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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