division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; Government Policies (Wales)
motion: <p class="" pid="a.983.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.983.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House expresses deep concern at the impact of the Government&#8217;s policies on Wales; notes the Government&#8217;s real-terms reduction of the Welsh budget by &#163;1.5 billion; notes that Wales currently suffers from the lowest average rates of pay in Britain and has the highest proportion of individuals affected by cuts to social security including the bedroom tax; further notes that Wales suffers the highest energy bills in the UK and that these, along with low pay, have compounded the cost of living crisis in Wales; and calls on the Government to immediately scrap the bedroom tax, freeze energy bills and undertake measures to increase pay rates in Wales.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1032.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put forthwith, </i>That the Question be now put.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1032.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">Question agreed to.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1032.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Main Question <i>accordingly </i>put</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1032.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1032.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 199, Noes 299.</p>