NDM6734 Welsh Conservatives debate - Urban Renewal
NDM6734 Welsh Conservatives debate - Urban Renewal
NDM6734 Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the importance of Wales’s urban areas as engines of economic growth,
learning and creativity.
2.
Believes that there is a requirement for an ambitious national strategy for
urban renewal in Wales which would help make our towns and cities fit for the
21st Century.
3.
Welcomes the Welsh Conservative white paper entitled ‘Liveable Cities’, which
aims to build cities and urban areas that are socially inclusive,
environmentally sustainable, and that are built on the principle of the health
and well-being of citizens.
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment
1 – Julie
James (Swansea West)
Delete
points 2 and 3 and replace with:
Notes
the importance of supporting communities across all parts of Wales, both urban
and rural, to ensure that they are attractive to invest, work, live, visit and
study in.
Believes
that supporting inclusive growth and building resilient, liveable communities
requires a joined up approach to key interventions including economic
development, regeneration investment, transport, infrastructure development,
planning and skills.
Notes
the Welsh Government’s recent Economic Action Plan, Targeted Regeneration
Investment Fund, Valleys Taskforce Delivery Plan and National Development
Framework consultation as the basis for a genuinely cross-government approach
to supporting inclusive growth and building resilient, liveable communities.
Recognises
the importance of working with partners including local authorities, city and
growth deal regions, housing associations, Transport for Wales and the
Development Bank of Wales to promote effective place-making.
Prosperity
for All: Economic Action Plan
Our
Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan
Consultation:
National Development Framework
[If
amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected]
Amendment
2 – Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
In point
3, replace 'welcomes' with 'notes'.
Amendment
3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on Welsh Government to introduce a clean air Act to tackle illegal and
dangerous levels of air pollution in Wales’s cities.
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 14/06/2021
Decision due: 6 Jun 2018 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd
Lead member: Paul Davies MS