Decision details

Plaid Cymru 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 16.14

 

NDM5571 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Believes that, following Scotland's independence referendum, relations between the nations of these islands must change;

 

2. Believes that the people of Wales are sovereign and it is they who should decide the nature and pace of constitutional development in this country; and

 

3. Calls on the First Minister to immediately begin discussions with the UK Government to facilitate a transfer of responsibility over functions to Wales, in order to rebalance powers between the nations.

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

10

0

42

52

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire):
 

Delete all and replace with:
 

Warmly welcomes Scotland's unequivocal decision to vote against independence and looks forward to working with all parts of the United Kingdom in forging a stronger union for the future.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

11

0

41

52

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 2 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan), Aled Roberts (North Wales):

 

Delete all and replace with:

 

1. Welcomes that the Scottish people have chosen to remain a member of the family of nations that is the United Kingdom;

 

2. Believes that we must promote a new union for all the people of the UK, including Wales; and

 

3. Calls for the swift implementation of Parts 1 and 2 of the Commission on Devolution in Wales and the establishment of a UK-wide constitutional convention to draft a plan for a new union.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

31

11

10

52

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5571 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Welcomes that the Scottish people have chosen to remain a member of the family of nations that is the United Kingdom;

 

2. Believes that we must promote a new union for all the people of the UK, including Wales; and

 

3. Calls for the swift implementation of Parts 1 and 2 of the Commission on Devolution in Wales and the establishment of a UK-wide constitutional convention to draft a plan for a new union.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

31

11

10

52

The motion as amended was agreed.

 

Publication date: 24/09/2014

Date of decision: 24/09/2014

Decided at meeting: 24/09/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly