Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:23,
5 July 2017
That brings us to voting time. Unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will proceed directly to the vote. The first vote is on the debate on a Member’s legislative proposal by Bethan Jenkins. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Bethan Jenkins. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 34, 16 abstentions, none against and, therefore, the motion is agreed.
Division number 392
NDM6349 - Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
The next vote is on the Welsh Conservatives’ debate on regeneration projects. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Paul Davies. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 16, no abstentions, 34 against and therefore, the motion is not agreed.
Division number 393
NDM6354 - Welsh Conservatives debate: Motion without amendment
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
The next note is on Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 23 against. Therefore, the amendment is agreed.
Division number 394
NDM6354 - Welsh Conservatives debate: Amendment 1
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
The next vote is on Amendment 2, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 23, no abstentions, 27 against. And therefore, the amendment is not agreed.
Division number 395
NDM6354 - Welsh Conservatives debate: Amendment 2
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
Amendment three is next. This amendment was tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 23, no abstentions, 27 against. And therefore, the amendment is not agreed.
Division number 396
NDM6354 - Welsh Conservatives debate: Amendment 3
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
The next vote, therefore, is on the motion as amended.
Motion NDM6354 as amended:
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the importance of regeneration schemes that work in partnership with interventions such as infrastructure development, the creation of good quality jobs as well as skills and employability in enhancing the future prosperity of communities across Wales.
2. Welcomes the establishment of the Ministerial Taskforce for the South Wales Valleys with its aim of ensuring effective regeneration across the region alongside strong, connective infrastructure; improved access to good quality jobs and skills development.
3. Notes the Welsh Government’s intention to invest £100m over ten years in a new Automotive Technology Business Park in Ebbw Vale to stimulate economic growth across the Heads of the Valleys.
4. Notes the work of the Welsh Government and other stakeholders in driving forward the North Wales Growth Deal to support economic growth on a cross-border basis.
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 34, no abstentions, 16 against. And therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.
Division number 397
NDM6354 - Welsh Conservatives debate: Motion as amended
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
The next vote is on the Plaid Cymru debate, on 1 million Welsh speakers, and I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour seven, no abstentions, 43 against. And therefore, the motion is not agreed.
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
Amendment 1, and if amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 1 tabled in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 23 against. And therefore, amendment 1 is agreed.
Division number 398
NDM6356 - Plaid Cymru debate: Motion without amendment
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
The next vote, therefore, is on the motion as amended.
Motion NDM6356 as amended
1. Notes the Welsh Government’s aim of publishing a strategy in order to reach a million Welsh speakers by 2050.
2. Notes the Welsh Government’s intention to publish a White Paper for consultation this summer on provision for a new Welsh Language Bill.
3. Recognises the action being taken already to promote and facilitate the use of Welsh across communities and workplaces, in formal and informal settings.
4. Welcomes the establishment of a planning board to advise on a national programme to promote the use of the Welsh language.
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
5:24,
5 July 2017
I open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 26, 18 abstentions, six against, and therefore the motion as amended is agreed.
Division number 399
NDM6356 - Plaid Cymru debate: Amendment 1
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As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
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As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
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A document issued by the Government laying out its policy, or proposed policy, on a topic of current concern.Although a white paper may occasion consultation as to the details of new legislation, it does signify a clear intention on the part of a government to pass new law. This is a contrast with green papers, which are issued less frequently, are more open-ended and may merely propose a strategy to be implemented in the details of other legislation.
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