Part of the debate – in the Senedd on 10 May 2017.
Motion NDM6302 as amended:
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that Wales and its economy will best be served by a UK Government that commits to investing fairly and sustainably in all parts of the country.
2. Regrets that as a result of current UK Government spending plans the Welsh Government’s revenue budget will be £1bn lower in real terms at the end of this decade than at the start and capital budgets will have been reduced by £200m.
3. Regrets the UK Government plans to cut an additional £3.5bn from its budget which could reduce Wales’ funding by a further £175m in 2019-20.
4. Notes the record of the Welsh Government in driving economic growth, with almost 150,000 jobs supported in the last Assembly term.
5. Welcomes the Welsh Government’s £7bn, four-year capital investment plans to support public infrastructure.
6. Notes the Welsh Government’s ambitious programme for government which sets out costed plans for:
a) an additional £100m of investment in Welsh schools;
b) a minimum of 100,000 all age apprenticeships;
c) a small business tax cut;
d) an £80m treatment fund;
e) a doubling of the residential care capital limit;
f) 30 hours of free childcare for working parents of three and four year olds, 48 weeks of the year.