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NDM6229 - Welsh Conservatives debate

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Meeting: 08/02/2017 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Welsh Conservatives debate

NDM6229 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the vital contribution that further education and vocational skills make to the Welsh economy, especially in our most disadvantaged communities

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to a three-year funding cycle for further education colleges at a fair level, to enable more sustainable planning and safeguard the skills needed to make local economies resilient.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to invest a significant proportion of the savings it expects to make as a result of changes to higher education student support into the further education sector, including into higher level skills delivered in a further education setting and Welsh language provision.

The following amendments have been tabled:

Amendment 1. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
 
Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the significant contribution made by Further and Higher Education institutions to supporting economic opportunity and notes the important leadership role they play in some of the most disadvantaged communities of Wales.

2. Notes the Welsh Government's commitment to parity of esteem between vocational and academic routes through education.

3. Recognises the importance of high quality, full and part-time opportunities for post-16 learning in both languages which can support learners of all ages and serve the economy of Wales.

4. Welcomes the additional £30m of funding provided for Further and Higher Education in the 2017-18 Welsh Government budget.

5. Notes the work done by the Welsh Government working in partnership with stakeholders across Wales through the Diamond and Hazelkorn Reviews to provide a stable basis for the funding, regulation and governance of post-16 education in Wales.

6. Calls for an end to the UK Government's damaging policy of austerity which has negatively impacted all public services across the UK, including higher and further education.

2017-18 Welsh Government Budget
The Diamond Review
Hazelkorn Review

[If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected]
 

Amendment 2. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn):

Add as new point after point 1 and renumber accordingly:

Believes there should be parity of esteem between vocational and academic pathways, and that the Welsh Government should work to promote equity between them.

Amendment 3. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn):

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to work in the spirit of Hazelkorn to eliminate much of the unhelpful competition that has emerged in post-16 education in recent years, and to develop clearer and more flexible post-16 learning pathways.

Minutes:

The item started at 15.55

 

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM6229 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the vital contribution that further education and vocational skills make to the Welsh economy, especially in our most disadvantaged communities

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to commit to a three-year funding cycle for further education colleges at a fair level, to enable more sustainable planning and safeguard the skills needed to make local economies resilient.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to invest a significant proportion of the savings it expects to make as a result of changes to higher education student support into the further education sector, including into higher level skills delivered in a further education setting and Welsh language provision.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

18

0

35

53

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
 
Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the significant contribution made by Further and Higher Education institutions to supporting economic opportunity and notes the important leadership role they play in some of the most disadvantaged communities of Wales.

2. Notes the Welsh Government's commitment to parity of esteem between vocational and academic routes through education.

3. Recognises the importance of high quality, full and part-time opportunities for post-16 learning in both languages which can support learners of all ages and serve the economy of Wales.

4. Welcomes the additional £30m of funding provided for Further and Higher Education in the 2017-18 Welsh Government budget.

5. Notes the work done by the Welsh Government working in partnership with stakeholders across Wales through the Diamond and Hazelkorn Reviews to provide a stable basis for the funding, regulation and governance of post-16 education in Wales.

6. Calls for an end to the UK Government's damaging policy of austerity which has negatively impacted all public services across the UK, including higher and further education.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

28

0

26

54

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was de-selected

Amendment 3.
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn):

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to work in the spirit of Hazelkorn to eliminate much of the unhelpful competition that has emerged in post-16 education in recent years, and to develop clearer and more flexible post-16 learning pathways.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

35

0

19

54

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM6229 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the significant contribution made by Further and Higher Education institutions to supporting economic opportunity and notes the important leadership role they play in some of the most disadvantaged communities of Wales.

2. Notes the Welsh Government's commitment to parity of esteem between vocational and academic routes through education.

3. Recognises the importance of high quality, full and part-time opportunities for post-16 learning in both languages which can support learners of all ages and serve the economy of Wales.

4. Welcomes the additional £30m of funding provided for Further and Higher Education in the 2017-18 Welsh Government budget.

5. Notes the work done by the Welsh Government working in partnership with stakeholders across Wales through the Diamond and Hazelkorn Reviews to provide a stable basis for the funding, regulation and governance of post-16 education in Wales.

6. Calls for an end to the UK Government's damaging policy of austerity which has negatively impacted all public services across the UK, including higher and further education.

 

7.Calls on the Welsh Government to work in the spirit of Hazelkorn to eliminate much of the unhelpful competition that has emerged in post-16 education in recent years, and to develop clearer and more flexible post-16 learning pathways.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

37

0

17

54

The motion as amended was agreed.