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NDM7703 Welsh Conservatives debate - Motion under Standing Order 17.2 to give instructions to a relevant committee in relation to the all-Wales NVZ
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Meeting: 09/06/2021 - Plenary (Item 5)
Welsh Conservatives debate - Motion under Standing Order 17.2 to give instructions to a relevant committee in relation to the all-Wales NVZ
NDM7703 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the adverse impact of the all-Wales
nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) on Welsh agriculture.
2. In accordance with Standing Order 17.2,
calls on the relevant Senedd committee to urgently review The Water Resources
(Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 and present its
recommendations to the Senedd.
The Water
Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021
Co-submitters
The following amendment has been tabled:
Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths
(Wrexham)
Delete point 1 and replace with:
Notes the critical importance of reducing
agricultural emissions in order to:
a) strengthen the reputation of Welsh
farming;
b) protect people and nature in Wales from
air pollution;
c) safeguard Wales’ rivers and seas for
future generations;
d) deliver Wales’ net zero ambition.
Minutes:
The item started at 15.33
Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without
amendment:
NDM7703
Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes the adverse impact of the all-Wales nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) on
Welsh agriculture.
2.
In accordance with Standing Order 17.2, calls on the relevant Senedd committee
to urgently review The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution)
(Wales) Regulations 2021 and present its recommendations to the Senedd.
The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales)
Regulations 2021
Co-submitters
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
29 |
0 |
29 |
58 |
As there was an equality of votes, the Deputy
Presiding Officer used his casting vote to vote against the motion, in
accordance with Standing Order 6.20(ii).
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete
point 1 and replace with:
Notes
the critical importance of reducing agricultural emissions in order to:
a)
strengthen the reputation of Welsh farming;
b)
protect people and nature in Wales from air pollution;
c)
safeguard Wales’ rivers and seas for future generations;
d) deliver Wales’ net zero ambition.
A vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
29 |
29 |
0 |
58 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7703
Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes the critical importance of reducing agricultural emissions in order to:
a)
strengthen the reputation of Welsh farming;
b)
protect people and nature in Wales from air pollution;
c)
safeguard Wales’ rivers and seas for future generations;
d) deliver Wales’ net zero ambition.
2.
In accordance with Standing Order 17.2, calls on the relevant Senedd committee
to urgently review The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution)
(Wales) Regulations 2021 and present its recommendations to the Senedd.
The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales)
Regulations 2021
Co-submitters
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
58 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 16.28 the meeting was
suspended by the Deputy Presiding Officer.