Third Assembly Plenary Meeting
Votes and Proceedings (98)
Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Time: 1.30pm
Item 1: Questions to the First Minister
All 15 questions were answered. Questions 1,2,6,9,12,13 and 15 were withdrawn. Question 4 was not asked.
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2.14pm
Item 2: Business Statement and Announcement
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2.20pm
Point of Order
David Melding: Assembly Members being able to hold the First Minister and the Government to account.
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Item 3: Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport: The Rail Programme and Re-prioritisation of The Trunk Road Forward Programme - postponed to 2 December
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2.22pm
Item 4: Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs: CAP Health Check
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2.52pm
Item 5: Statement by the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills: Higher Education
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Item 6: Debate on Sustainable Procurement
NDM4061 Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
The National Assembly for Wales:
Welcomes the work of the Assembly Government’s Value Wales in supporting the delivery of more efficient and effective public services in Wales through smarter public procurement.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)
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Notes the need to provide better training for procurement officers in the public sector so that more SME's are encouraged to tender for public sector contracts.
A vote was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
15 |
0 |
26 |
41 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
Amendment 2 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
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Notes with caution that efficiency-savings and cost-cutting measures can cause the public sector to enter into larger contracts which may not necessarily benefit Welsh SMEs.
A vote was taken on amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
15 |
0 |
26 |
41 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
Amendment 3 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
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Believes that public procurement can present a shared opportunity to make a difference to people's lives during the coming recession.
A vote was taken on amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
15 |
0 |
26 |
41 |
Amendment 3 was not agreed.
Amendment 4 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
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Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to use public procurement procedures to maximise investment in energy efficiency measures which will help reduce the number of fuel poor households in Wales.
A vote was taken on amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
15 |
0 |
26 |
41 |
Amendment 4 was not agreed.
Amendment 5 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
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Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure that the public procurement process takes into account the environmental credentials of contractors.
A vote was taken on amendment 5:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
15 |
0 |
26 |
41 |
Amendment 5 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
32 |
9 |
0 |
41 |
The motion was agreed.