Third Assembly Plenary Meeting

Votes and Proceedings (134)

Date: Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Time: 13.30

Item 1: Questions to the First Minister

The first 9 questions were answered.

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14.42
Item 2: Business Statement and Announcement  

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14.52
Item 3: Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Measles

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15.27
Item 4: Statement by the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing: Climate Change Commission

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15.51
Item 5: Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Unified Public Health Organisation Consultation

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16.11
Item 6:   Motion to approve an Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning Bill legislative consent motion under Standing Order 26

NDM4229 John Griffiths (Newport West)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 26.4, agrees that provisions of the Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning Bill relating to the education of young offenders, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

The Motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

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16.15
Item 7: Debate on the Community Cohesion Strategy

NDM4226 Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)

To propose that the National Assembly

1. Welcomes the publication of the Welsh Assembly Government’s All Wales Community Cohesion Strategy and

2. Looks forward to the Welsh Assembly Government’s response to the consultation.

The following amendments were been tabled:

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.  

Amendment 1 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)

Add new point at end of Motion:

Regrets the failure of the Welsh Assembly Government to implement the Sustainable Communities Act in Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

Votes and proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	27	41

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)

Add new point at end of Motion:

Notes the key role which the Voluntary Sector can play in delivering Community Cohesion and expresses concern about the cuts in funding and jobs which the sector is now facing.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

Votes and proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	29	43

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

Amendment 3 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)

Add new point at end of Motion:

Notes the key role which Housing can play in delivering Community Cohesion and regrets the failure of the Welsh Assembly Government to acknowledge and address the developing Housing crisis in Wales over the last decade.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

Votes and proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
9	5	30	44

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Notes that communities rely on properly-funded local services to maintain their cohesion and calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure that this is taken into account in future funding settlements, and that any additional responsibilities passed on to local authorities as a result of this strategy are adequately funded.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

Votes and proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	30	44

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion:

NDM4226 Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)

To propose that the National Assembly

1. Welcomes the publication of the Welsh Assembly Government’s All Wales Community Cohesion Strategy and

2. Looks forward to the Welsh Assembly Government’s response to the consultation.

Votes and proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
35	5	4	44

The Motion was agreed.

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With the agreement of the Assembly voting time was brought forward.

16.47
Voting Time

The meeting concluded at 16.49

The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 1.30pm on Wednesday  3 June 2009

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