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NDM6854 Welsh Conservatives debate - Armed Forces
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Meeting: 07/11/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
Welsh Conservatives debate - Armed Forces
NDM6854 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that this year’s Remembrance Sunday
marks the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of the first world
war.
2. Welcomes the Royal British Legion’s
‘Thank you 100’, which remembers those who served, sacrificed and changed our
world between 1914 and 1918.
3. Honours the contribution of those who
have served and continue to serve in our armed forces.
4. Calls upon the Welsh Government to
appoint an armed forces commissioner for Wales to ensure that the Armed Forces
Covenant is upheld.
The following
amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Julie James (Swansea West)
Delete point 4 and replace with:
Welcomes the appointment of the Armed
Forces Liaison Officers across Wales and the collaborative approach of the
Armed Forces Expert Group in ensuring the Armed Forces Covenant is upheld.
Amendment 2 - Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to bring
about a no soldier left behind Act that would guarantee quality housing and
healthcare to veterans who have seen active service.
Minutes:
The item started at 17.34
Voting on the motion and
amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the
motion without amendment:
NDM6854 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
The National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Notes that this year’s
Remembrance Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of
the first world war.
2. Welcomes the Royal
British Legion’s ‘Thank you 100’, which remembers those who served, sacrificed
and changed our world between 1914 and 1918.
3. Honours the contribution
of those who have served and continue to serve in our armed forces.
4. Calls upon the Welsh
Government to appoint an armed forces commissioner for Wales to ensure that the
Armed Forces Covenant is upheld.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
16 |
0 |
35 |
51 |
The motion without
amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments
were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Julie James (Swansea West)
Delete point 4 and replace with:
Welcomes the appointment of the Armed Forces Liaison Officers across
Wales and the collaborative approach of the Armed Forces Expert Group in
ensuring the Armed Forces Covenant is upheld.
A vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
35 |
3 |
13 |
51 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to bring about a no soldier left behind
Act that would guarantee quality housing and healthcare to veterans who have
seen active service.
A vote was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
6 |
18 |
27 |
51 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion
as amended:
NDM6854 Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
The National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Notes that this year’s
Remembrance Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of
the first world war.
2. Welcomes the Royal
British Legion’s ‘Thank you 100’, which remembers those who served, sacrificed
and changed our world between 1914 and 1918.
3. Honours the contribution
of those who have served and continue to serve in our armed forces.
4. Welcomes the appointment
of the Armed Forces Liaison Officers across Wales and the collaborative
approach of the Armed Forces Expert Group in ensuring the Armed Forces Covenant
is upheld.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
47 |
3 |
1 |
51 |
The motion as amended was
agreed.