Meetings
NDM8274 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Full devolution of water
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.
Meeting: 27/09/2023 - Plenary (Item 6)
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Full devolution of water
NDM8274 Rhys ab Owen (South Wales
Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Calls on the Welsh Government to
formally request the UK Government to commence section 48(1) of the Wales Act
2017, which would align the boundary for legislative competence for water with
the national border.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to
formally request the powers for the licensing of a water supply or sewerage
licensee thereby fully devolving water to Wales.
Co-submitters
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1 Janet
Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy)
Delete all and replace with
1. Notes that the Welsh Government
requested to postpone the enactment of section 48(1) of the Wales Act 2017.
2. Acknowledges that in a letter addressed
to the UK Government in 2018, the Welsh Government said the process of aligning
the Senedd’s legislative competence to geographical boundaries was complex.
3. Welcomes the willingness of the Secretary of State for Wales and the UK Government to work with their Welsh counterparts to agree a timetable that works best for both governments and the water industry.
Minutes:
The
item started at 15.50
Amendment 1 was not moved.
Voting on the motion without amendment under this item was
deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8274 Rhys ab Owen (South Wales Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Calls on the Welsh Government to
formally request the UK Government to commence section 48(1) of the Wales Act
2017, which would align the boundary for legislative competence for water with
the national border.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to
formally request the powers for the licensing of a water supply or sewerage
licensee thereby fully devolving water to Wales.
Co-submitters
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
43 |
3 |
12 |
58 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.