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:

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM4812 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1) Believes that Wales is well served by its network of District General Hospitals; and

 

2) Calls on the Welsh Government to make a clear statement that it will not allow LHBs to centralise services away from District General Hospitals.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

12

0

45

57

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

In point 2, delete "make a clear statement that it will not allow LHBs to centralise services away from District General Hospitals" and replace with "support LHBs as they fulfill their responsibilities to plan and deliver services appropriately."

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

33

0

23

56

Amendment 1 was agreed.

As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was deselected.

 

Amendment 3 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add new point at end of motion:

 

Believes that patients are best served by services provided as close to patients’ homes as possible, and which are clinically safe, utilising a network of district general hospitals, community hospitals and centres of excellence.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

55

2

0

57

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add new point at end of motion:

 

Believes that the National Clinical Forum, when established, must take into consideration the needs of District General Hospitals in any future reorganisation of the NHS.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

51

0

6

57

Amendment 4 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1) Believes that Wales is well served by its network of District General Hospitals; and

 

2) Calls on the Welsh Government to support LHBs as they fulfill their responsibilities to plan and deliver services appropriately.

 

3) Believes that patients are best served by services provided as close to patients’ homes as possible, and which are clinically safe, utilising a network of district general hospitals, community hospitals and centres of excellence.

 

4) Believes that the National Clinical Forum, when established, must take into consideration the needs of District General Hospitals in any future reorganisation of the NHS.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

34

0

23

57

The motion as amended was agreed.

 

Publication date: 28/09/2011

Date of decision: 28/09/2011

Decided at meeting: 28/09/2011 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly