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NDM8140 Plaid Cymru Debate - Nurses' pay
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Meeting: 23/11/2022 - Plenary (Item 9)
Plaid Cymru Debate - Nurses' pay
NDM8140 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Believes that Welsh nurses deserve fair remuneration
for their essential work in keeping our communities safe and healthy.
2. Calls on the
Welsh Government to utilise every devolved lever at its disposal to make an
improved pay offer for NHS nurses in Wales.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete point 2
Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add new point at end of motion
Calls on the Welsh Government to meet with the Royal College of Nursing Wales to discuss its campaign for fair pay and safe staffing to avoid strike action this winter.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.27
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8140 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Believes that Welsh nurses deserve fair remuneration for their
essential work in keeping our communities safe and healthy.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to utilise every devolved lever
at its disposal to make an improved pay offer for NHS nurses in Wales.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
1 |
26 |
52 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised
her casting vote by voting against the motion without amendment. Therefore, the
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete
point 2
A vote was
taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
25 |
51 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment
2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Add new
point at end of motion
A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
51 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM8140 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
- Believes that Welsh
nurses deserve fair remuneration for their essential work in keeping our
communities safe and healthy.
- Calls on the Welsh
Government to meet with the Royal College of Nursing Wales to discuss its
campaign for fair pay and safe staffing to avoid strike action this
winter.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
51 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
The motion as amended was agreed.