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NDM7972 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that more than 300 tips are known to be classed as high risk, and the increased rainfall associated with climate change could further destabilise tips across the valleys.

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that high-risk tips are made safe by:

a) asking local authorities to release information about where high-risk tips are located;

b) insisting that the UK Government provides funding to repurpose, reclaim and remediate tips;

c) installing early-warning systems wherever possible;

d) reinstating the land reclamation grant to help deal with risks on tips.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a national plan of action to help regenerate the areas surrounding the tips.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Add as new point after point 1 and renumber accordingly:

Recognises that coal-tip safety is a devolved competence.

 

Amendment 2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) 

Delete point 2 and replace with:

Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) publish information on the exact locations of high-risk tips;

b) install early-warning systems for high-risk tips, where possible;

c) create a new coal tip supervisory authority to establish a new safety regime, conduct risk assessments and tip management plans;

d) formalise agreements between owners, land users and the coal tip supervisory authority to act in an emergency.

 

Amendment 3 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to engage local communities to inform the approach to future tip management and tip reclamation taking full advantage of opportunities for job creation, training and upskilling and securing wider benefits.

 

The item started at 17.25

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM7972 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that more than 300 tips are known to be classed as high risk, and the increased rainfall associated with climate change could further destabilise tips across the valleys.

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that high-risk tips are made safe by:

a) asking local authorities to release information about where high-risk tips are located;

b) insisting that the UK Government provides funding to repurpose, reclaim and remediate tips;

c) installing early-warning systems wherever possible;

d) reinstating the land reclamation grant to help deal with risks on tips.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a national plan of action to help regenerate the areas surrounding the tips.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	40	52

The motion without amendment not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Add as new point after point 1 and renumber accordingly:

Recognises that coal-tip safety is a devolved competence.

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	38	52

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West) 

Delete point 2 and replace with:

Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) publish information on the exact locations of high-risk tips;

b) install early-warning systems for high-risk tips, where possible;

c) create a new coal tip supervisory authority to establish a new safety regime, conduct risk assessments and tip management plans;

d) formalise agreements between owners, land users and the coal tip supervisory authority to act in an emergency.

A vote was taken on amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	38	52

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

Amendment 3 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to engage local communities to inform the approach to future tip management and tip reclamation taking full advantage of opportunities for job creation, training and upskilling and securing wider benefits.

A vote was taken on amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
52	0	0	52

Amendment 3 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM7972 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that more than 300 tips are known to be classed as high risk, and the increased rainfall associated with climate change could further destabilise tips across the valleys.

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that high-risk tips are made safe by:

a) asking local authorities to release information about where high-risk tips are located;

b) insisting that the UK Government provides funding to repurpose, reclaim and remediate tips;

c) installing early-warning systems wherever possible;

d) reinstating the land reclamation grant to help deal with risks on tips.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a national plan of action to help regenerate the areas surrounding the tips.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to engage local communities to inform the approach to future tip management and tip reclamation taking full advantage of opportunities for job creation, training and upskilling and securing wider benefits.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
52	0	0	52

The motion as amended was agreed.

In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 18.12 proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time.