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