Third Assembly Plenary Meeting
Votes and Proceedings (165)
Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Time:
13.30
Item 1: Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Local Government
The first 10 questions were answered. Questions 6 and 9 were withdrawn. Question 8 was transferred for written answer by the Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery.
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14.14
Item
2: Questions to the Minister for Heritage
The first 8 questions were answered.
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15.01
Item
3: Statement by the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills: 21st Century Higher Education Plan
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15.54
Item
4: Questions to the Assembly Commission
The question was answered
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15.55
Item
5: Statement by the Rt Hon. Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Wales
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16.59
Item
6: Debate on the Queen's Speech
NDM4333 Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
The National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the content of the UK Government’s legislative programme 2009/2010.
The following Amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)
Add new point at end of motion:
Condemns the UK Government for failing to address the problems faced by the people of Wales and the UK in its legislative programme for 2009/2010.
A vote was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
26 |
0 |
22 |
48 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add new point at end of motion:
Notes that there are less than 70 legislative days left before the dissolution of Parliament and believes that it is highly unlikely that the draft legislative agenda in the Queen's Speech will be achieved.
A vote was taken on amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
14 |
0 |
33 |
47 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
Amendment 3 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill does not go far enough in pursuing essential political reform to restore trust in the political system.
A vote was taken on amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
13 |
0 |
35 |
48 |
Amendment 3 was not agreed.
Amendment 4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets the lack of framework powers over local government electoral reform in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.
A vote was taken on amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
17 |
9 |
23 |
49 |
Amendment 4 was not agreed.
Amendment 5 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
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Regrets the lack of framework powers over school governance and funding in the Children, Schools and Families Bill.
A vote was taken on amendment 5:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
14 |
0 |
35 |
49 |
Amendment 5 was not agreed.
Amendment 6 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets the lack of framework powers over policing in the Crime and Security Bill.
A vote was taken on amendment 6:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
14 |
0 |
35 |
49 |
Amendment 6 was not agreed.
Amendment 7 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes the Crime and Security Bill should be used to develop a strategy for devolving justice to Wales.
A vote was taken on amendment 7:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
5 |
9 |
35 |
49 |
Amendment 7 was not agreed.
Amendment 8 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that there must be an effort to ensure that Welsh broadband provision keeps apace of English provision in the Digital Economy Bill.
A vote was taken on amendment 8:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
49 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
Amendment 8 was agreed.
Amendment 9 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that the Digital Economy Bill should establish an Independently Financed News Consortium in Wales and that commissioning decisions relating to this must be made by a Welsh body.
A vote was taken on amendment 9:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
40 |
9 |
0 |
49 |
Amendment 9 was agreed.
Amendment 10 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that the UK Government must protect frontline services in any attempt to reduce the budget deficit as a result of the Fiscal Responsibility Bill.
A vote was taken on amendment 10:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
14 |
0 |
34 |
48 |
Amendment 10 was not agreed.
Amendment 11 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets the lack of framework powers over eligibility criteria for personal care in the Personal Care at Home Bill.
A vote was taken on amendment 11:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
14 |
0 |
35 |
49 |
Amendment 11 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as ameded:
NDM4333 Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the content of the UK Government’s legislative programme 2009/2010;
2. Condemns the UK Government for failing to address the problems faced by the people of Wales and the UK in its legislative programme for 2009/2010;
3. Believes that there must be an effort to ensure that Welsh broadband provision keeps apace of English provision in the Digital Economy Bill; and
4. Believes that the Digital Economy Bill should establish an Independently Financed News Consortium in Wales and that commissioning decisions relating to this must be made by a Welsh body.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
18 |
5 |
26 |
49 |
The motion was not agreed.
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18.36
Voting
Time
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18.39
Item
7: Short Debate
NDM4334 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire):
On the right track? Train services in West Wales.
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