7. Plaid Cymru Debate: Poverty

Part of the debate – in the Senedd on 27 November 2018.

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Amendment 1—Darren Millar

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To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 1. Notes the actions taken by the UK Government to address concerns over implementation of universal credit.

 2. Notes that, according to findings of the Equality and Human Rights Commission report 'Is Wales Fairer?', poverty and deprivation are higher in Wales than in other nations in Britain, Wales is the least productive nation in the UK, and median hourly earnings in Wales are lower than in England and Scotland.

 3. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a robust and meaningful plan to tackle poverty that contains clear performance targets and indicators to measure progress and impact.