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 17.02.
Voting on the
motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM4926 Jocelyn
Davies (South Wales East)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the valuable contribution made to the health of the nation by a network of NHS District General Hospitals working with regional Specialist Centres;
2. Notes that Hywel Dda Health Board has failed to maintain the confidence of the public and clinicians; and
3. Calls on the Minister for Health and Social Services to:
a) maintain a network of District General Hospitals to ensure that Welsh citizens are within a safe distance of their life-saving services; and
b) instruct Hywel Dda Health Board, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Powys Health Board to work across administrative boundaries to ensure that the surgical and medical needs of the people of mid Wales are safely and adequately met by Bronglais District General Hospital.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
27 |
51 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
Amendment 1 - Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
In point 2, delete all after "Board" and replace with:
"is working innovatively and widely, but still has work to do, in engaging and explaining the future of NHS services to the public and clinicians in its locality; and"
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
27 |
0 |
24 |
51 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Peter
Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point 3 and renumber accordingly:
3. Notes and congratulates the invaluable work undertaken by ‘The aBer Group’ in strengthening public participation in the future of Bronglais District General Hospital; and
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
51 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
A vote was
taken on the motion as amended:
NDM4926 Jocelyn
Davies (South Wales East)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the valuable contribution made to the health of the nation by a network of NHS District General Hospitals working with regional Specialist Centres;
2. Notes that Hywel Dda Health Board is working innovatively and widely, but still has work to do, in engaging and explaining the future of NHS services to the public and clinicians in its locality;
3. Notes and congratulates the invaluable work undertaken by ‘The aBer Group’ in strengthening public participation in the future of Bronglais District General Hospital; and
4. Calls on the Minister for Health and Social Services to:
a) maintain a network of District General Hospitals to ensure that Welsh citizens are within a safe distance of their life-saving services; and
b) instruct Hywel Dda Health Board, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Powys Health Board to work across administrative boundaries to ensure that the surgical and medical needs of the people of mid Wales are safely and adequately met by Bronglais District General Hospital.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
27 |
0 |
24 |
51 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 29/02/2012
Date of decision: 29/02/2012
Decided at meeting: 29/02/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly