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 17.12

 

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

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5027 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East):

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Opposes the siting of Trident, or any other nuclear weapons, in Milford Haven or anywhere else in Wales; and 

 

2. Calls on the UK Government not to proceed with the replacement of Trident and to use the resources saved to create jobs.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

13

0

39

52

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendment was tabled:

 

Amendment 1 - Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan):

 

Delete all and replace with:

 

Notes that the Welsh Government has no powers to determine the siting of nuclear weapons and recognises that this is a matter for the UK Government.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

39

0

13

52

Amendment 1 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5027 Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East):

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes that the Welsh Government has no powers to determine the siting of nuclear weapons and recognises that this is a matter for the UK Government.

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

44

0

8

52

The motion as amended was agreed.

Publication date: 04/07/2012

Date of decision: 04/07/2012

Decided at meeting: 04/07/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly