Decisions
Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015
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10/03/2015 - Stage 4 debate on the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill
The item started at 15.18
NDM5719
Leighton Andrews (Rhondda)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in
accordance with Standing Order 26.47:
Approves the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse
and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill.
The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
03/03/2015 - Stage 3 debate on the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill
The
item started at 15.33
The
amendments will be disposed of in the order that the sections and schedules to
which they relate were set out in the motion under Standing Order 26.36 agreed
by the Assembly on 24 February 2015.
A vote was taken on Amendment 54:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
Amendment 22 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 21 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
As amendment 54 was not agreed, amendment 55 fell.
A vote was taken on Amendment 56:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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14 |
12 |
26 |
52 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 57:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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15 |
11 |
26 |
52 |
Amendment 57 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 69:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 70:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
As amendment 70 was not agreed, amendment 71 fell.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 72:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
Amendment 23 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
As amendment 2 was not agreed, amendment 3 fell.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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14 |
12 |
26 |
52 |
Amendment 4 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 6:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 7:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
As amendment 5 was not agreed, amendment 11 fell.
A vote was taken on Amendment 58:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 59:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
Amendment 24 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
A vote was taken on Amendment 8:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 9:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
As amendment 8 was not agreed, amendment 10 fell.
Amendment 12 was withdrawn in accordance with Standing Order 12.27.
A vote was taken on Amendment 68:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 13:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
Amendment 67 was not moved.
Amendment 65 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
A vote was taken on Amendment 14:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 15:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 16:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
Amendment 17 was not moved.
The Presiding Officer proposed that amendments 25 -32 were disposed of
en bloc. A Member objected, therefore the amendments were disposed of
individually.
A vote was taken on Amendment 25:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 25 was agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 26:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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51 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
Amendment 26 was agreed/not agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 27:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 28:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 29:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 30:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
Amendment 31 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 32 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
A vote was taken on Amendment 18:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 60:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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14 |
11 |
27 |
52 |
Amendment 60 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 61:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 62:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 19:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
The Presiding Officer proposed that amendments 33 -52 were disposed of
en bloc. A Member objected, therefore the amendments were disposed of
individually.
A vote was taken on Amendment 33:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 33 was agreed.
Amendment 34 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 35 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
A vote was taken on Amendment 36:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 37:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 38:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 39:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
0 |
26 |
51 |
Amendment 39 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 40:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her
casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not
agreed.
Amendment 41 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 42 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 43 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 44 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 45 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 46 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 47 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 48 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 49 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 50 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 51 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 52 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
At
17.57, proceedings were suspended for 15 minutes. The bell was rung 5 minutes
before reconvening for Stage 3 proceedings on the Violence against Women,
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill.
A vote was taken on Amendment 66:
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For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
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16 |
0 |
36 |
52 |
Amendment 66 was not agreed.
Amendment 63 was withdrawn in accordance with Standing Order 12.27.
Amendment 53 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 64 was not moved.
Amendment 20 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
All sections and schedules
of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding Stage 3 proceedings.
24/02/2015 - Order of consideration of amendments for the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill
The item started at 15.59
NDM5697 Leighton Andrews
(Rhondda)
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 26.36:
Agrees to dispose of
sections and schedules to the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual
Violence (Wales) Bill at Stage 3 in the following order:
a) sections 2 - 25
b) section 1
c) Long title
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
25/11/2014 - Motion to agree the financial resolution in respect of the Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill
The item started at 17.22
NDM5633 Jane Hutt (Vale
of Glamorgan)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any
provisions resulting from the Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual
Violence (Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred
to in Standing Order 26.69 arising in consequence of the Bill.
The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
25/11/2014 - Debate on the General Principles of the Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill
The item started at 16.23
NDM5632 Leighton Andrews
(Rhondda)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order
26.11:
Agrees
to the general principles of the Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and
Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill.
The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
01/07/2014 - Statement by the Minister for Local Government and Government Business: Introduction of the Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill
The item started at 15.41