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:

 

NDM4822 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Regrets the 41% cut in the Welsh Government’s capital budget and its adverse impact on the construction sector; and

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to stimulate the economy by:

 

a) Creating an infrastructure investment fund;

 

b) Making use of Local Authority borrowing powers;

 

c) Taking action to help increase the percentage of Welsh based companies winning public procurement tenders; and

 

d) Looking for innovative ways of raising capital for infrastructure projects other than PFI.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

43

0

12

55

The motion without amendment was agreed.

Publication date: 12/10/2011

Date of decision: 12/10/2011

Decided at meeting: 12/10/2011 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly