Third Assembly Plenary Meeting

Votes and Proceedings (126)

Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Time: 1.30pm

Item 1: Questions to the First Minister

The first 10 questions were answered. Question 1 and 10 were grouped together for answer. Question 6 was withdrawn.

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2.44pm
Item 2: Business Statement and Announcement  

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3.11pm
Item 3: Statement by the Minister for Finance and Public Services: The UK Government`s Budget

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4.08pm
Item 4: Legislative Statement by the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills: The proposed Education (Wales) Measure

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4.51pm
Item 5: Stage 3 Standing Order 23.57 Debate on the proposed Local Government (Wales) Measure

In accordance with Standing Order 23.49, amendments will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they relate, arise in the proposed Measure. At the conclusion of Stage 3 the Minister may propose that the proposed Measure be passed in accordance with Standing Order 23.58

The Amendments were grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings were debated as follows:

1. Powers of Welsh Ministers to support improvement authorities

1, 10, 2, 3, 17, 18, 4

2. Powers of direction in respect of failure or likely failure by improvement authorities

19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 5

3. Powers of direction in respect of collaboration arrangements

24, 16

4. Powers of direction in respect of the exercise of improvement authority functions

9, 6, 7, 8

5. Miscellaneous and consequential amendments

11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Voting was taken in the order set out in the Marshalled List of Amendments:

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	33	47

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 10 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	33	47

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	33	47

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

Amendment 17 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

A vote was taken on Amendment 18:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	33	46

Amendment 18 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 19:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	33	47

Amendment 19 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 20:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	33	47

Amendment 20 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 21:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	33	45

Amendment 21 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 22:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	33	46

Amendment  22 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 23:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	32	46

Amendment 23 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	0	33	47

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 24:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	30	43

Amendment 24 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 9:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	28	40

Amendment 9 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	29	41

Amendment 6 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	29	41

Amendment 7 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 8:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	29	41

Amendment 8 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 16:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	29	41

Amendment 16 was not agreed.

Amendment 11 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

Amendment 12 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

Amendment 13 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

Amendment 14 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.

Amendment 15 was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.


A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	29	41

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

All sections and schedules of the proposed Measure were deemed agreed, concluding Stage 3 proceedings.

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6.53pm
Item 6: Stage 4 Standing Order 23.58 motion to approve the Local Government (Wales) Measure

T

he Minister proposed that the proposed Measure be passed in accordance with Standing Order 23.58

A vote was taken on the motion:

Votes and Proceedings

For	Abstain	Against	Total
30	0	11	41

The Measure was passed.

The Measure as passed will be available at the following link:

Local Government (Wales) Measure

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The meeting concluded at 6.55pm

The Assembly will sit again in Plenary at 1.30pm on Wednesday 29 April 2009

Chamber Secretariat