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 15.45

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

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5839 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes the UK Government's stated intention to deliver a reserved powers model for devolution through a new Wales Bill;

 

2. Reiterates its support for Welsh devolution to function on the basis of a reserved powers model;

 

3.  Rejects any form of reserved powers model that removes any powers currently exercisable by the Assembly under the present arrangements;

 

4. Calls for the creation of a Welsh legal jurisdiction as the most desirable and effective legal framework to accompany the implementation of a reserved powers model for devolution; and

 

5. Calls for the devolution of criminal justice and policing to accompany the creation of a Welsh legal jurisdiction.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

37

0

14

51

The motion without amendment was agreed.

Publication date: 07/10/2015

Date of decision: 07/10/2015

Decided at meeting: 07/10/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly