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NDM7771 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Access to defibrillators
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Meeting: 15/09/2021 - Plenary (Item 5)
Welsh Conservatives Debate – Access to defibrillators
NDM7771 Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
To propose that the
Senedd:
1. Notes that only 1
in 10 people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
2. Further notes
that for every minute a patient does not have access to a defibrillator
or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), their chances of survival drops by
10 per cent.
3. Recognises that
a network of defibrillators will save lives.
4. Calls on the
Welsh Government to provide grant funding or loans to enable community halls,
sports grounds and independent shops to buy and install a defibrillator.
The following
amendment has been tabled:
Amendment 1 Lesley Griffiths
(Wrexham)
Delete point 4 and
replace with new points:
4. Recognises the
£2.5 million funding provided by Welsh Government to Save a Life Cymru to
improve awareness and access to CPR and defibrillation.
5. Notes the Welsh
Government commits to extending this support by £500k this year to further
increase the number of defibrillators in community settings across Wales.
Minutes:
The item started at 15.32
Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without
amendment:
NDM7771 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes that only 1 in 10
people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
2. Further notes that for
every minute a patient does not have access to a defibrillator
or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), their chances of survival drops by
10 per cent.
3. Recognises that a
network of defibrillators will save lives.
4. Calls on the Welsh
Government to provide grant funding or loans to enable community halls, sports
grounds and independent shops to buy and install a defibrillator.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
27 |
0 |
28 |
55 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the
Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the motion.
Therefore, the motion was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1. Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete point 4 and replace
with new points:
4. Recognises the £2.5 million
funding provided by Welsh Government to Save a Life Cymru to improve awareness
and access to CPR and defibrillation.
5. Notes the Welsh
Government commits to extending this support by £500k this year to further
increase the number of defibrillators in community settings across Wales.
A vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
42 |
0 |
12 |
54 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7771 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes that only 1 in 10
people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
2. Further notes that for
every minute a patient does not have access to a defibrillator
or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), their chances of survival drops by
10 per cent.
3. Recognises that a
network of defibrillators will save lives.
4. Recognises the £2.5 million
funding provided by Welsh Government to Save a Life Cymru to improve awareness
and access to CPR and defibrillation.
5. Notes the Welsh
Government commits to extending this support by £500k this year to further
increase the number of defibrillators in community settings across Wales.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
43 |
11 |
0 |
54 |
The motion as amended was agreed.