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12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
Therefore, I move amendment 2 in the name of the Counsel General. Is there an objection to amendment 2? There is no objection. Therefore, amendment 2 is agreed.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
Counsel General, do you wish me to move amendment 2?
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
And that's the end of the discussion. The question is that amendment 9 be agreed to. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There is an objection. Therefore, we will move to a vote on amendment 9. All those in favour of amendment 9 please raise your hands…
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
You can come back, because you should have been finishing off anyway.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
Thank you for the clarification, and that is now recorded as well.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
I call on Sioned Williams to reply.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
Does any Member wish to speak to these before I call on the Counsel General? Counsel General.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
Welcome back to this morning's session of the Member Accountability Bill Committee. We are undertaking Stage 2 proceedings. We will now move on to group 10 of amendments, relating to the Senedd Commissioner for Standards and provision relating to the Welsh…
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 9: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: amendments to the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (Amendments 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
That brings us to group 10. At this point, we'll take a short break. It's almost 10:50. Shall we stop until 11 o'clock? We'll reconvene at 11 o'clock.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 9: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: amendments to the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (Amendments 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Therefore, we will not be voting on or asking for those amendments and will allow the Counsel General to have that discussion with the Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee for Stage 3 proceedings.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 9: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: amendments to the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (Amendments 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Joyce, you have indicated that you will not be moving amendments 12, 13, 14 and 15. Is that correct?
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 9: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: amendments to the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (Amendments 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Are Members content to accept the withdrawal of amendment 11? I see they are. Therefore, amendment 11 is withdrawn.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 9: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: amendments to the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (Amendments 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
I call on Joyce to reply to the debate.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 9: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: amendments to the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (Amendments 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Does any Member wish to speak to these amendments? I call the Counsel General.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 9: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: amendments to the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (Amendments 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
I will move amendment 11 in the name of Hannah Blythyn, and I ask Joyce Watson to speak to the lead amendment and any other amendments in the group.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 9: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: amendments to the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (Amendments 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
That takes us on to group 9, the Senedd Commissioner for Standards, amendments to the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009. The lead amendment in this group is amendment 11.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 8: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility (Amendments 27, 52, 28, 53)
The question is that amendment 55 be agreed to. Does any Member object? There are no objections. Therefore, amendment 55 is agreed.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 8: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility (Amendments 27, 52, 28, 53)
So, we now move to amendment 55. Joyce, do you wish to move amendment 55?
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 8: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility (Amendments 27, 52, 28, 53)
And, as it was agreed, amendments 29, 30 and 8 fall.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 8: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility (Amendments 27, 52, 28, 53)
If amendment 54 is agreed, amendments 29, 30 and 8 fall. The question is that amendment 54 be agreed to. Does any Member object? There are no objections. Therefore, amendment 54 is agreed.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 8: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility (Amendments 27, 52, 28, 53)
We now dispose of amendments 54, 29, 30 and 8, which were debated as part of group 7. So, Joyce, do you wish to move amendment 54?
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 8: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility (Amendments 27, 52, 28, 53)
The question is that amendment 53 be agreed. