Decision details
Higher Education (Wales) Bill - Stage 2: Consideration of Amendments
Decision Maker: Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly, Business Committee - Fourth Assembly, Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
A
Government Bill, introduced by Huw Lewis, Minister for Education and
Skills. The Business Committee remitted
the Bill to the Children,
Young People and Education Committee.
About the Bill
The
Higher Education (Wales) Bill seeks to legislate to:
- ensure robust and proportionate regulation
of institutions in Wales whose courses are supported by Welsh Government
backed higher education grants and loans;
- safeguard the contribution made to the
public good arising from the Welsh Government’s financial subsidy of
higher education;
- maintain a strong focus on fair access
to higher education; and
- preserve and protect the institutional
autonomy and academic freedom of universities.
The
Bill seeks to achieve these objectives through:
- establishing a new regulatory framework
applicable to all providers of higher education in Wales which seek
automatic designation of their higher education courses for the purpose of
student support;
- ensuring the new regulatory controls do
not rely on HEFCW providing funding to those institutions and providers;
- requiring all higher education providers
that benefit from the Welsh Government’s financial subsidy in the form of
statutory student fee loans or grants to have charitable status;
- requiring all higher education providers
whose courses are automatically designated for statutory student support
to commit to activity in support of equality of access to higher
education; and
- building, as far as possible, on the
existing system of controls established by HEFCW under its terms and
conditions of funding.
Current Stage
The
Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 (external website) became law in Wales on 12 March 2015
(external website).
Welsh
Glossary (Only available in Welsh) (PDF, 123KB)
Record of Passage in the
National Assembly for Wales
The
following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through
the National Assembly for Wales.
Stage |
|
Bill introduced – 19 May 2014 |
|
Stage 1 - Committee
consideration of general principles |
The
Committee considered the Bill on the following dates: Committee Stage 1 Report (PDF, 642KB) Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee report
(PDF, 713KB) Letter from the Minister for Education and Skills following the Stage 1 commitment to
provide drafts of regulations (PDF, 421KB) |
Stage 1 - Debate in plenary on general principles |
|
Financial Resolution |
|
Stage 2 - Committee
consideration of amendments |
Notices
of Amendments Notice of Amendments: 15 October 2014 (PDF, 65KB) Welsh Government - Purpose and Effect table: 15 October 2014
(PDF, 63KB) Notice of Amendments: 22 October 2014
(PDF, 76KB) Welsh Government - Purpose and Effect table: 22 October 2014
(PDF, 74KB) Notice of Amendments: 29 October 2014 (PDF, 100kb) Marshalled List of Amendments: 5 November 2014
(PDF, 126KB) Groupings of Amendments: 5 November 2014 (PDF,
61KB) Marshalled List of Amendments: 13 November 2014
(PDF, 107KB) Groupings of Amendments: 13 November 2014 (PDF,
64KB) Higher Education (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage
2 (PDF, 217KB) Revised Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 1.0MB) |
Stage 3 - Plenary consideration
of amendments |
Notices
of Amendments Notice of Amendments: 7 January 2015 (PDF, 85KB) Welsh Government - Purpose and Effect table: 7 January 2015
(PDF105KB) Notice of Amendments: 13 January 2015 (PDF, 100KB) Marshalled List of Amendments: 20 January 2015
(PDF, 113KB) Groupings of Amendments: 20 January 2015 (PDF,
63KB) Higher Education (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage
3 (PDF, 237KB) |
Stage 4 - Passing of the Bill in
Plenary |
Higher Education (Wales) Bill, As Passed (PDF,
234KB) Higher Education (Wales) Bill, as passed (Crown
XML) |
Post-stage 4 |
The
Attorney General (PDF, 440KB), Counsel General (PDF, 141KB) and Secretary of State for Wales (PDF, 100KB) wrote to
the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly to advise that they would not
be referring the Higher Education (Wales) Bill to the Supreme Court under
Sections 112 or 114 of the Government of Wales Act 2006. |
Date of Royal Assent |
Royal Assent (PDF, 50KB) was given on 12 March
2015. |
Contact information
This
bill has been remitted to the Children,
Young People and Education Committee
Clerk: Gareth Rogers
Deputy Clerk: Sarah Bartlett
Phone: 0300 200 6565
Email: SeneddCYPE@assembly.wales
Decisions:
The Chair said that the
Committee would consider the amendments in the order in which the sections and
schedules to which they relate, arise in the Bill.
