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NDM7328 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Independent Covid-19 inquiry
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Meeting: 03/06/2020 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Independent Covid-19 inquiry
NDM7328
Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To
propose that the Senedd:
Calls
for an independent, Welsh Parliament appointed, judge-led inquiry into the
Welsh Government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, to be commenced at an
appropriate date, when the pandemic is under control, and to be concluded prior
to the next Welsh Parliament election.
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete 'Welsh Parliament appointed,
judge-led'.
Amendment 2 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete 'and to be concluded prior to the
next Welsh Parliament election'.
[If Amendment 2 is agreed amendment 3 will
be de-selected]
Amendment 3 - Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon)
Delete ‘and to be concluded’ and replace
with ‘and for an initial report on its findings to be presented’.
Amendment 4 - Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls for an independent judge-led inquiry
to be commenced in parallel, into the UK Government’s handling of the Covid-19
pandemic.
Minutes:
The item started at
16.45
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7328 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
Calls for an independent, Welsh
Parliament appointed, judge-led inquiry into the Welsh Government’s handling of
the Covid-19 pandemic, to be commenced at an appropriate date, when the
pandemic is under control, and to be concluded prior to the next Welsh
Parliament election.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
17 |
0 |
39 |
56 |
The motion without amendment was not
agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete 'Welsh Parliament appointed, judge-led'.
A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
30 |
0 |
26 |
56 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete 'and to be concluded prior to the next Welsh
Parliament election'.
A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
30 |
4 |
22 |
56 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
As
Amendment 2 was agreed amendment 3 was de-selected
Amendment 4 - Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls for an independent judge-led inquiry to be
commenced in parallel, into the UK Government’s handling of the Covid-19
pandemic.
A vote was taken on
amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
21 |
0 |
35 |
56 |
Amendment 4 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7328 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
Calls for an independent inquiry into the Welsh Government’s handling of the Covid-19
pandemic, to be commenced at an appropriate date, when the pandemic is under
control.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
40 |
5 |
11 |
56 |
The motion as amended was agreed.