Decision details
Plaid Cymru Debate
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
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- Opposition party debates on a topic of
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Decision:
The item started at 16.49
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was
deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5511 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Regrets that parts of the South Wales Valleys continue to
experience high levels of deprivation.
2. Recognises that tackling poverty in the Valleys requires
sustained investment and Welsh Government intervention.
3. Notes the significant potential for the South Wales
Valleys to promote their social and cultural heritage.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) directly support grass roots initiatives to tackle poverty
and improve regeneration of the deprived Valleys areas;
b) ensure there is enough affordable child care to meet
parents’needs;
c) ensure every person out of work in the Valleys has access
to an apprenticeship or skills training;
d) develop, through public consultation, a comprehensive
strategy to tackle the problems and build sustainable communities in the
Valleys.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
28 |
0 |
15 |
43 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.
Publication date: 21/05/2014
Date of decision: 21/05/2014
Decided at meeting: 21/05/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly