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NDM8014 Debate on the report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform - Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
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Meeting: 08/06/2022 - Plenary (Item 6)
Debate on the report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform - Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
NDM8014 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the report of the Special Purpose
Committee on Senedd Reform, 'Reforming our
Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales'.
2. Endorses the recommendations for policy
instructions for legislation on Senedd Reform in time for the next Senedd elections
in 2026.
3. Notes that the
report also calls on the Senedd to consider a number of matters relating to
Senedd reform.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete point 2 and replace with:
Regrets the position statement on Senedd
reform by the Welsh Government on 10 May 2022 which undermined the independence
and work of the committee.
Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point after point 2 and renumber
accordingly:
Regrets that the voting system proposed by the committee would not permit voters to vote for an individual candidate of their choice.
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.02
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
NDM8014 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the report of the Special Purpose
Committee on Senedd Reform, 'Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice
for the people of Wales'.
2. Endorses the recommendations for policy
instructions for legislation on Senedd Reform in time for the next Senedd elections
in 2026.
3. Notes that the
report also calls on the Senedd to consider a number of matters relating to
Senedd reform.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete point
2 and replace with:
Regrets
the position statement on Senedd reform by the Welsh Government on 10 May 2022
which undermined the independence and work of the committee.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
14 |
0 |
40 |
54 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
Amendment
2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as
new point after point 2 and renumber accordingly:
Regrets
that the voting system proposed by the committee would not permit voters to
vote for an individual candidate of their choice.
A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
15 |
0 |
39 |
54 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment
NDM8014 Huw
Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd
Reform, 'Reforming
our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales'.
2. Endorses the recommendations for policy instructions for
legislation on Senedd Reform in time for the next Senedd elections in 2026.
3. Notes that the report also calls on the Senedd to consider a
number of matters relating to Senedd reform.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
40 |
0 |
14 |
54 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.