Decisions

The item started at 18.13

 

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

 

Stage 4 Standing Order 26.47 motion to approve the NHS Finance (Wales) Bill

 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

The Item started at 17.29

 

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. Overview

1

 

2. Financial Duties of Local Health Boards

2

 

3. Planning Duties of Local Health Boards and Welsh Ministers

3

 

4. Reporting

4, 4A, 5, 7, 8

These amendments will be disposed of in the order - 4A, 4, 5, 7

 

5. Power to Borrow

6

 

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

 

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.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4A:

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
18	0	38	56

Amendment 4A was not agreed.

Amendment 4 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
18	9	28	55

Amendment 6 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	28	55

Amendment 7 was not agreed.

As amendment 7 was not agreed, amendment 8 fell.

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

2.1 In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee considered and disposed of the amendments to the Bill in the following order:

 

Sections 1 – 3

 

Section 1:

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

Section 2:

Amendment 8 (Mark Drakeford) was withdrawn

 

Amendment 3 (Paul Davies)

 

For	Against	Abstain
Simon Thomas Peter Black Paul Davies Jocelyn Davies	Christine Chapman Julie Morgan Mike Hedges Ann Jones
4	4	0
As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)), Amendment 3 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 1 (Simon Thomas) was withdrawn

Amendment 2 (Simon Thomas)

 

For	Against	Abstain
Simon Thomas Peter Black Paul Davies Jocelyn Davies	Christine Chapman Julie Morgan Mike Hedges Ann Jones
4	4	0
As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)), Amendment 2 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 10 (Simon Thomas) was withdrawn

 

Amendment 9 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Section 3:

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

New Sections:

Amendment 4 (Paul Davies)

 

For	Against	Abstain
Simon Thomas Peter Black Paul Davies Jocelyn Davies	Christine Chapman Julie Morgan Mike Hedges Ann Jones
4	4	0
As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)), Amendment 4 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 5 (Paul Davies) was withdrawn

 

Amendment 6 (Paul Davies) was withdrawn

Amendment 7 (Paul Davies) fell

 

2.2 The Chair advised that all sections of the Bill had been agreed by the Committee and as all amendments had been disposed of, Stage 3 will commence from 8 November 2013.

 

 

The item started at 18.36

NDM5319 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the National Health Service (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.

The item started at 17.53

NDM5318 Mark Drakeford (Cardiff West)

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

Agrees to the general principles of the National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.