Formal Minutes
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Members present:
David T.C. Davies, in the Chair
| Geraint Davies
Glyn Davies
Stephen Doughty
Jonathan Edwards
| | Nia Griffith
Simon Hart
Mrs Siân C. James
Jessica Morden
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Draft Report (Prisons in Wales and the treatment of Welsh offenders),
proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 21 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 22 read.
Motion made, to leave out paragraph 22 and insert
the following new paragraph:
"There is no prison for women in Wales. There
is no current prison for adult males in North Wales, and no custodial
provision for young offenders in North Wales. As opposed to building
the largest prison facility in Europe to house a majority of adult
male prisoners from outside Wales in Wrexham, we believe it would
have been more appropriate to build a prison complex in North
Wales to serve Welsh requirements. This would include a smaller
facility for adult males housing all categories, and a dedicated
complex for women and young offenders to serve North Wales and
the country as a whole."—(Jonathan Edwards)
Question put, That the new paragraph be read a second
time.
The Committee divided:
| Ayes, 1
Jonathan Edwards
| | Noes, 4
Stephen Doughty
Nia Griffith
Mrs Siân C. James
Jessica Morden
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Question accordingly negatived.
Paragraphs 23 to 60 read and agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair
make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed
copies of the Report be made available (Standing Order No. 134).
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[The Committee adjourned.
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