Meetings

NDM8923 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that UK Government will announce the conclusions of its spending review on 11 June.

2. Regrets that decisions taken by the Labour UK Government over the last year have disproportionately affected Wales.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to press the UK Government to introduce an economic fairness bill which:

a) ensures fair funding for Wales;

b) devolves powers to create new income tax bands; and

c) increases draw-down limits and borrowing powers in line with inflation.

4. Calls on the UK Government to:

a) address the historic underinvestment in Welsh rail infrastructure, commit to the full £4 billion of HS2 consequential funding and devolve powers and funding over rail infrastructure to Wales; 

b) reinstate the winter fuel allowance as a universal provision and scrap the two child benefit cap without delay;

c) reimburse the Welsh Government in full for the impact of employer national insurance increases; and

d) introduce a wealth tax, ensuring that the burden falls on those individuals and corporations with the broadest shoulders to bear a fairer share of overall tax paid.
The following amendments were tabled: 
Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) 
Delete all after point 1 and replace with:

Notes the Welsh Government will respond to the UK Government’s Spending Review, setting out the implications for Wales, after it has analysed those implications, following announcements on 11 June.

If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected.  

Amendment 2 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Delete all after point 2 and replace with:
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) support the introduction of a Welsh Winter Fuel allowance;
b) spend the full Barnett uplift for health, on health;
c) press the UK Government to reverse the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions;
d) further press the UK Government to abolish the family farm tax; and
e)  confirm that any consequentials resulting from HS2 spending will be spent on Wales-only projects.

The item started at 18.04

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM8923 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that UK Government will announce the conclusions of its spending review on 11 June.

2. Regrets that decisions taken by the Labour UK Government over the last year have disproportionately affected Wales.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to press the UK Government to introduce an economic fairness bill which:

a) ensures fair funding for Wales;

b) devolves powers to create new income tax bands; and

c) increases draw-down limits and borrowing powers in line with inflation.

4. Calls on the UK Government to:

a) address the historic underinvestment in Welsh rail infrastructure, commit to the full £4 billion of HS2 consequential funding and devolve powers and funding over rail infrastructure to Wales; 

b) reinstate the winter fuel allowance as a universal provision and scrap the two child benefit cap without delay;

c) reimburse the Welsh Government in full for the impact of employer national insurance increases; and

d) introduce a wealth tax, ensuring that the burden falls on those individuals and corporations with the broadest shoulders to bear a fairer share of overall tax paid.

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) 
Delete all after point 1 and replace with:

Notes the Welsh Government will respond to the UK Government’s Spending Review, setting out the implications for Wales, after it has analysed those implications, following announcements on 11 June.

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised  his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed. 

Amendment 2 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Delete all after point 2 and replace with:
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) support the introduction of a Welsh Winter Fuel allowance;
b) spend the full Barnett uplift for health, on health;
c) press the UK Government to reverse the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions;
d) further press the UK Government to abolish the family farm tax; and
e)  confirm that any consequentials resulting from HS2 spending will be spent on Wales-only projects.

A vote was taken on amendment 2:

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

As the Senedd did not agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the amendments tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed.