Motions and Amendments for Debate on 1 May 2013
Motions tabled on 24 April 2013
Short Debate
NDM5215 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire): Building a 21st Century Rural Road Network: The Case for Dualling the A40 in Pembrokeshire
NDM5216 William Graham (South Wales East)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that most people who use Welsh NHS services do so responsibly.
2. Regrets the adverse impact of irresponsible patient behaviour by a minority of people who use the Welsh NHS.
3. Calls upon the Welsh Government to take action to discourage irresponsible patient behaviour and promote greater responsibility amongst those who use the NHS.
NDM5224 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
To propose his National Assembly:
Calls on the Welsh government to remit the Commission on Public Service Governance to address the current lack of democratic accountability within the NHS by considering:
a) direct elections to Local Health Boards;
b) democratic oversight of joint working and pooled budget arrangements between Health Boards and local authorities;
c) the election of service users to Community Health Councils; and
d) the financial accountability of Local Health Boards directly to the National Assembly’s Finance Committee.
NDM5225 Rosemary Butler (Newport West)
To propose that the National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2:
1. Considers the Report of the Business Committee ‘Proposed amendments to Standing Orders 29 and 30: Consent in Relation to UK Parliament Bills’ laid in the Table Office on 24 April 2013; and
2. Approves the proposal to revise Standing Orders 29 and 30, as set out in Annex B of the Report of the Business Committee.
NDM5226 Rosemary Butler (Newport West)
To propose that the National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2:
1. Considers the Report of the Business Committee ‘Proposed amendments to Standing Orders 26 and 26A: Reconsideration Stage’ laid in the Table Office on 24 April 2013; and
2. Approves the proposal to revise Standing Orders 26 and 26A, as set out in Annex B of the Report of the Business Committee.
NDM5227 Rosemary Butler (Newport West)
To propose that the National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 33.2:
1. Considers the Report of the Business Committee ‘Proposed amendments to Standing Orders 21 and 27: Reporting on Statutory Instruments’ laid in the Table Office on 24 April 2013; and
2. Approves the proposal to revise Standing Orders 21 and 27, as set out in Annex B of the Report of the Business Committee.
NDM5228 Aled Roberts (North Wales)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Believes that future support for school standards in Wales must focus on allowing every pupil to reach their full potential and give schools the power to drive standards up.
2. Notes that analysis by the Institute of Welsh Affairs highlights that where schools focus on the trajectory of its pupils as much as on their absolute standard of attainment, with the appropriate use of internal evaluation and monitoring, standards can be raised in schools on an individual pupil basis.
3. Welcomes the commitment by the Welsh Government to ensure that Estyn reports on how effectively the Pupil Deprivation Grant is being used by schools to narrow the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged and more affluent backgrounds.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) develop an individual pupil monitoring programme to measure pupils’ progress, allowing schools to target efforts at those pupils who are not meeting their potential;
b) substantially increase funding for the Pupil Deprivation Grant and ensure that schools publicise how this funding has been spent, to encourage accountability, effective targeting and the sharing of best practice; and
c) reform the school banding system to ensure that it measures school performance with regard to individual pupil performance, including re-structuring the system to demonstrate how well schools are achieving in supporting pupils to meet their own potential.
Amendments tabled on 25 April 2013
To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:
NDM5224
1. Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete sub-point d)
NDM5228
1. Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete point 4
2. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
In point 1 add ‘and educational bodies’ after ‘give schools’
3. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
In sub-point 4a) delete ‘develop’ and replace with ‘promote’
4. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
Delete sub-point 4b) and replace with
‘consider future funding for the Pupil Deprivation Grant based on Estyn's analysis of its effectiveness and other relevant evidence’
5. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
Add at the end of sub-point 4c)
‘, and promoting co-operation before competition’
NDM5216
1. Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Insert as new point 3 and renumber accordingly:
Regrets that in 2011/12 an estimated £21.6million worth of medicines were wasted across Wales and welcomes the recent campaign launched by Welsh local health boards to reduce unnecessary medicine waste.
Amendments tabled on 26 April 2013
To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:
NDM5224
1. Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Insert as new sub-point d) and renumber accordingly:
‘the adoption of a standard specification of skills, experience and aptitude required for members elected to Community Health Council executive committees;’
2. William Graham (South Wales East)
Delete ‘remit the Commission on Public Service Governance to address the current lack of democratic accountability within the NHS by considering:’ and replace with ‘include within the terms of reference of the Commission on Public Service Governance the current lack of democratic accountability within the NHS and whether this could be addressed through:’
3. William Graham (South Wales East)
Delete sub-point d) and replace with:
‘the role of the National Assembly and local authorities in the financial accountability arrangements for the Welsh NHS.’
4. William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new sub-point at end of motion:
‘a requirement for local health boards to publish details of every item of expenditure above £500 (other than individual staff costs) online for public scrutiny’.
5. William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new sub-point at end of motion:
‘the role of third sector organisations in improving the accountability of the NHS to the people of Wales.’
NDM5228
1. William Graham (South Wales East)
In point 1, after ‘pupil’ insert ‘, regardless of background or ability,’
2. William Graham (South Wales East)
Delete point 3.
3. William Graham (South Wales East)
Delete sub-point 4a) and replace with:
‘Enable schools to measure pupils’ progress consistently across the country with the minimum of bureaucracy.’
4. William Graham (South Wales East)
In sub-point 4b), delete all before ‘funding has’ and replace with ‘Ensure that schools publicise how’
5. William Graham (South Wales East)
In sub-point 4c), delete all after ‘pupil performance’