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NDM7996 Plaid Cymru Debate - Alcohol-related harm
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Meeting: 11/05/2022 - Plenary (Item 7)
Plaid Cymru Debate - Alcohol-related harm
NDM7996
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes that there were 438 alcohol-related deaths in Wales in 2020: the highest
level in 20 years, and a 19 per cent increase from 2019..
2.
Regrets the rising number of alcohol-related deaths, alcohol-related hospital
admissions, and cases of alcohol dependency in Wales that disproportionately
affect those at socio-economic disadvantage.
3.
Notes the Welsh Government’s Substance Misuse Delivery Plan 2019-2022.
4.
Calls upon the Welsh Government to provide a stronger commitment, enhanced
resources and measurable targets to combat alcohol-related harm within a
renewed substance misuse delivery plan from 2023.
Welsh
Government Substance Misuse Delivery Plan 2019-2022
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Acknowledges that there were 438 alcohol
specific deaths in Wales in 2020: the highest level in 20 years, a 19 per cent
increase from 2019.
2. Notes the levels of alcohol related
hospital admissions and the disproportionate impact of alcohol on deprived
communities.
3. Notes the Welsh Government’s Substance
Misuse Delivery Plan 2019-2022.
4. Welcomes the Welsh Government’s
continued commitment to substance misuse by protecting and ring-fencing its
funding in the budget, the £9 million increase in funding for 2022/23 and a
commitment to further increases in 2023/24 and 2024/25.
[If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will
be de-selected]
Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point after point 1 and renumber
accordingly:
Is concerned that the number of treatments started for substance misuse in Wales has decreased by 15 per cent in the last five years.
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.36
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7996 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes that there were 438 alcohol-related deaths in Wales in
2020: the highest level in 20 years, and a 19 per cent increase from 2019.
2. Regrets the rising number of alcohol-related deaths,
alcohol-related hospital admissions, and cases of alcohol dependency in Wales
that disproportionately affect those at socio-economic disadvantage.
3. Notes the Welsh Government’s Substance Misuse Delivery Plan
2019-2022.
4. Calls upon the Welsh Government to provide a stronger
commitment, enhanced resources and measurable targets to combat alcohol-related
harm within a renewed substance misuse delivery plan from 2023.
Welsh
Government Substance Misuse Delivery Plan 2019-2022
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
25 |
49 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Acknowledges that there were 438 alcohol specific deaths in Wales in 2020: the
highest level in 20 years, a 19 per cent increase from 2019.
2.
Notes the levels of alcohol related hospital admissions and the
disproportionate impact of alcohol on deprived communities.
3.
Notes the Welsh Government’s Substance Misuse Delivery Plan 2019-2022.
4.
Welcomes the Welsh Government’s continued commitment to substance misuse by
protecting and ring-fencing its funding in the budget, the £9 million increase
in funding for 2022/23 and a commitment to further increases in 2023/24 and
2024/25.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
25 |
0 |
24 |
49 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was de-selected
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7996 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Acknowledges that there were 438 alcohol specific deaths in Wales in 2020: the
highest level in 20 years, a 19 per cent increase from 2019.
2.
Notes the levels of alcohol related hospital admissions and the
disproportionate impact of alcohol on deprived communities.
3.
Notes the Welsh Government’s Substance Misuse Delivery Plan 2019-2022.
4.
Welcomes the Welsh Government’s continued commitment to substance misuse by
protecting and ring-fencing its funding in the budget, the £9 million increase
in funding for 2022/23 and a commitment to further increases in 2023/24 and
2024/25.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
25 |
0 |
24 |
49 |
The motion as amended was agreed.