Meetings

NDM7404 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that successful management of taxpayers’ money depends on clear objectives, good governance and effective scrutiny.

2. Regrets that in excess of £1 billion has been wasted by successive Welsh Governments on defunct policies, abandoned projects and overspending against budgets since 2010.

3. Further regrets that potentially good Welsh policies have been allowed to wither due to a lack of buy-in and short-term decision-making.

4. Calls upon the Welsh Government to establish a cross-departmental office at the heart of government to drive a culture change, challenge decision making and ensure the delivery of value for money for taxpayers.

 

Amendment 1 Rebecca Evans (Gower)

Delete all and replace with

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that the successful management of taxpayers’ money depends on clear objectives, good governance and effective scrutiny and recognises the poor value for money represented by austerity economics.

2. Regrets that the UK Government has underfunded and / or blocked numerous non-devolved projects, services and infrastructure in Wales including research and development, rail, broadband and tidal energy since 2010.

3. Welcomes the progress made in delivering innovative Welsh Government policies designed for the people of Wales including: free prescriptions, Jobs Growth Wales, presumed consent for organ donation, the single cancer pathway, the childcare offer, the doubling of the capital limit, 21st Century Schools and the Economic Resilience Fund.

4. Calls upon the UK government to provide greater fiscal flexibilities for the Welsh Government in the interests of good budget management.

[If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3 and will be de-selected]

Amendment 2 Caroline Jones (South Wales West)

Insert new point after point 3 and renumber accordingly:

Believes that the Welsh Government's failure to deliver its policies has helped contribute to the lack of trust in politics which has resulted in over half of the Welsh electorate not participating in Senedd elections

Amendment 3 Gareth Bennett (South Wales Central)

Delete point 4 and replace with:

Calls for a binding referendum on whether to keep or abolish the devolved government and parliament of Wales, in light of the Welsh Government’s failures.

Amendment 4 Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure value for money by:

a) recognising the waste of public resource in the private third sector, through duplication and top-heavy management;

b) democratising service provision through redirecting funding to local government in Wales.

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:

NDM7404 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that successful management of taxpayers’ money depends on clear objectives, good governance and effective scrutiny.

2. Regrets that in excess of £1 billion has been wasted by successive Welsh Governments on defunct policies, abandoned projects and overspending against budgets since 2010.

3. Further regrets that potentially good Welsh policies have been allowed to wither due to a lack of buy-in and short-term decision-making.

4. Calls upon the Welsh Government to establish a cross-departmental office at the heart of government to drive a culture change, challenge decision making and ensure the delivery of value for money for taxpayers.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
10	4	37	51

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Rebecca Evans (Gower)

Delete all and replace with

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that the successful management of taxpayers’ money depends on clear objectives, good governance and effective scrutiny and recognises the poor value for money represented by austerity economics.

2. Regrets that the UK Government has underfunded and / or blocked numerous non-devolved projects, services and infrastructure in Wales including research and development, rail, broadband and tidal energy since 2010.

3. Welcomes the progress made in delivering innovative Welsh Government policies designed for the people of Wales including: free prescriptions, Jobs Growth Wales, presumed consent for organ donation, the single cancer pathway, the childcare offer, the doubling of the capital limit, 21st Century Schools and the Economic Resilience Fund.

4. Calls upon the UK government to provide greater fiscal flexibilities for the Welsh Government in the interests of good budget management.

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	24	51

Amendment 1 was agreed.

As amendment 1 was agreed, amendments 2, 3 and were de-selected

Amendment 4 Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure value for money by:

a) recognising the waste of public resource in the private third sector, through duplication and top-heavy management;

b) democratising service provision through redirecting funding to local government in Wales

A vote was taken on amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
6	0	45	51

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM7404 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that the successful management of taxpayers’ money depends on clear objectives, good governance and effective scrutiny and recognises the poor value for money represented by austerity economics.

2. Regrets that the UK Government has underfunded and / or blocked numerous non-devolved projects, services and infrastructure in Wales including research and development, rail, broadband and tidal energy since 2010.

3. Welcomes the progress made in delivering innovative Welsh Government policies designed for the people of Wales including: free prescriptions, Jobs Growth Wales, presumed consent for organ donation, the single cancer pathway, the childcare offer, the doubling of the capital limit, 21st Century Schools and the Economic Resilience Fund.

4. Calls upon the UK government to provide greater fiscal flexibilities for the Welsh Government in the interests of good budget management.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	24	51

The motion as amended was agreed.