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NDM6751 Plaid Cymru debate - Head and Neck Cancers
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Meeting: 27/06/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)
Plaid Cymru debate - Head and neck cancers
NDM6751 Rhun ap
Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the increase in
incidence of head and neck cancers among men.
2. Notes the evidence of the effectiveness of HPV vaccination in
protecting against these cancers.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to extend its HPV vaccination programme
to all adolescent boys.
The following amendment has been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Julie
James (Swansea West)
Delete
point 3 and replace with:
3.
Notes that the Welsh Government is awaiting advice from the Joint Committee on
Vaccination and Immunisation on whether to extend the HPV vaccination programme
to adolescent boys.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.41
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6751 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the increase in incidence of head and
neck cancers among men.
2.
Notes the evidence of the effectiveness of HPV vaccination in protecting
against these cancers.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to extend its HPV vaccination programme to all
adolescent boys
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
23 |
1 |
25 |
49 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1
- Julie
James (Swansea West)
Delete
point 3 and replace with:
3.
Notes that the Welsh Government is awaiting advice from the Joint Committee on
Vaccination and Immunisation on whether to extend the HPV vaccination programme
to adolescent boys.
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
27 |
0 |
22 |
49 |
Amendment
1 was agreed
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6751 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the increase in incidence of head and
neck cancers among men.
2.
Notes the evidence of the effectiveness of HPV vaccination in protecting
against these cancers.
3.
Notes that the Welsh Government is awaiting advice from the Joint Committee on
Vaccination and Immunisation on whether to extend the HPV vaccination programme
to adolescent boys.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
35 |
13 |
0 |
48 |
The
motion as amended was agreed