Motions and Amendments for Debate on 10 March 2010
Motions tabled on 03 March 2010
Short Debate
NDM4436 Helen Mary Jones (Llanelli): The Right to a Decent Home
NDM4433 Angela Burns (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire)
The National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Finance Committee on its inquiry into Funding Road Infrastructure, which was laid in the Table Office on 8 January 2010.
Note: The response by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport to the report was laid in the Table Office on 3 March.
NDM4434 Alun Cairns (South Wales West)
The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes with concern the burden placed on Welsh households and businesses respectively by above inflation increases in the Council Tax and Business Rates.
2. Raises concern over the impact of the Business rates revaluation on many businesses in Wales
NDM4435 Alun Cairns (South Wales West)
The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure that before a school is closed full consideration is given to:
(a) its standard of education;
(b) the importance of that school in the community;
(c) any new future residential planning applications which could secure its future viability; and
2. Believes that a proper and robust consultation process must be put in place at an early stage of a proposed school closure.
Amendments tabled on 05 March 2010
To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:
NDM4434
1. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes that the business rate revaluation has had an adverse effect on small businesses in particular.
2. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and replace with:
The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that the resources made available to local authorities by the Welsh Assembly Government has enable Wales to have lower council tax levels than the rest of the UK.
2. Notes that over 60% of businesses in Wales will have a reduction in their rates bills as a result of the revaluation and in addition the majority of businesses in Wales will receive rates relief.
NDM4435
1. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes that it has taken an average of 32 weeks for the Welsh Assembly Government to make a decision on the last ten school reorganisation proposals, and in one case, has taken 47 weeks.2. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets that delays in decisions taken by the Welsh Assembly Government can cause huge uncertainty for students, families and teachers and makes the necessary process of reorganising schools even more difficult for those involved.
3. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
In point 1 delete all before 'given' and replace with 'Notes that the Welsh Assembly Government ensures that before a school is closed, full consideration has been'.
In point 2 replace 'Believes' with 'Recognises'.