Third Assembly Plenary Meeting
Votes and Proceedings (48)
Date: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Time: 2.00pm
Motion to Suspend Standing Orders
NNDM 3875 Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
That the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Orders 35.6 and 35.8:
Suspends Standing Order 7.18 (i) and that part of Standing Order 6.10 that requires the weekly announcement under Standing Order 6.3 to constitute the timetable for business in Plenary for the following week, to allow the motions under Items 1 and 2 to be considered in Plenary on Tuesday 26th February 2008.
The Motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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Item 1: Motions to establish and elect a Proposed Domestic Fire Safety LCO Committee
NNDM 3878 Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 21.1, establishes a Committee to consider and report on the proposed 'National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (No 7) Order 2008’ in relation to Domestic Fire Safety, laid in the Table Office on 21 February 2008.
The Committee shall cease to exist once the related draft Order has been introduced under Standing Order 22.31.
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 10.3, elects Huw Lewis (Labour), Sandy Mewies (Labour), Janet Ryder (Plaid Cymru), Mark Isherwood (Conservative) and Peter Black (Liberal Democrat) as members of the Proposed Domestic Fire Safety LCO Committee.
The Motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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Item 2: Motions to establish and elect a Proposed Mental Health Services LCO Committee
NNDM 3876 Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 21.1, establishes a Committee to consider and report on the proposed 'National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (No 6) Order 2008’ in relation to Mental Health Services, laid in the Table Office on 18 February 2008.
The Committee shall cease to exist once the related draft Order has been introduced under Standing Order 22.31.
The Motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 10.3, elects Janice Gregory (Labour), Val Lloyd (Labour), Bethan Jenkins (Plaid Cymru), David Melding (Conservative) and Jenny Randerson (Liberal Democrat) as members of the Proposed Mental Health Services LCO Committee.
The Motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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2.01pm
Item 3: Questions to the First Minister
The first 8 questions were answered.
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3.02pm
Item 4: Business Statement and Announcement
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3.19pm
Item 5: Statement by the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills on the School Effectiveness Framework
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3.58pm
Item 6: Statement by the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills on the Welsh Assembly Government`s Response to the Children`s Commissioner’s Annual Report
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.52pm
Item 7: Debate on Cultural Tourism
NDM3869 Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the Welsh Assembly Government’s work on further developing the potential of our unique culture to promote Wales both at home and in external markets.
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Delete all after 'National Assembly for Wales' and replace with:
"1. Notes with regret that the Welsh Assembly Government's inadequate funding of the Arts and Literature will have a detrimental effect on further developing the potential to promote Wales and our unique culture both at home and in external markets.
2. Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to strengthen the support given to the Welsh Language, which makes a huge contribution to Wales' cultural tourist industry.
3. Notes with regret that the Welsh Assembly Government has failed to secure significant benefits for Wales from Liverpool's status as European City of Culture.”
The results were as follows:
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
16 |
0 |
37 |
53 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
42 |
0 |
10 |
52 |
The Motion as (amended) was agreed.
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