Decisions

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

Stage 4 Standing Order 26.47 motion to approve the Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill.

The result was as follows:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
38	0	10	48

The motion was agreed.

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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. Liability

11, 13

 

2. Palliative Care

4

 

3. Excluded Services

5, 6, 10

 

4. Timescale for Recovering Costs

7

 

5. Appeals and waivers

1, 2, 3

 

6. Use of Information

12

 

7. Use of Amounts Reimbursed

14, 15

 

8. Power to Suspend the Act

8, 9

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

Amendment 11 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
21	0	26	47

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	26	46

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

As amendment 5 was not agreed, amendments 6 and 10 fell.

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	37	49

Amendment 7 was not agreed.

Amendment 1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 2 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 3 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 12 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 13 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 14 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 15 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 8:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
10	1	37	48

Amendment 8 was not agreed.

As amendment 8 was not agreed, amendment 9 fell.

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

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

NDM5190 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) 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 result was as follows:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	0	11	54

The motion was agreed.

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

NDM5192 Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd)

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

Agrees to the general principles of the Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill.

The Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 3 December 2012.

The report of the Health and Social Care Committee on the Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill was laid before the Assembly on 7 March 2013.

The result was as follows:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	0	11	54

The motion was agreed.

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