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NDM6993 - Debate: Analysis of the Impact of the UK Government's Welfare Reform on Households in Wales
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Meeting: 19/03/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
Debate: Analysis of the Impact of the UK Government's Welfare Reform on Households in Wales
NDM6993 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Notes the empirical analysis of the effect
of the UK Government’s Welfare Reform on Households in Wales.
2. Recognises and regrets the negative impact
on the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Wales.
Impact of
welfare reform on households in Wales
The following
amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s
analysis of the impact of welfare reform.
2. Notes the recent comments made by the
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the rollout of Universal Credit and
Personal Independence Payments, as well as the actions taken by the UK
Government to address concerns over the implementation of both.
3. Further notes that the Welsh Government
has admitted that employment is one of the best ways to tackle inequality,
through its programme for government and
economic action plan;
4. Is concerned that, while employment has
substantially increased since 2010, the Equality and Human Rights Commission
report ‘Is Wales Fairer?’ highlighted that poverty and deprivation still remain
higher in Wales than other British nations; Wales is the least productive
nation in the UK, and median weekly earnings in Wales are lower than in England
and Scotland.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a
robust and meaningful plan to tackle poverty that contains clear performance
targets and indications to measure progress.
House
of Commons Hansard, 19 November 2018
House
of Commons Hansard, 11 February 2019
The
Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP - Speech - Closing the gap between intention and
experience - 5 March 2019
Welsh Government - Taking
Wales Forward - September 2016
Welsh
Government - Prosperity for All: economic action plan - May 2018
Equality
and Human Rights Commission - Is Wales Fairer? - 25 October 2018
Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls for the administrative devolution of
welfare to Wales so that mitigating measures can be put in place.
Minutes:
The item started at 16.15
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM6993
- Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the empirical analysis of the effect of the
UK Government’s Welfare Reform on Households in Wales.
2. Recognises and regrets the negative impact on the
lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Wales.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 - Darren Millar (Clwyd
West)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s analysis of the impact of welfare reform.
2.
Notes the recent comments made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
on the rollout of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments, as well
as the actions taken by the UK Government to address concerns over the
implementation of both.
3.
Further notes that the Welsh Government has admitted that employment is one of
the best ways to tackle inequality, through its programme for government
and economic action plan;
4.
Is concerned that, while employment has substantially increased since 2010, the
Equality and Human Rights Commission report ‘Is Wales Fairer?’ highlighted that
poverty and deprivation still remain higher in Wales than other British
nations; Wales is the least productive nation in the UK, and median weekly
earnings in Wales are lower than in England and Scotland.
5.
Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a robust and meaningful plan to tackle
poverty that contains clear performance targets and indications to measure
progress.
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
9 |
2 |
36 |
47 |
Amendment
1 was not agreed.
Amendment
2 - Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
for the administrative devolution of welfare to Wales so that mitigating
measures can be put in place.
A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
9 |
0 |
37 |
46 |
Amendment
2 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6993
- Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the empirical analysis of the effect of the
UK Government’s Welfare Reform on Households in Wales.
2. Recognises and regrets the negative impact on the
lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Wales.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
36 |
2 |
9 |
47 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.
At 16.52
proceedings were suspended for 10 minutes. The bell was rung 5
minutes before reconvening for Stage 3 of the
Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill.