Third Assembly Plenary Meeting
Votes and Proceedings (83)
Date: Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Time: 12.30pm
Item 1: Questions to the Counsel General
All 4 questions to the Council General were answered. Questions 1 and 2 were grouped together for answer.
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12.39pm
Item 2: Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs
The first 11 questions were answered.
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1.23pm
Item 3: Questions to the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing
The first 8 questions were answered. Questions 5 and 8 were answered by the Deputy Minister for Housing.………………………………
2.15pm
Item 4: Statement by the First Minister: The Ryder Cup
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Item 5: Debate on the Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee's Report on the inquiry into the Assembly Government's consultation proposals on the structure of the NHS in Wales
NDM4004 Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North)
The National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee on the Assembly Government’s Consultation Proposals on the Structure of the National Health Service in Wales which was laid in the Table Office on 10 June 2008.
The Motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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3.33pm
Item 6: Welsh Conservatives Debate
NDM4005 William Graham (South Wales East)
The National Assembly for Wales regrets the dilatory response of the Welsh Assembly Government to the international economic crisis and the likely impacts on the Welsh economy.
The following amendments were tabled:
Voting on the motion and the amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
Amendment 1 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add new point at end of motion:
"Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to respond to the international economic crisis in such a way that will mitigate the effects on the people of Wales, by re-focusing the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme so that it targets the fuel poor.”
A vote was taken amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
15 |
0 |
35 |
50 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
Amendment 2 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add new point at end of motion:
"Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to respond to the international economic crisis in such a way that will mitigate the effects on the people of Wales, by improving advice and support to those in danger of losing their home.”
A vote was taken amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
15 |
0 |
35 |
50 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
Amendment 3 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add new point at end of motion:
"Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to respond to the international economic crisis in such a way that will mitigate the effects on the people of Wales, by prioritising investment in public transport to ensure that, as fuel prices continue to rise, there is a viable alternative to the car.”
A vote was taken amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
15 |
0 |
35 |
50 |
Amendment 3 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
14 |
0 |
35 |
49 |
The motion was not agreed.
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4.33pm
Item 7: Welsh Liberal Democrats Debate
NDM4006 Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radborshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the current lack of affordable housing in Wales;
2. Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to:
a) Develop the HomeBuy scheme into a fully funded key workers' scheme.
b) Begin a limited trial of urban housing enablers.
The following amendments were tabled:
Voting on the motion and the amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
As amendment 1 was carried, amendments 2, 3, 4 and 5 were deselected
Amendment 1 - Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
Delete point 2 and replace with:
"2. Welcomes the Welsh Assembly Government's decision to:
a) develop the HomeBuy Scheme
b) support affordable housing enablers across rural and urban Wales.”
A vote was taken amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
36 |
0 |
14 |
50 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)
In point 2a:
Delete all after 'develop the homebuy scheme into'
and replace with 'a funded package of low cost homeownership schemes which can be applied flexibly by housing associations working with key partners'.
Amendment 3 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add as new sub point at end of motion:
"c) Develop a fully-funded strategy to bring empty homes back into use.”
Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new sub point at end of motion:"Inject additional funds into social and intermediate housing budgets.”
Amendment 5 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new sub point at end of motion:
"Develop plans for a sustainable secondary housing market.”
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM4006 Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radborshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the current lack of affordable housing in Wales;
2.
Welcomes the Welsh Assembly Government's decision to:
a) develop the HomeBuy Scheme
b) support affordable housing enablers across rural and urban Wales.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
34 |
0 |
14 |
48 |
The Motion as amended was agreed.
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5.30pm
Voting Time
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5.32pm
Item 8: Short Debate
Mike German (South Wales East):
100% by 2050.
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