The Committee disposed
of the following amendments:
Section 27
Amendment 51 (Simon Thomas)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Simon Thomas Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
As there was a tied vote, the Chair’s
casting vote was applied in the negative, in accordance with Standing Order
6.20(ii). Therefore, Amendment 51 was not agreed. |
Section 28
Amendment 52 (Simon Thomas)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Simon Thomas Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies |
3 |
5 |
2 |
Amendment 52 was not agreed. |
Amendment 57 (Simon Thomas)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Simon Thomas Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
As there was a tied vote, the Chair’s
casting vote was applied in the negative, in accordance with Standing Order
6.20(ii). Therefore, Amendment 57 was not agreed. |
Amendment 28 (Suzy Davies)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Simon Thomas Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
As there was a tied vote, the Chair’s
casting vote was applied in the negative, in accordance with Standing Order
6.20(ii). Therefore, Amendment 28 was not agreed. |
Amendment 58 - As Amendment 57
was not agreed Amendment 58 fell
Section 29
Amendment 59 was not moved on
accordance with Standing Order 26.65
Amendment 29 (Suzy Davies)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Simon Thomas Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
As there was a tied vote, the Chair’s
casting vote was applied in the negative, in accordance with Standing Order
6.20(ii). Therefore, Amendment 29 was not agreed. |
Amendment 60 was not moved on
accordance with Standing Order 26.65
Amendment 30 - As Amendment 29
was not agreed Amendment 30 fell
Sections 30 and 31: No amendments were tabled to these sections, therefore these sections
were deemed agreed.
Section 32
Amendment 11 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Sections 33 to 35: No amendments were tabled to these sections, therefore these sections
were deemed agreed.
Section 36
Amendment 12 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 13 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 14 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 55 (Suzy Davies)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
4 |
5 |
0 |
Amendment 55 was not agreed. |
Amendment 56 (Suzy Davies)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
4 |
5 |
0 |
Amendment 56 was not agreed. |
Section 37: No amendments
were tabled to this section, therefore this section was deemed agreed.
Section 38
Amendment 15 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 16 – As amendment 9
was not
agreed Amendment 16 fell
Amendment 17 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Section 39: No amendments
were tabled to this section, therefore this section was deemed agreed.
Section 40
Amendment 18 - As amendment 9
was not
agreed Amendment 18 fell
Section 41 to 44: No amendments were tabled to these sections, therefore these sections
were deemed agreed.
Section 45
Amendment 41(Aled Roberts)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
4 |
5 |
0 |
Amendment 41 was not agreed. |
New Section
Amendment 2 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
New Section
Amendment 3 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Section 46: No amendments
were tabled to this section, therefore this section was deemed agreed.
Section 47
Amendment 31 was withdrawn
in accordance with Standing Order 26.66
Section 48
Amendment 19 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 20 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 21 (Huw Lewis) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Section 49
Amendment 22 - As amendment 9
was not
agreed Amendment 22 fell
Sections 50 and 51: No amendments were tabled to these sections, therefore these sections
were deemed agreed.
Section 52
Amendment 32 (Suzy Davies) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 33 (Suzy Davies) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 34 (Suzy Davies)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
4 |
5 |
0 |
Amendment 34 was not agreed. |
Amendment 35 (Suzy Davies)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
4 |
5 |
0 |
Amendment 35 was not agreed. |
Amendment 36 (Suzy Davies) was agreed in accordance
with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 37 (Suzy Davies) was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendment 23 was not moved in accordance with Standing Order
26.65
Amendment 38 (Suzy Davies)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
4 |
5 |
0 |
Amendment 38 was not agreed. |
New Section
Amendment 42 (Aled Roberts)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
4 |
5 |
0 |
Amendment 42 was not agreed. |
New Section
Amendment 53 (Simon Thomas)
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Paul Davies Suzy Davies Bethan Jenkins Aled Roberts |
John Griffiths Joyce Watson David Rees Lynne Neagle Ann Jones |
|
4 |
5 |
0 |
Amendment 53 was not agreed. |
Sections 53: No amendments
were tabled to this section, therefore this section was deemed agreed.
Section 54
Amendment 24 (Huw Lewis) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Sections 55 to 57: No amendments were tabled to these sections, therefore these sections
were deemed agreed.
Schedule: No amendments were tabled to the schedule,
therefore the schedule was deemed agreed.
Publication date: 18/11/2014
Date of decision: 13/11/2014
Decided at meeting: 13/11/2014 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly
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