Motions and Amendments for Debate on 11 December 2007
Motions tabled on 4 December 2007
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Andrew Davies (Swansea West):
To propose that the Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 27.6:
Notes the draft budget for the financial years 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery on 5 November 2007.
Amendments tabled on 6 December 2007
To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:
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1. Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
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1 Expresses concern that the local government settlement may result in council tax rises or service cuts.
2 Believes that, in light of the tight budget settlement, new commitments in the One Wales programme should be postponed in order for the Welsh Assembly Government to focus on core services.
2. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores that the Assembly Government has failed to secure the funding to achieve either their stated priorities or to address the needs of the people of Wales.
3. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the level of the current local government settlement as it is inadequate to safeguard core services and calls for an urgent review of this settlement.
4. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Notes the Finance Committee Report (FIN(3)-07-R04) which states “that the figures presented show a significant shortfall in available capital funding when account is taken of the backlog of maintenance in key areas of Government policy”.
The Report of the Finance Committee can be found on the following hyperlink:
http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-guide-docs-pub/bus-business-documents/bus-business-documents-doc-laid.htm?act=dis&id=67516&ds=12/2007
5. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Notes that the draft budget makes available funds for a Commission to review Assembly Finances, that such a review will not affect the current Comprehensive Spending Review or the resources available to Wales for the next three years, and regrets no timescale for the Commission to review Assembly funding has been announced.
6. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the lack of budgetary provision for the NHS capital investment programme and the backlog maintenance programme
7. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the lack of budgetary provision for the education capital investment programme and the backlog maintenance programme
8. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the lack of budgetary provision for the transport infrastructure investment programme.
9. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the failure to secure the Barnet consequential funding for the Olympic Games regeneration.
10. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the failure to reverse the reduced base line for health due to the under spend within the English NHS.
11. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Notes the draft budget does not make any progress towards reducing the funding gap in Higher Education and schools.
12. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the continuing failure to restore and increase the real value of social housing budgets.
13. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores that the additional consequential from “Aiming High for Disabled Children: Better Support for Families” has not been preserved for disabled children and their families in Wales.
Aiming High for Disabled Children: Better Support for Families can be found on the following hyperlink:
http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/_files/64301A568B221580F3F449A098CB3CE9.pdf
14. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the failure to find adequate funding for flood defences in Wales.
15. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the failure to maintain real term investment in road safety.
16. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Deplores the failure to maintain real term investment in programmes to combat domestic violence.
17. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Notes the impact of the recent foot and mouth outbreak on our rural communities and the failure to provide adequate compensation within the draft budget.
18. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Notes with concern the lack of budgetary provision for research and development in the health sector.
19. William Graham (South Wales East)
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Notes with concern the lack of budgetary provision for added financial pressures on LHB's and Trusts.