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NDM6816 Plaid Cymru debate - People's Vote
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Meeting: 03/10/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
Plaid Cymru debate - People's Vote
NDM6816 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
Believes that a people’s vote should be held
through a UK-wide referendum on the final terms of the UK’s exit from the
European Union.
The following
amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete all and replace with:
1. Believes that the outcome of the UK-wide
referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union must be respected.
2. Notes that the people of Wales voted to
leave the European Union.
3. Calls upon the Welsh Government to
support the UK Government in protecting the integrity of the United Kingdom as
we leave the EU.
[If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and
3 will be de-selected]
Amendment 2 - Gareth
Bennett (South Wales Central)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1.
Recognises that it is the decided will of the people that the United
Kingdom leaves the European Union, which was expressed in a referendum held
less than 27 months ago.
2. Calls upon politicians opposed to the
United Kingdom leaving the EU to respect the recently expressed wishes of Welsh
and British voters and stop trying to undermine the Brexit process.
3. Calls upon the Welsh Government to work
with the UK Government to secure the best deal for Wales and the UK, outside
the EU, the single market and the customs union.
[If amendment 2 is
agreed, amendment 3 will be de-selected]
Amendment 3 -
Julie James (Swansea West)
Delete all after “believes that” and
replace with:
the option of a people’s vote must be kept
on the table and in particular if the Prime Minister is unable to secure
agreement on the final terms of the UK’s exit from the European Union and there
is no subsequent general election, then the people must decide on the way
forward.
Minutes:
The item started at
16.44
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6816
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Believes
that a people’s vote should be held through a UK-wide referendum on the final terms
of the UK’s exit from the European Union.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
7 |
0 |
40 |
47 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete all and
replace with:
1. Believes that
the outcome of the UK-wide referendum on the UK’s membership of the European
Union must be respected.
2. Notes that the
people of Wales voted to leave the European Union.
3. Calls upon the
Welsh Government to support the UK Government in protecting the integrity of
the United Kingdom as we leave the EU.
A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
10 |
0 |
36 |
46 |
Amendment
1 was not agreed.
Amendment 2 - Gareth Bennett (South Wales Central)
Delete all and
replace with:
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises that it is the decided will of the
people that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, which was expressed
in a referendum held less than 27 months ago.
2. Calls upon
politicians opposed to the United Kingdom leaving the EU to respect the
recently expressed wishes of Welsh and British voters and stop trying to
undermine the Brexit process.
3. Calls upon the
Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to secure the best deal for
Wales and the UK, outside the EU, the single market and the customs union.
A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
2 |
10 |
35 |
47 |
Amendment
2 was not agreed.
Amendment 3 - Julie James (Swansea West)
Delete all after “believes that” and replace with:
the option of a people’s vote must be kept on the table and in particular
if the Prime Minister is unable to secure agreement on the final terms of the
UK’s exit from the European Union and there is no subsequent general election,
then the people must decide on the way forward.
A vote was taken on
amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
27 |
0 |
19 |
46 |
Amendment
3 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6816
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Believes
that the option of a people’s vote must be kept on the table and in particular
if the Prime Minister is unable to secure agreement on the final terms of the
UK’s exit from the European Union and there is no subsequent general election,
then the people must decide on the way forward.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
28 |
0 |
18 |
46 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.