Motions and Amendments for Debate on 13 March 2012
Motions tabled on 6 March 2012
NDM4934
Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Regrets the impact that the UK Government's proposed changes to housing benefit will have on the poorest people in Wales;
2. Notes the continuing work that the Welsh Government is undertaking with stakeholders to help people cope with the changes.
NDM4935
Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the publication of the Welsh Government’s new Welsh Language Strategy, A living language: a language for living, adopted in accordance with section 78 of the Government of Wales Act 2006; and
2. Further notes the Strategy's commitment to seeing the Welsh language thriving in Wales and to see an increase in the number of people who both speak and use the language.
The Welsh Language Strategy, A living language: a language for living can be accessed on the following link:
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/welshlanguage/publications/wlstrategy2012/?lang=en
Amendments tabled on 8 March 2012
To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:
NDM4934
1. William Graham (South Wales East)
Insert at end of point 2:
‘, but believes that the time has come for talking with stakeholders to end and for good models of delivery to begin’
2. William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes that the previous UK Government’s consultation on Housing Benefit showed that in “some areas, Housing Benefit can support customers to live in accommodation that many people in work cannot afford” and argued that “further reforms are needed”.
The previous UK Government’s consultation on Housing Benefit can be accessed on the following link:
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2009/supportingpeopleintowork.shtml
3. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
Insert at the end of point 1 ‘including low paid workers’.
4. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
Add as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:
2. Notes the report from Cuts Watch Cymru 'Wales on the Edge' and its recommendations in relation to the changes in housing benefit.
A link to the report can be found here:
http://www.cutswatchcymru.org/
5. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the UK Government’s proposed changes to housing benefit, which are necessary in order to tackle the deficit left by the previous Labour Government.
2. Welcomes the UK Government’s intention to incorporate housing support into a Universal Credit.
NDM4935
1. William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to clarify the level of involvement which voluntary, independent and private organisations will have in the delivery of the strategy.
2. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East) W
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes with concern that the number of communities where 70% of the population speak Welsh has greatly decreased according to the last census.
3. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East) W
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Government to establish a task and finish group to plan to increase the number of communities where Welsh is the main language.
4. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East) W
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Government to include measures to revive Welsh as a community language in its legislative programme.
5. Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East) W
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Government to identify the finance necessary to implement the strategy.
6. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to identify how its targets to increase the number of pupils who learn through the medium of Welsh will be met.