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Meeting: 27/11/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 6.)
Debate on the Sustainable Development Annual Report
NDM5102 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the progress made on sustainable development in 2011-12, as set out
in the Welsh Government’s Annual Report of the Sustainable Development Scheme, which
was laid before the National Assembly for Wales on 20 November 2012.
Supporting Document
The
Sustainable Development Annual Report 2011-12
The following amendments have been
tabled:
Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North
Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Welcomes the publication of the Annual
Report of the Sustainable Development Scheme, in particular the commentary by
the Sustainable Futures Commissioner.
Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to enact the
recommendations of the Sustainable Futures Commissioner to ensure that
sufficient attention is given to areas such as agriculture, food security and
tourism in the future.
Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Notes the criticism of the Sustainable
Futures Commissioner ‘that the report, seems to be championing money allocated
and spent on initiatives, rather than championing the sustainable outcomes and
benefits derived from those initiatives’ and calls on the Welsh Government to
reconsider the way it assesses the success of Welsh Government programmes across all departments, based on outcomes rather
than inputs.
Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Believes the Welsh Government will make
further progress towards a sustainable Wales if it increases the availability
of:
a) home energy efficiency programmes such as Arbed;
b) programmes to encourage communities to invest in
small-scale renewable energy projects such as hydro-electricity; and
c) integrated public transport.
Amendment 5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Welcomes the UK Government’s commitment to
electrification and the positive effect this will have on reducing Wales’ CO2
emissions.
Amendment 6 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Expresses concern that the Welsh
Government has made little progress in improving its Sustainable Development
Indicators in 2012.
Amendment 7 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Calls on the Government to bring forward
urgent remedial actions to resolve the 22 Sustainable Development Indicators
for 2012 that have deteriorated or shown no improvement.
The Sustainable Development Indicators
2012 can be found at:
http://wales.gov.uk/docs/statistics/2012/120829sdr1382012en.pdf[Opens
in a new browser window]
Amendment 8 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Regrets that the headline indicator of
Gross Value Added (GVA), as outlined in the report, was 74% of the UK average
in 2010, the lowest amongst the devolved countries and English regions.
Amendment 9 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Regrets the limited use of economic
indicators within the report to judge the success of the Welsh Government
Sustainable Development policy.
Amendment 10 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Notes the continued concerns from the
Sustainable Futures Commissioner regarding aspects of the structure and content
of the report.
Amendment 11 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to implement
fully the recommendations made in the report by the Sustainable Futures
Commissioner.
Decision:
The item started at 15:21
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Welcomes the publication of the Annual Report
of the Sustainable Development Scheme, in particular the commentary by the
Sustainable Futures Commissioner.
Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to enact the
recommendations of the Sustainable Futures Commissioner to ensure that
sufficient attention is given to areas such as agriculture, food security and
tourism in the future.
Amendment 2 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Notes the criticism of the Sustainable
Futures Commissioner ‘that the report, seems to be championing money allocated
and spent on initiatives, rather than championing the sustainable outcomes and
benefits derived from those initiatives’ and calls on the Welsh Government to
reconsider the way it assesses the success of Welsh Government programmes across all departments, based on outcomes rather
than inputs.
Amendment 3 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Believes the Welsh Government will make
further progress towards a sustainable Wales if it increases the availability
of:
a) home energy efficiency programmes such as Arbed;
b) programmes to encourage communities to invest in
small-scale renewable energy projects such as hydro-electricity; and
c) integrated public transport.
Amendment 4 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 5 -
Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Welcomes the UK Government’s commitment to
electrification and the positive effect this will have on reducing Wales’ CO2
emissions.
Amendment 5 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Voting on the motion
and the remaining amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
Amendment 6 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Expresses concern that the Welsh
Government has made little progress in improving its Sustainable Development
Indicators in 2012.
A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
18 |
0 |
33 |
51 |
Amendment 6 was not agreed.
Amendment 7 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Calls on the Government to bring forward
urgent remedial actions to resolve the 22 Sustainable Development Indicators
for 2012 that have deteriorated or shown no improvement.
A vote was taken on Amendment 7:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by
Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by
voting against the motion without amendment. Therefore, the motion without
amendment was not agreed.
Amendment 8 -
William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Regrets that the headline indicator of
Gross Value Added (GVA), as outlined in the report, was 74% of the UK average
in 2010, the lowest amongst the devolved countries and English regions.
A vote was taken on Amendment 8:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by
Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by
voting against the motion without amendment. Therefore, the motion without
amendment was not agreed.
Amendment 9 -
William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Regrets the limited use of economic
indicators within the report to judge the success of the Welsh Government Sustainable
Development policy.
A vote was taken on Amendment 9:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
19 |
0 |
33 |
52 |
Amendment 9 was not agreed.
Amendment 10 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Notes the continued concerns from the
Sustainable Futures Commissioner regarding aspects of the structure and content
of the report.
A vote was taken on Amendment 10:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 10 was agreed.
Amendment 11 - William Graham (South Wales
East)
Add as a new point at the end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to implement
fully the recommendations made in the report by the Sustainable Futures
Commissioner.
A vote was taken on Amendment 11:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 11 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the
motion as amended:
NDM5102 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the progress
made on sustainable development in 2011-12, as set out in the Welsh
Government’s Annual Report of the Sustainable Development Scheme, which was
laid before the National Assembly for Wales on 20 November 2012.
Welcomes the publication of the Annual Report
of the Sustainable Development Scheme, in particular the commentary by the
Sustainable Futures Commissioner.
Calls on the Welsh Government to enact the
recommendations of the Sustainable Futures Commissioner to ensure that
sufficient attention is given to areas such as agriculture, food security and
tourism in the future.
Notes the criticism of the Sustainable Futures Commissioner ‘that the report,
seems to be championing money allocated and spent on initiatives, rather than
championing the sustainable outcomes and benefits derived from those
initiatives’ and calls on the Welsh Government to reconsider the way it
assesses the success of Welsh Government programmes
across all departments, based on outcomes rather than inputs.
Believes the Welsh Government will make
further progress towards a sustainable Wales if it increases the availability
of:
a) home energy efficiency programmes such as Arbed;
b) programmes to encourage communities to invest in
small-scale renewable energy projects such as hydro-electricity; and
c) integrated public transport.
Welcomes the UK Government’s commitment to
electrification and the positive effect this will have on reducing Wales’ CO2
emissions.
Notes the continued concerns from the
Sustainable Futures Commissioner regarding aspects of the structure and content
of the report.
Calls on the Welsh Government to implement fully the recommendations made in the report by the Sustainable Futures Commissioner.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
39 |
0 |
13 |
52 |
The motion as amended was agreed.