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Meeting: 01/12/2021 - Plenary (Item 8)
Plaid Cymru debate – Household debt
NDM7856 Siân Gwenllian
(Arfon)
To propose that the
Senedd:
1. Notes the Bevan
Foundation’s report on the impact of COVID-19 on household debt.
2. Notes the rising
prices of utilities bills.
3. Notes the Welsh
Government written statement on support for the winter fuel support scheme and
household living costs.
4. Calls on the UK
Government to reform the rural fuel duty relief scheme and increase in fuel
duty in areas which have received above UK average public investment in public
transport infrastructure.
5. Calls on the
Welsh Government to:
a) work with local
authorities to clear some of the significant council tax arrears that have been
built up over the course of the pandemic;
b) work with the UK
Government to establish a consistent baseline of support by energy suppliers
for indebted customers;
c) explore the
possibility of legislation that would place a duty on all public bodies,
including schools and colleges, to prevent debt.
Debt
in the pandemic - The Bevan Foundation
The following
amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1. Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
Delete point 4.
Amendment 2. Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
Delete 5(c) and
replace with:
work with public
bodies, including schools and colleges, to explore measures to prevent problem
debt.
Amendment 3. Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
Add as new
sub-points at end of point 5:
create and publish
a cold weather plan;
expand the
financial support available to assist those struggling to meet growing energy
bills;
invest in home
energy efficiency, prioritising the poorest households in the least efficient
homes;
produce regular
estimates of the number of fuel-poor households in Wales.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.34
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7856 Siân
Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the Bevan Foundation’s report on the impact of COVID-19
on household debt.
2. Notes the rising prices of utilities bills.
3. Notes the Welsh Government written statement on support for the
winter fuel support scheme and household living costs.
4. Calls on the UK Government to reform the rural fuel duty relief
scheme and increase in fuel duty in areas which have received above UK average
public investment in public transport infrastructure.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) work with local authorities to clear some of the significant
council tax arrears that have been built up over the course of the pandemic;
b) work with the UK Government to establish a consistent baseline
of support by energy suppliers for indebted customers;
c) explore the possibility of legislation that would place a duty
on all public bodies, including schools and colleges, to prevent debt.
Debt
in the pandemic - The Bevan Foundation
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
40 |
0 |
14 |
54 |
The motion without amendment was agreed.
In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 18.21 proceedings were
suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time.