Decision details
Welsh Liberal Democrats Debate
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
Debates are one of the
most frequent items of business on the Plenary
agenda. Many types of debate are brought forward in Plenary, including:
- Opposition party debates on a topic of their choice;
Other than in the case of Government debates, the time allocated for all other types of debates and their frequency are determined by the Business Committee
Decision:
The item started at 16:51.
Voting on the
motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM4973 Peter Black
(South Wales West)
To propose that the national Assembly for Wales:
Welcomes the careful financial management of Welsh Liberal Democrat-led local authorities which has enabled them to keep council tax rises low over the last eight years.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
5 |
0 |
41 |
46 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following
amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - William
Graham (South Wales East)
Delete all and replace with
Encourages careful financial management on the part of all local authorities to enable them to implement a council tax freeze.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
10 |
0 |
36 |
46 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
Amendment 2 - William
Graham (South Wales East)
Add new point.
Regrets the failure of the Welsh Government to pass on the £38.9 million consequential in order to ensure a Wales-wide council tax freeze.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
10 |
0 |
36 |
46 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
As the
Assembly did not agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the
amendments tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed.
Publication date: 02/05/2012
Date of decision: 02/05/2012
Decided at meeting: 02/05/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly