Motions and Amendments for Debate on 01 February 2011
Motions tabled on 25 January 2011
NDM4643 Leighton Andrews (Rhondda)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 23.24:
Agrees to the general principles of the Proposed Education (Wales) Measure
The Proposed Education (Wales) Measure
and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 6 December
2010;
The report of Legislation Committee No. 5 on the Proposed Education (Wales) Measure
was laid before the Assembly on 21 January
2011.
NDM4644 Leighton Andrews (Rhondda)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Proposed Education (Wales) Measure, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 23.80(ii)(c), arising in consequence of the Measure.
NDM4645 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Recognises the significant benefits to the NHS in Wales as a result of the £1.4bn of capital investment in the NHS over the lifetime of this Government.
NDM4646 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Agrees that literacy is fundamental to learning and therefore every teacher in Wales has a responsibility to ensure that their teaching supports young people to become fully literate;
2. Agrees that there is an urgent need to raise standards of literacy in Wales as a matter of national priority including a commitment from Governors, school leaders, Head Teachers, parents and learners across all levels of education to achieve measurable and significant gains.
Amendments tabled on 27 January 2011
To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:
NDM4645
1. Nick Ramsay (Monmouthshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Recognises the significant challenges posed to the NHS in Wales as a result of the £98m of real terms capital reductions in the NHS over the next three years.
2. Nick Ramsay (Monmouthshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes that the repairs backlog for Welsh hospitals and other NHS buildings is now £460mn.
3. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new points at end of motion:
Notes that, despite this capital investment, the Estate Condition and Performance Report 2009/2010 shows:
a) A total backlog of repairs of £460 million, with £209 million at a High and Significant Risk Cost;
b) Two Health Trusts are still failing to meet fire safety regulations set for 2005 and 2008;
c) None of the Health Trusts met the 2008 target for statutory and safety regulations including DDA, asbestos, legionella, hazardous waste;
d) None of the Health Trusts met the 2008 target of getting 90% of the health estate in a ‘sound, operationally safe and exhibit only minor deterioration’ standard;
e) The cost of complying with fire safety code is estimated to be £14 million, an increase of £2million since 2008-2009;
f) The total cost of implementing DDA work is nearly £16 million.
Calls for a strategic Action Plan that prioritises investment in the NHS that addresses serious risk and ensuring accessibility for disabled people.
The Estate Condition and Performance Report 2009/10 can be found at:
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/Documents/254/EstCondReport0910.pdf
4. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls for the Welsh Assembly Government to end its opposition to the use of alternative funding mechanisms to ensure that additional money can be invested in the NHS estate.
NDM4646
1. Nick Ramsay (Monmouthshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to consider funding schools directly, which would free up essential resources that can be re-directed to the frontline to tackle illiteracy.
2. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes that the PISA results showed that Wales had the worst standards of literacy of any of the UK regions and has declined since 2006.
PISA 2009: Achievements of 15 year olds in Wales can be found at:
3. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that a spending gap of £604 per pupil has contributed to a lower level of literacy in Wales.
4. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that there is a link between deprivation and lower levels of literacy and calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to implement a pupil premium to address this.