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NDM7905 Welsh Conservatives debate - Adverse childhood experiences
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Meeting: 02/02/2022 - Plenary (Item 6)
Welsh Conservatives debate - Adverse childhood experiences
NDM7905
Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Recognises the impact that adverse childhood experiences have on health,
educational attainment and substance abuse later on in life.
2.
Believes that greater focus should be given to preventing child abuse and
neglect than dealing with the outcomes.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to set a target of reducing child abuse, neglect
and other adverse childhood experiences by 70 per cent by 2030.
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment
1 Siân Gwenllian (Arfon)
Delete
all after point 1, and replace with:
Believes
that tackling distress during childhood and early intervention must be
prioritised in order to give the best start to all children in Wales.
Notes
the evidence that there has been an increase in adverse childhood experiences
as a result of COVID-19.
[If
amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected]
Amendment
2 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete
point 3.
Amendment
3 Siân Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to ensure that there will be clear targets in the
adverse childhood experiences plan that will be published this summer to
measure its effectiveness.
Amendment
4 Siân Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child fully into Welsh law.
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.08
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7905 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the impact that adverse childhood experiences have
on health, educational attainment and substance abuse later on in life.
2. Believes that greater focus should be given to preventing child
abuse and neglect than dealing with the outcomes.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to set a target of reducing child
abuse, neglect and other adverse childhood experiences by 70 per cent by 2030.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
15 |
0 |
39 |
54 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Siân
Gwenllian (Arfon)
Delete all
after point 1, and replace with:
Believes
that tackling distress during childhood and early intervention must be
prioritised in order to give the best start to all children in Wales.
Notes
the evidence that there has been an increase in adverse childhood experiences
as a result of COVID-19.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
40 |
0 |
14 |
54 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
[As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was de-selected]
Amendment
3 Siân
Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that there will
be clear targets in the adverse childhood experiences plan that will be
published this summer to measure its effectiveness.
A vote
was taken on amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
27 |
0 |
28 |
55 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer
exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment Therefore, amendment
3 was not agreed.
Amendment
4 Siân
Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to incorporate the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child fully into Welsh law.
A vote
was taken on amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7905 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the impact that adverse childhood experiences have
on health, educational attainment and substance abuse later on in life.
2. Believes that tackling distress during childhood and early
intervention must be prioritised in order to give the best start to all
children in Wales.
3. Notes the evidence that there has been an increase in adverse
childhood experiences as a result of COVID-19.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to
incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child fully into
Welsh law.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
The motion as amended was agreed.