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NDM8692 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Council-owned farms
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Meeting: 16/10/2024 - Plenary (Item 9)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Council-owned farms
NDM8692 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the valuable contribution that
council-owned farms play in supporting food production and enabling young
entrants into farming.
2. Regrets that selling council-owned farms
risks reducing Wales’s food security and traditional farming practices, causing
a shifting towards less sustainable practices.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to impose a
moratorium on the sale of council-owned farms owned by local authorities in
Wales.
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete points 2 and 3 and replace with:
Welcomes that the proposed sustainable
farming scheme will be accessible to and will support farmers on council-owned
farms.
Notes that the management of council-owned farms is ultimately a matter for Welsh local authorities.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.37
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8692 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the valuable contribution that council-owned farms
play in supporting food production and enabling young entrants into farming.
2. Regrets that selling council-owned farms risks reducing Wales’s
food security and traditional farming practices, causing a shifting towards
less sustainable practices.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to impose a moratorium on the
sale of council-owned farms owned by local authorities in Wales.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
22 |
0 |
25 |
47 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment
1 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
Delete
points 2 and 3 and replace with:
Welcomes
that the proposed sustainable farming scheme will be accessible to and will
support farmers on council-owned farms.
Notes
that the management of council-owned farms is ultimately a matter for Welsh
local authorities.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
0 |
22 |
47 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the valuable contribution that council-owned farms
play in supporting food production and enabling young entrants into farming.
2. Welcomes
that the proposed sustainable farming scheme will be accessible to and will
support farmers on council-owned farms.
3. Notes
that the management of council-owned farms is ultimately a matter for Welsh
local authorities.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
9 |
13 |
47 |
The motion as amended was agreed.