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NDM8307 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Rural communities
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Meeting: 28/06/2023 - Plenary (Item 8)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Rural communities
NDM8307 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the
Senedd:
1. Notes the
importance of the rural economy and the role that small businesses play in
rural communities across Wales.
2. Recognises the
valuable contribution of Welsh farming to the rural economy.
3. Acknowledges the
benefits of events such as the Royal Welsh Show, the National Eisteddfod and
others in supporting rural communities and promoting the Welsh language and
culture.
4. Calls on
the Welsh Government to:
a) create an
infrastructure strategy to address the challenges facing rural communities; and
b) redouble efforts
to tackle poor public transport connectivity across rural Wales.
The following
amendment has been tabled:
Amendment 1 Lesley
Griffiths (Wrexham)
Add
new points at the end of motion:
Regrets
the removal of hundreds of millions of pounds of funding from the Welsh rural
economy by the Conservative UK Government.
Regrets
the lack of long-term funding certainty for farm support since the UK has left
the European Union.
Minutes:
The
item started at 18.09
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8307 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the importance of the rural economy and the role
that small businesses play in rural communities across Wales.
2. Recognises the valuable contribution of Welsh farming to the
rural economy.
3. Acknowledges the benefits of events such as the Royal Welsh
Show, the National Eisteddfod and others in supporting rural communities and
promoting the Welsh language and culture.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) create an infrastructure strategy to address the challenges
facing rural communities; and
b) redouble efforts to tackle poor public transport connectivity
across rural Wales.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
14 |
0 |
38 |
52 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment
1 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Add new
points at the end of motion:
Regrets
the removal of hundreds of millions of pounds of funding from the Welsh rural
economy by the Conservative UK Government.
Regrets
the lack of long-term funding certainty for farm support since the UK has left
the European Union.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
38 |
0 |
14 |
52 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM8307 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the importance of the rural economy and the role that
small businesses play in rural communities across Wales.
2. Recognises the valuable contribution of Welsh farming to the
rural economy.
3. Acknowledges the benefits of events such as the Royal Welsh
Show, the National Eisteddfod and others in supporting rural communities and
promoting the Welsh language and culture.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) create an infrastructure strategy to address the challenges
facing rural communities; and
b) redouble efforts to tackle poor public transport connectivity
across rural Wales.
5.
Regrets the removal of hundreds of millions of pounds of funding from the Welsh
rural economy by the Conservative UK Government.
6.
Regrets the lack of long-term funding certainty for farm support since the UK
has left the European Union.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
38 |
0 |
14 |
52 |
The motion as amended was agreed.