division_name: Agricultural Wages Board
motion: <p class="" pid="a.924.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.924.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House notes that the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) was set up in 1948 to provide a fair wage and skills structure for agricultural workers; recognises that it is used as a benchmark for other employment in the food industry and that it was the only wages council not to be scrapped in the 1980s; further notes that around a quarter of agricultural workers live in tied accommodation and that casual seasonal workers may move around the country; regrets that the Welsh Government&#8217;s wish to retain the AWB has been ignored by the Government; condemns the Government for its abolition of the AWB, which took place after just four weeks consultation and will take &#163;260 million out of the rural economy over the next 10 years, lead to a race to the bottom on wages in rural areas, reduce living standards and impoverish rural workers, exacerbating social deprivation and harming social inclusion; further regrets that hon. Members could not debate that issue as part of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill; and calls on the Government to drop its plans to abolish the AWB.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.972.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Question put accordingly (<phrase class="standing-order" code="31(2)" pwmotiontext="yes">Standing Order No. 31(2)</phrase>), That the original words stand part of the Question.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.972.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.972.3/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 215, Noes 283.</p>