Motions and Amendments for Debate on 18 June 2008
Motions tabled on 11 June 2008
Short Debate
NDM3961 Eleanor Burnham (North Wales): Across North Wales?
NDM3959
William Graham (South Wales East)
The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Expresses concern over the steady rise in the number of temporary exclusions of pupils at schools across Wales; and
2. Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to;
a) increase the opportunities for vocational qualifications in order to address the behavioural problems presented by those pupils who are unable to participate in purely academic study;
b) support schools and parents in the early identification of pupils with Special Educational Needs as often failure to do so can result in behavioural problems,
c) provide better support to parents and teachers to enable them to deal with pupils with behavioural problems,
d) give schools the freedom and support to tackle issues relating to individual pupil behaviour,
e) note the recommendations of Professor Ken Reid's National Behaviour and Attendance Review Report and present to the Assembly an action plan at the earliest opportunity.
The National Review of Behaviour and Attendance (NBAR) Report can be accessed on the following hyperlink:
http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/educationskillsnews/2233523/?lang=en
NDM3960
William Graham (South Wales East)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1) Deplores the common and repeated occurrence of patients becoming infected as a direct result of receiving healthcare in Wales and recognises the right of every patient in Wales to expect NHS treatment without their health being put at risk;
2) Recognises that some good progress has been made by NHS trusts in Wales in trying to tackle the problem of healthcare associated infections;
3) Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to prioritise the containment of C-difficile and other healthcare associated infections in Welsh hospitals by;
a) ensuring that all healthcare professionals working in Welsh hospitals are properly and fully trained in infection control measures;
b) ensuring that the control of C-difficile infection along with other healthcare associated infections, becomes a key performance indicator for the Welsh Assembly Government; and
c) ensuring that there is an adequate and appropriately skilled workforce of cleaners who are under the direct management of a ward sister or charge nurse.
NDM3962
Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that the Further Education sector in Wales has received a real-terms cut in funding for 2008/09.
2. Believes that this cut will have an adverse impact on the sector.
3. Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to assess whether this level of funding is sufficient to deliver the Welsh Assembly Government's skills strategy.
Amendments tabled on 13 June 2008
To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:
NDM3959
1. Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
Add at end of point 1 “while noting that permanent exclusions fell in the last year for which figures are available”
2. Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
In point 2 d) replace “freedom” with “means”
NDM3960
1. Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add as new point 3 and renumber accordingly:
Believes that a serious and pressing cause of healthcare associated infections relates to high levels of bed occupancy.
2. Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add as new sub point at end of motion:
dealing with the crisis in bed occupancy by carefully prioritising funding within the NHS
3. Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add as new sub point at end of motion:
bringing forward guidelines over hospital uniforms and clothing, including a return to on-sight laundry and changing facilities as well as a greater provision of uniforms
4. Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
Delete point 1 and re-number the bullet points.
5. Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
In point 3b) replace “, becomes a key performance indicator” with “remains a priority”
6. Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
In point 3c) replace “ensuring that there is” with “Welcomes the work of the Welsh Assembly Government in ensuring”
7. Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Welcomes the fact that where able, cleaning contracts have come back into the NHS and will lead to a long term improvement in standards.
NDM3962
1. William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of Motion:
Recognises the role the FE Sector plays in driving up workforce skills and reducing economic inactivity levels in Wales.
2. William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of Motion:
Expresses concern that as a direct result of funding cuts, it is estimated that fifteen colleges will have to close courses and up to 2,400 full-time & part-time learners will be affected.
3. Carwyn Jones (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)
In point 1 delete all after “received” and replace with:
“a 1.45pc increase in its 2008/09 budget, taking the total annual investment in the sector to £386m”
4. Carwyn Jones (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)
Delete point 2 and replace with:
"endorses the Government's determination to protect teaching and training resources under a tight financial settlement and supports the implementation of the Skills and Learning strategy.”
5. Carwyn Jones (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)
Delete point 3