Third Assembly Plenary Meeting

Votes and Proceedings (192)

Date: Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Time: 13.30

Item 1: Questions to the First Minister

The first 10 questions were answered.

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14.31
Item 2: Business Statement and Announcement

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14.44
Item 3: Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Alcohol Pricing Policy

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15.27
Item 4: Statement by the Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing: Climate Change Commission

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16.09
Item 5: Debate on the National Transport Plan  

NDM4458 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Welcomes the National Transport Plan and the Welsh Assembly Government's proposals to develop a modern, integrated and sustainable transport network for Wales.

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

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)

Replace 'Welcomes’ with 'Notes’.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
17	0	28	45

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)

Add new point to the end of the motion:

"Believes that more measures are required to reduce car use by providing people with reliable public transport alternatives.”

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	29	43

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

Amendment 3 - Alun Cairns (South Wales West)

Add new point to the end of the motion:

"Regrets that the Transport Plan fails to adequately address the biggest strategic challenge facing the transport network in South Wales - congestion on the M4 around Newport.”

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
15	0	29	44

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion:

NDM4458 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Welcomes the National Transport Plan and the Welsh Assembly Government's proposals to develop a modern, integrated and sustainable transport network for Wales.

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
32	0	13	45

The motion was agreed.

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17.12
Voting Time

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The meeting concluded at 17.14

The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 13.30 on Wednesday, 28 April 2010.

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