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NDM7376 Welsh Conservatives Debate - COVID-19 Prevention Measures
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Meeting: 16/09/2020 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - COVID-19 Prevention Measures
NDM7376 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
Calls upon the Welsh Government to:
a) extend the mandatory use of face
coverings to include airports, shops, supermarkets, shopping centres, hospitals
and other healthcare settings;
b) use local coronavirus restrictions in
response to significant increases in Covid-19 infection rates in a proportionate
manner to avoid a full Wales-wide lockdown;
c) require all travellers entering Wales
from overseas to undertake a Covid-19 test on arrival at Cardiff Airport.
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment
1 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete
sub-point (a).
Amendment
2 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Delete
sub-point (c) and replace with:
'calls
on the Welsh Government to review the effectiveness of measures to contain the
spread of COVID-19 in relation to international travel to date and to implement
any lessons learned.'
[If
Amendment 2 is agreed, Amendment 3 will be de-selected]
Amendment
3 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete
sub-point (c) and replace with 'test people returning to Wales from non-exempt
countries with a higher incidence rate of COVID 19 than Wales, in accordance
with current advice from the Technical Advisory Group'.
Amendment
4 Caroline Jones (South
Wales West)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
upon the Welsh Government to secure accommodation to enable travellers and
those without the facilities to quarantine in isolation.
Amendment
5 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to make face coverings mandatory in communal areas of
specific education settings.
Amendment
6 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to introduce a new COVID-19 plan for Wales to provide
an updated, holistic framework for dealing with the pandemic during the coming
period.
Amendment
7 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to urgently address issues with the current testing
regime and to work towards introducing mass daily testing.
Amendment
8 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to explore the use of ‘smart lockdowns’ in response to
localised clusters, limiting restrictions to as local an area as possible.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.05
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7376 Darren Millar (Clwyd
West)
To propose that the Senedd:
Calls upon the Welsh Government to:
a) extend the mandatory use of face coverings to include airports,
shops, supermarkets, shopping centres, hospitals and other healthcare settings;
b) use local coronavirus restrictions in response to significant
increases in Covid-19 infection rates in a proportionate manner to avoid a full
Wales-wide lockdown;
c) require all travellers entering Wales from overseas to undertake a
Covid-19 test on arrival at Cardiff Airport.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
13 |
0 |
40 |
53 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete sub-point (a).
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
32 |
11 |
11 |
54 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Delete sub-point (c) and replace with:
'calls on the Welsh Government to review the effectiveness of measures
to contain the spread of COVID-19 in relation to international travel to date
and to implement any lessons learned.'
A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
10 |
2 |
42 |
54 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
Amendment 3 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete sub-point (c) and replace with 'test people returning to Wales from
non-exempt countries with a higher incidence rate of COVID 19 than Wales, in
accordance with current advice from the Technical Advisory Group'.
A
vote was taken on amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
31 |
1 |
22 |
54 |
Amendment 3 was agreed.
Amendment 4 Caroline Jones (South
Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls upon the Welsh Government to secure accommodation to enable
travellers and those without the facilities to quarantine in isolation.
A
vote was taken on amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
13 |
0 |
41 |
54 |
Amendment 4 was not agreed.
Amendment 5 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to make face coverings mandatory in
communal areas of specific education settings.
A
vote was taken on amendment 5:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
10 |
10 |
34 |
54 |
Amendment 5 was not agreed.
Amendment 6 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce a new COVID-19 plan for
Wales to provide an updated, holistic framework for dealing with the pandemic
during the coming period.
A
vote was taken on amendment 6:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
23 |
0 |
31 |
54 |
Amendment 6 was not agreed.
Amendment 7 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to urgently address issues with the
current testing regime and to work towards introducing mass daily testing.
A
vote was taken on amendment 7:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
21 |
0 |
33 |
54 |
Amendment 7 was not agreed.
Amendment 8 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to explore the use of ‘smart lockdowns’
in response to localised clusters, limiting restrictions to as local an area as
possible.
A
vote was taken on amendment 8:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
21 |
0 |
33 |
54 |
Amendment 8 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7376 Darren Millar (Clwyd
West)
To propose that the Senedd:
Calls upon the Welsh Government to:
a) use local coronavirus restrictions in response to significant
increases in Covid-19 infection rates in a proportionate manner to avoid a full
Wales-wide lockdown;
b) test people returning to Wales from non-exempt countries with a
higher incidence rate of COVID 19 than Wales, in accordance with current advice
from the Technical Advisory Group'.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
31 |
9 |
14 |
54 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
At
18.04, in accordance with Standing Order 12.18, the Presiding Officer suspended
the meeting until 18.12.