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NDM6126 Welsh Conservatives debate
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02/11/2016 - Welsh Conservatives debate
The item started at
15.59
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item
was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6126 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Regrets that the previous Welsh Government failed to deliver on its
ambition in the 2011 programme for government that all residential premises and
all businesses in Wales would have access to next generation broadband by 2015.
2. Recognises that Wales has the highest average of people who do not use
the internet in Britain and calls on the Welsh Government to do more to promote
digital literacy and set a more ambitious target for broadband exploitation.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
(a) work with Ofcom, the UK Government and network operators, to deliver
universal access to high speed broadband and mobile coverage;
(b) reform the planning system to promote telecoms infrastructure
investment and network deployment;
(c) reflect on the progress made by the Scottish Government through its
mobile action plan and bring forward a plan to deliver next generation mobile
coverage in areas of market failure; and
(d) provide a timescale for its commitment to procure a contract to
extend superfast broadband access to every property in Wales.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
15 |
0 |
31 |
46 |
The motion without
amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and
replace with:
1. Welcomes the
progress made in implementing the Superfast Cymru scheme which has brought
high-speed broadband to over 610,000 premises across Wales and will provide
access for an additional 100,000 further premises before project close in 2017.
2. Notes the
progress of Access Broadband Cymru and its predecessor project which have
provided broadband to over 6,500 premises across Wales using a range of
innovative technologies.
3. Recognises the
importance of high speed broadband and digital connectivity to businesses,
communities and the economy in all parts of Wales and notes the Programme for
Government commitment to offer fast reliable broadband to every property in
Wales.
4. Notes the Welsh
Government's intention to:
a) work with Ofcom,
the UK Government and network operators, to deliver universal access to high
speed broadband and mobile coverage;
b) reform Permitted
Development Rights in the planning system to promote telecoms infrastructure
investment and network deployment;
c) reflect on the
progress made by the Scottish Government through its mobile action in
developing proposals in Wales; and
d) publish further
information about extending fast reliable broadband access to every property in
Wales.
A vote was taken on
Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
27 |
4 |
18 |
49 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As amendment 1 was agreed, amendments 2 and 3 were
de-selected.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6126 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Welcomes the
progress made in implementing the Superfast Cymru scheme which has brought
high-speed broadband to over 610,000 premises across Wales and will provide
access for an additional 100,000 further premises before project close in 2017.
2. Notes the
progress of Access Broadband Cymru and its predecessor project which have
provided broadband to over 6,500 premises across Wales using a range of
innovative technologies.
3. Recognises the
importance of high speed broadband and digital connectivity to businesses,
communities and the economy in all parts of Wales and notes the Programme for
Government commitment to offer fast reliable broadband to every property in
Wales.
4. Notes the Welsh
Government's intention to:
a) work with Ofcom,
the UK Government and network operators, to deliver universal access to high
speed broadband and mobile coverage;
b) reform Permitted
Development Rights in the planning system to promote telecoms infrastructure
investment and network deployment;
c) reflect on the
progress made by the Scottish Government through its mobile action in
developing proposals in Wales; and
d) publish further
information about extending fast reliable broadband access to every property in
Wales.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
29 |
9 |
12 |
50 |
The motion as amended was
agreed.