smart Living programme
creating locally owned energy businesses as part of the transition to a low
carbon economy.
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
39 |
2 |
11 |
52 |
Amendment
1 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6735
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes Plaid Cymru’s long-standing proposal for establishing a publicly owned
energy company, Ynni Cymru.
2.
Notes the Welsh Labour party’s 2017 manifesto commitment to support “the
creation of publicly owned, locally accountable energy companies and
co-operatives to rival existing private energy suppliers, with at least one in
every region”.
3.
Notes the work carried out with stakeholders by Welsh Government indicated we
should not pursue a Wales wide energy supply company, but continue to explore
other mechanisms of delivering benefits to Wales in line with Welsh
Government’s stated priorities and targets.
4.
Recognises the contribution of Welsh Government-funded programmes, such as Warm
Homes, Nest and Arbed, Local Energy, Green Growth Wales and the Smart Living
programme creating locally owned energy businesses as part of the transition to
a low carbon economy.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
39 |
4 |
9 |
52 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.