Third Assembly Plenary Meeting
Votes and Proceedings (43)
Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Time:
12.30pm
Item 1: Questions to the Counsel General
All questions were answered. Question 11 was withdrawn.
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12.51pm
Item
2: Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs
The first 7 questions were answered.
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1.29pm
Item
3: Statement by the Deputy Minister for Regeneration: Communities Next Consultation
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2.05pm
Motion
to Suspend Standing Orders
NDM3855 - Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
That the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with Standing Orders 35.6 and 35.8:
1.
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 motion under Item x to establish a Committee
of the Whole Assembly to be considered in Plenary on Wednesday 30th January 2008;
2. Suspends Standing Order 10.29 and 10.30 in relation to the Committee’s meeting on Thursday 31st January 2008; and
3. Suspends Standing Order 10.18, to enable the Assembly to agree the chair of the Committee of the Whole Assembly.
The Motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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2.06pm
Item
4: Motion to establish a Committee of the Whole Assembly
NNDM3856 - Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. In accordance with Standing Order 21, establishes a Committee of the Whole Assembly;
2. Determines that the membership of the Committee shall comprise all of the Assembly Members and shall be chaired by the Presiding Officer;
3. The Committee’s remit shall be to participate in discussions with Vice President Wallstrom on matters relating to Europe;
4. The Committee shall cease to exist after its meeting on 31st January 2008.
The Motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 7.35.
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2.06pm
Item
5: Welsh Conservatives Debate
NDM3852 William Graham (South Wales East)
To propose that The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the Welsh Assembly Government's 2007 Annual Substance Misuse Strategy Progress Report;
2. Believes the Assembly Government must urgently review its current arrangements for commissioning, contracting, assessment and management of substance misuse Tier 4 treatment service in Wales.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
Delete all after National Assembly for Wales and replace with:
"Welcomes the progress in addressing substance misuse
and looks forward to the publication next month of the Assembly Government’s draft consultation document on its substance misuse strategy. "
Amendment
2 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
"Believes that adequate treatment and rehabilitation services should be the cornerstone of substance misuse policy. "
Amendment 3 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
"Condemns
the closure of the abstinence programme in Swansea prison.”
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item were deferred until Voting Time.
The results were as follows:
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
37 |
0 |
16 |
53 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
52 |
0 |
1 |
53 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
17 |
0 |
36 |
53 |
Amendment 3 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the Motion (as amended):
NDM3852 William Graham (South Wales East)
To propose that The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Welcomes the progress in addressing substance misuse and looks forward to the publication next month of the Assembly Government’s draft consultation document on its substance misuse strategy.
2. Believes that adequate treatment and rehabilitation services should be the cornerstone of substance misuse policy.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
42 |
0 |
10 |
52 |
The Motion as amended was agreed.
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2.56pm
Item
6: Welsh Conservatives Debate
NDM3853 William Graham (South Wales East)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Calls upon the Assembly Government to review the support it gives to Police Forces in Wales.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Delete all after National Assembly for Wales: And replace with
"Calls upon the Assembly Government to lobby the Westminster
Government to honour the recent pay award for the police in full with immediate effect”
Amendment 2 - Carwyn Jones (Bridgend)
Delete all after National Assembly for Wales and replace with:
"Commends
the support provided by the Assembly Government to Police Forces in Wales and the actions taken by it to ensure that Welsh views, needs and circumstances in relation to police matters are made known to the Home Office.”
Amendment
3 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Add as at new point at end of motion:
"Believes that the 101 single, non-emergency number provides valuable support to the police in dealing with
community safety and anti-social behaviour and therefore calls on the Assembly Government to review its decision to not investigate rolling out this service across Wales.”
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item were deferred until Voting Time.
The results were as follows:
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
17 |
0 |
36 |
53 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
36 |
0 |
17 |
53 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
16 |
0 |
36 |
52 |
Amendment 3 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the Motion as amended:
NDM3853 William Graham (South Wales East)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
2. Commends the support provided by the Assembly Government to Police Forces in Wales and the actions taken by it to ensure that Welsh views, needs and circumstances in relation to police matters are made known to the Home Office.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
36 |
0 |
16 |
52 |
The Motion as amended was agreed.
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3.56pm
Item
7: Welsh Liberal Democrats Debate
NDM3851 Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that the poor local government settlement will cause higher than expected council tax increases.
2. Notes with alarm that council tax increases will disproportionately affect the poor, and that the poorest in Wales will be paying a higher proportion of their income for their council services than the wealthiest.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
"Notes the negative impact this funding settlement will have on the ability of local authorities to maintain
and improve front line services.”
Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
"Calls
on the Welsh Assembly Government to increase the support given to pensioners for their council tax.”
Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
"Calls
on the Welsh Assembly Government to review the factors used to calculate the Standard Spending Assessment.”
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item were deferred until Voting Time.
The results were as follows:
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
17 |
0 |
36 |
53 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
17 |
0 |
35 |
52 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
17 |
0 |
36 |
53 |
Amendment 3 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the Motion:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
17 |
0 |
35 |
52 |
The Motion was not agreed.
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4.39pm
Item
8: Short Debate
NDM3850 Jenny Randerson (Cardiff Central):
Piloting Walk-in-Centres - the Case for Cardiff.
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5.59pm
The
meeting was adjourned.
5.04pm
The meeting reconvened for Voting Time.
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