Motions and Amendments for future Debate

Motions tabled on 1 May 2014

NNDM5501 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions in the Wales Bill which modify the legislative competence of the Assembly should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum has been laid in Table Office on 1 May 2014 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Wales Bill can be found at:

Bill documents — Wales Bill 2013-14 — UK Parliament

NNDM5502

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the proposal within the Welsh Government’s consultation on proposals for a Public Health Bill to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in enclosed public places and places of work in Wales.

2. Notes that an estimated 2.1million adults in the UK currently use electronic cigarettes.

3. Notes that public health guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ‘Tobacco: harm-reduction approaches to smoking’ supports the use of licenced nicotine containing products to aid people in cutting down or quitting smoking.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward the evidence behind the proposals on electronic cigarettes, to provide clarity on the justification for these proposals within the Public Health Bill.

The Welsh Government’s consultation on proposals for a Public Health Bill is available at:

http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/healthsocialcare/white-paper/?lang=en

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance ‘Tobacco: harm-reduction approaches to smoking’ is available at:

http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/14178/63996/63996.pdf

Supported by:
Mohammad Asghar(South Wales East)
Mark Isherwood (North Wales)