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:

 

NDM4860 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Acknowledges the essential role that nurses, including specialist nurses, play within the NHS.

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

 

a) maintain the nursing bursary scheme as it currently operates;

 

b) ensure continuous professional development in the nursing profession; and

 

c) develop an adequate network of specialist nurses.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

10

12

33

55

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete sub-point 2a) and replace with:

 

ensure that in changing the bursary scheme for nurses the principles of equality and equity have been applied.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

33

0

21

54

Amendment 1 was agreed.

Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Insert as new sub point 2a) and renumber accordingly: ‘define and develop the role of Prescribing Nurses in Wales’. 

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

55

0

0

55

Amendment 2 was agreed.

 

Amendment 3 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

 

Delete sub-point 2c) and replace with:

 

ensure LHBs plan and maintain an adequate network of specialist nurses.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

29

0

26

55

Amendment 3 was agreed.

 

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

 

Add as new sub-point at end of point 2:

 

improve security and enhance the safe working environment for nurses.’

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

55

0

0

55

Amendment 4 was agreed.

 

Amendment 5 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

 

Add as a new sub-point at the end of point 2:

 

ensure that every nurse has access to the training they require to enable them to be fully effective in their role.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

55

0

0

55

Amendment 5 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM4860 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Acknowledges the essential role that nurses, including specialist nurses, play within the NHS.

 

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

 

a) define and develop the role of Prescribing Nurses in Wales;

 

b) ensure that in changing the bursary scheme for nurses the principles of equality and equity have been applied;

 

c) ensure continuous professional development in the nursing profession;

 

d) ensure LHBs plan and maintain an adequate network of specialist nurses;

 

e) improve security and enhance the safe working environment for nurses; and

 

f) ensure that every nurse has access to the training they require to enable them to be fully effective in their role.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

45

0

10

55

The motion as amended was agreed.

 

Publication date: 23/11/2011

Date of decision: 23/11/2011

Decided at meeting: 23/11/2011 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly