Decisions

The item started at 15.55

NDM5297 Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with paragraph 8(11)(d) of Schedule 2 of the Government of Wales Act 2006:

Approves the Assembly Commission's Official Languages Scheme, laid before the National Assembly for Wales on 10 July 2013.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

The item started at 15:02

In accordance with Standing Order 26.36, amendments will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they relate, arise in the Bill.

 

The Amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as follows:

 

1. Translation of Reports of Assembly Proceedings

1, 5

 

2. Publication of Reports of Assembly Proceedings

9

 

3. Appointment of Responsible Officer

6

 

4. Meaning of Provision

2

 

5. Provisions that must be included in the Scheme

10, 11, 12

 

6. Services provided under the Scheme

7, 8

 

7. Consultation on the Scheme

3, 4

 

Voting was taken in the order set out in the Marshalled List of Amendments:

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
17	1	36	54

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 9:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
6	0	48	54

Amendment 9 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	42	54

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
22	0	32	54

Amendment 6 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 10 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 11 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 12:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	0	11	54

Amendment 12 was agreed.

Amendment 7 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 8 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 3 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 4 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

All sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding Stage 3 proceedings.

 

The item started at 16:01

At the conclusion of Stage 3 the Commissioner may propose that the Bill be passed in accordance with Standing Order 26.47. If the proposition is agreed:

 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

The item started at 14:37

NDM4890 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the National Assembly for Wales (Officials Languages) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69(ii), arising in consequence of the Bill.

The National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Bill was laid before the Assembly on 30 January 2012.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

 

 

The item started at 15:06.

 

NDM4984 Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 26.11:

 

Agrees to the general principles of the National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Bill.

 

The National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 30 January 2012.

 

The report of the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee on the National Assembly for Wales (Official languages) Bill was laid before the Assembly on 4 May 2012.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.