Motions and Amendments for Debate on 8 October 2014

Motions tabled on 1 October 2014

Short Debate

NDM5594 Keith Davies (Llanelli): Urban Regeneration 2.0 - Creating sustainable urban communities and town centres.

NDM5590 David Rees (Aberavon)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report by the Health and Social Care Committee on orthodontic services in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 15 July 2014.

Note: The response of the Minister for Health and Social Services  was laid on 1 October 2014.

NDM5591 Jocelyn Davies (South East Wales)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report of the Finance Committee on its inquiry into Best Practice Budget Processes, which was laid in the Table Office on 24 July 2014.

Note: The Welsh Government's response to the report was laid in the Table Office on 1 October 2014

NDM5592 Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Order 27.2:

Agrees that The Education (European Institutions) and Student Support (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations 2014, laid before the Assembly on 18 July 2014, be annulled.

NDM5593 Aled Roberts (North Wales)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Welcomes that the Welsh Government, together with the Welsh Liberal Democrats, have secured an additional £95m of funding over two years in the new budget for the Pupil Deprivation Grant.

2. Welcomes that funding has also been extended to include the Early Years Pupil Premium for children under the age of 5.

3. Recognises that the two year budget deal helps address concerns expressed by schools in previous years of the scheme regarding the continuity of funding.

4. Recognises the importance of both schemes in helping break the link between poverty and educational under-achievement, and in closing the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged and more advantaged backgrounds.

Amendments tabled on 3 October 2014

To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:

NDM5593

1. Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

Delete all and replace with:

1. Notes the real term cut of £56m in this year's education budget which includes cuts of £5m to the School Effectiveness Grant and £10.7m to the Young Recruits apprenticeships scheme.

2. Notes further cuts of £26.4m in the draft budget to post-16 education compared with the supplementary budget for June 2014.

3. Believes that the Welsh Government has broken the spirit of previous budget deals and rejects budget tinkering while fundamental flaws remain.

2. Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Notes that a formal evaluation of the Pupil Deprivation Grant is not yet available.