NDM8634 Plaid Cymru Debate - Devolved powers and funding

NDM8634 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes the result of the UK general election.

2. Believes that Wales should have at least the same powers as the other devolved nations.

3. Calls on the new UK Government to:

a) increase the Welsh budget by £700 million to restore it to the level set during the 2021 spending review;

b) devolve powers to manage the Crown Estate and its assets to Wales; and

c) devolve powers around policing and justice to Wales; and

d) return the power to make structural funding decisions and allocations to the Welsh Government.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Welcomes the result of the UK general election.

2. Believes that the election offers a new opportunity for the UK and Welsh governments to work together on the basis of mutual respect and with a sense of common purpose for the benefit of the people of Wales and the UK as a whole.

3. Notes the challenging UK public finance position and the tax burden on Welsh households as a result of decisions taken by the previous UK Government.

4. Recognises that as a result of the economic mismanagement of the previous UK Government, it will take time for the public finances to recover.

5. Welcomes the commitments in the UK Labour manifesto, including proposals to renew intergovernmental relations, update the Fiscal Framework for Wales, to restore decision making to the Welsh Government over post-EU structural funds, to devolve non-JobcentrePlus employment support funding, and to explore the devolution of youth justice and probation services.

6. Supports the Welsh Government to work with the new UK Government to further strengthen devolution in Wales.

UK Labour manifesto

If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected.

Amendment 2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Delete all after point 1 and replace with:

Regrets the significant fall in voter turnout.

Calls upon the new UK Government to set out its priorities for Wales.