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NDM8589 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Tourism
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Meeting: 22/05/2024 - Plenary (Item 8)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Tourism
NDM8589 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the vital contribution that the
tourism sector makes to Wales, accounting for over 150,000 jobs and 5 per cent
of GDP.
2. Regrets that Wales’s tourism sector still
hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to support
Wales’s tourism sector by:
a) freeing Welsh tourism by making Visit
Wales independent;
b) scrapping the tourism tax;
c) reducing the 182-day occupancy threshold
to 105 days;
d) introducing a tourism and hospitality
academy to upskill the sector for the future; and
e) proactively capitalising on major events.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the vital contribution that the
tourism sector makes to Wales.
2. Regrets that Wales’s tourism sector still
hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
3. Notes the Welsh Government’s support to
the sector and the commitment to working with the sector and local authorities
to:
a) introduce a visitor levy should they
choose to, subject to consultation;
b) maintain the discretionary powers and
guidance on council tax and second homes;
c) explore a tourism and hospitality academy
to upskill the sector for the future; and
d) proactively capitalise on major events.
If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3 and
4 will be de-selected.
Amendment 2 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
Add as new point after point 2 and renumber
accordingly:
Notes the effect of cost increases on
businesses, as well as the effect that the cost-of-living crisis has had on
expenditure by tourists in Wales.
Amendment 3 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
In point 3, delete sub-points (b) and (c).
Amendment 4 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
In sub-point (e) in point 3, after 'major events', insert 'by promoting events which are of cultural and economic benefit to Wales'.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.48
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8589 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the vital contribution that the tourism sector makes
to Wales, accounting for over 150,000 jobs and 5 per cent of GDP.
2. Regrets that Wales’s tourism sector still hasn’t recovered to
pre-pandemic levels.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to support Wales’s tourism sector
by:
a) freeing Welsh tourism by making Visit Wales independent;
b) scrapping the tourism tax;
c) reducing the 182-day occupancy threshold to 105 days;
d) introducing a tourism and hospitality academy to upskill the
sector for the future; and
e) proactively capitalising on major events.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
13 |
0 |
33 |
46 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Recognises the vital contribution that the tourism sector makes to Wales.
2.
Regrets that Wales’s tourism sector still hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic
levels.
3.
Notes the Welsh Government’s support to the sector and the commitment to
working with the sector and local authorities to:
a)
introduce a visitor levy should they choose to, subject to consultation;
b)
maintain the discretionary powers and guidance on council tax and second homes;
c)
explore a tourism and hospitality academy to upskill the sector for the future;
and
d)
proactively capitalise on major events.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
24 |
0 |
22 |
46 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As amendment 1 was agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 were de-selected.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM8589 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Recognises the vital contribution that the tourism sector makes to Wales.
2.
Regrets that Wales’s tourism sector still hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic
levels.
3.
Notes the Welsh Government’s support to the sector and the commitment to
working with the sector and local authorities to:
a)
introduce a visitor levy should they choose to, subject to consultation;
b)
maintain the discretionary powers and guidance on council tax and second homes;
c)
explore a tourism and hospitality academy to upskill the sector for the future;
and
d)
proactively capitalise on major events.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
24 |
0 |
22 |
46 |
The motion as amended was agreed.