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NDM7206 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Welsh Government Funding
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Meeting: 27/11/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Welsh Government Funding
NDM7206 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Believes that Wales benefits from being part
of the United Kingdom.
2. Notes that, as a result of the Fiscal
Framework agreed between the Welsh and UK Governments, Wales currently receives
£1.20 per head for every £1 spent per head in England on devolved matters.
3. Welcomes the additional £790 million over
and above the Welsh block grant which has been committed by the UK Government
towards Growth Deals across Wales.
4. Recognises that the funding available for
the Welsh Government is at record levels.
5. Calls upon the Welsh Government to:
a) use any additional resources which arise as
a result of increased investment on the NHS by the UK Government to improve the
Welsh health service;
b) use any additional resources which arise as
a result of increased investment on education by the UK Government to improve
the Welsh education system;
c) rule out any tax rises or new taxes in
Wales between now and the next elections to the National Assembly for Wales.
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Believes that successive Westminster
Governments – under both Labour and the Conservatives – have presided over
intergenerational poverty and chronic underinvestment in Wales.
2. Believes that having the economic and
fiscal levers of an independent country is the key to Wales’s future economic
prosperity.
[If Amendment 1 is agreed amendment 2 will
be de-selected]
Amendment 2 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete all after point 1 and replace with:
Notes that the Welsh Government
successfully negotiated a new needs based factor within the Barnett formula as
part of the Fiscal Framework agreement with the UK Government.
Regrets that the UK Government often
invests less than the Welsh Government in important non-devolved areas of
responsibility across Wales including rail infrastructure and digital
connectivity.
Notes that the UK Government’s one year
spending round leaves the Welsh Government £300m worse off in real terms
compared with 2010-11 and condemns a decade of unjust, UK imposed austerity.
Notes that despite the pressures caused by
austerity, the Country and Regional Analysis November 2019 statistics shows
that in Wales:
a) spending per person on health and social
services was the highest of the four UK countries and 11 per cent higher than
in England;
b) spending per person on education was 6
per cent higher than spending per person in England.
Notes the Welsh Government’s commitment to
not increase Welsh rates of Income Tax during this Assembly term.
Country
and Regional Analysis November 2019 statistics
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.30
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7206 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Believes that Wales benefits from being part of the United Kingdom.
2.
Notes that, as a result of the Fiscal Framework agreed between the Welsh and UK
Governments, Wales currently receives £1.20 per head for every £1 spent per
head in England on devolved matters.
3.
Welcomes the additional £790 million over and above the Welsh block grant which
has been committed by the UK Government towards Growth Deals across Wales.
4.
Recognises that the funding available for the Welsh Government is at record
levels.
5.
Calls upon the Welsh Government to:
a)
use any additional resources which arise as a result of increased investment on
the NHS by the UK Government to improve the Welsh health service;
b)
use any additional resources which arise as a result of increased investment on
education by the UK Government to improve the Welsh education system;
c)
rule out any tax rises or new taxes in Wales between now and the next elections
to the National Assembly for Wales.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
14 |
1 |
31 |
46 |
The motion without amendment was not
agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 - Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Believes that successive Westminster Governments – under both Labour and the
Conservatives – have presided over intergenerational poverty and chronic
underinvestment in Wales.
2.
Believes that having the economic and fiscal levers of an independent country
is the key to Wales’s future economic prosperity.
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
8 |
0 |
38 |
46 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
Amendment
2 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete
all after point 1 and replace with:
Notes
that the Welsh Government successfully negotiated a new needs based factor within
the Barnett formula as part of the Fiscal Framework agreement with the UK
Government.
Regrets
that the UK Government often invests less than the Welsh Government in
important non-devolved areas of responsibility across Wales including rail
infrastructure and digital connectivity.
Notes
that the UK Government’s one year spending round leaves the Welsh Government
£300m worse off in real terms compared with 2010-11 and condemns a decade of
unjust, UK imposed austerity.
Notes
that despite the pressures caused by austerity, the Country and Regional
Analysis November 2019 statistics shows that in Wales:
a)
spending per person on health and social services was the highest of the four
UK countries and 11 per cent higher than in England;
b)
spending per person on education was 6 per cent higher than spending per person
in England.
Notes
the Welsh Government’s commitment to not increase Welsh rates of Income Tax
during this Assembly term.
A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
22 |
46 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7206 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Believes that Wales benefits from being part of the United Kingdom.
2.
Notes that the Welsh Government successfully negotiated a new needs based
factor within the Barnett formula as part of the Fiscal Framework agreement
with the UK Government.
3.
Regrets that the UK Government often invests less than the Welsh Government in
important non-devolved areas of responsibility across Wales including rail
infrastructure and digital connectivity.
4.
Notes that the UK Government’s one year spending round leaves the Welsh
Government £300m worse off in real terms compared with 2010-11 and condemns a
decade of unjust, UK imposed austerity.
5.
Notes that despite the pressures caused by austerity, the Country and Regional
Analysis November 2019 statistics shows that in Wales:
a)
spending per person on health and social services was the highest of the four
UK countries and 11 per cent higher than in England;
b)
spending per person on education was 6 per cent higher than spending per person
in England.
6.
Notes the Welsh Government’s commitment to not increase Welsh rates of Income
Tax during this Assembly term.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
22 |
46 |
The motion as amended was agreed.