Third Assembly Plenary Meeting

Votes and Proceedings (145)

Date: Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Time: 13.30

Election of a Temporary Deputy Presiding Officer

Jeff Cuthbert was elected as temporary Deputy Presiding Officer for the duration of today’s Plenary meeting.

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Item 1: Questions to the Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery

The first 9 questions were answered. Question 1 was not asked and question 8 was withdrawn.

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14.07
Item 2: Questions to the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills

The first 8 questions were answered.  Questions 3, 7 and 8 were answered by the Deputy Minister for Skills. Question 6 was withdrawn.

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14.45

Item 3: Statement by the Presiding Officer on the Report of the Independent Review Panel

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15.25
Item 4: Motion to revise Standing Orders

NDM4261 Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)

To propose that the National Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 35.2:

1. Considers the Report of the Business Committee laid in the Table Office on 1 July; and

2. Approves the amendments to Standing Orders set out in the Report of the Business Committee.

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

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15.26
Item 5: Stage 3 Standing Order 23.57 Debate on the Proposed Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure

In accordance with Standing Order 23.49, amendments will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they relate, arise in the proposed Measure. At the conclusion of Stage 3 the Member in charge may propose that the proposed Measure be passed in accordance with Standing Order 23.58.

The Amendments were grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings were debated as follows:

1. Promoting healthy eating and drinking by pupils in maintained schools
Amendment1

2. Governors’ reports
Amendment 3

3. Reports by the Welsh Ministers

Amendments 7, 8, 4

4. Regulations prescribing requirements for food and drink
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5. Miscellaneous technical and linguistic
Amendments 19, 20, 21, 9, 22, 17, 23, 24, 15, 25, 26, 16, 27, 28, 29, 30, 10, 31, 32, 33, 11, 18, 12, 34, 35, 13, 14, 36

6. Drinking water in schools
Amendments 38, 39

7. Promotion of meals in schools and other educational establishments
Amendment 5

8. Protection of the identity of pupils receiving free school lunches or milk
Amendments 40, 6, 41

9. Duties on the Welsh Ministers

Amendment 2

Voting was taken in the order set out in the Marshalled List of Amendments:

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	2	28	42

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	26	38

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	27	40

Amendment 7 was not agreed.

As Amendment 7 was not agreed, Amendment 8 fell.

A vote was taken on Amendment 37:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	28	41

Amendment 37 was not agreed.

Amendments 19, 20, 21, 9, 22, 17, 23, 24, 15, 25, 26, 16, 27, 28, 29 and 30 were agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

A vote was taken on Amendment 10:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	25	37

Amendment 10 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 31:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
32	0	5	37

Amendment 31 was agreed.

Amendment 32 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

A vote was taken on Amendment 33:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
33	0	5	38

Amendment 33 was agreed.

As Amendment 33 was agreed, Amendment 11 fell.

Amendment 18 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

A vote was taken on Amendment 38:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	27	40

Amendment 38 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 39:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	29	42

Amendment 39 was not agreed.

Amendment 12 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	29	42

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 40:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	27	39

Amendment 40 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	27	39

Amendment 6 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 41:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	27	40

Amendment 41 was not agreed.

Amendments 34, 35, 13, 14 and 36 were agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	25	38

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	27	40

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

All sections and schedules of the proposed Measure were demmed agreed, concluding Stage 3 proceedings.

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17.52
Item 6: Stage 4 Standing Order 23.58 motion to approve the Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure

T

he Member in charge proposed that the proposed Measure be passed in accordance with Standing Order 23.58.

The Measure was passed.

The Measure as passed will be available at the following link:

Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure

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17.56
Item 7: Debate on Joyce Watson's Proposed Legislative Competence Order (LCO) on Hard Surfaces

NDM4245 Joyce Watson (Mid and West Wales)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 22.50, agrees that Joyce Watson may lay a proposed Order, to give effect to the outline proposed Order provided on 23 January 2009 under Standing Order 22.48, and an Explanatory Memorandum.

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

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18.28
Item 8: Welsh Conservatives Debate

NDM4260 Alun Cairns (South Wales West)

The National Assembly for Wales;

1. Recognises that it is vital that services for disabled children and young people are provided in a prompt and timely manner,

2. Notes with concern the current levels of delay in providing paediatric wheelchairs across Wales,

3. Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to invest sufficiently in paediatric wheelchair services to meet the current standards set out in the Children's National Service Framework.

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

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	1	20	33

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)

Delete all and replace with:

"To propose that the National Assembly for Wales;

1. Recognises the importance of timely and effective services for disabled children and young people,

2. Notes with concern the current levels of delay in providing paediatric wheelchairs across Wales,

3. Looks forward to the Report of the Wheelchair Services Review established by the Health and Social Services Minister,

4. Endorses the commitment to standards of paediatric wheelchair services, as set out in the Children's National Service Framework.”

A vote was taken amendment:1:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	12	32

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 - Peter Black (South Wales West) - As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was deselected.

In point 1, delete 'children and young’.

Amendment 3 - Peter Black (South Wales West) - As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 3 was deselected.

In point 2, delete 'paediatric’.

Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

Add new point at end of motion:

"Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to set a minimum standard for adult wheelchair provision, to ensure that no-one waits longer than 12 months for a wheelchair.”

A vote was taken amendment:4:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	19	32

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM4260 Alun Cairns (South Wales West)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales;

1. Recognises the importance of timely and effective services for disabled children and young people,

2. Notes with concern the current levels of delay in providing paediatric wheelchairs across Wales,

3. Looks forward to the Report of the Wheelchair Services Review established by the Health and Social Services Minister,

4. Endorses the commitment to standards of paediatric wheelchair services, as set out in the Children's National Service Framework.

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
19	0	13	32

The motion as amended was agreed.

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19.24
Voting Time

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19.26
Procedural Motion

Jocelyn Davies moved a procedural motion in accordance with Standing Order 7.26 to postpone the Short Debate.

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

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Item 9: Short Debate - This item was postponed

NDM4262 Chris Franks (South Wales West):

Funding for you, your community, and Wales

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The meeting concluded at 19.26

The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30 on Tuesday 14 July 2009

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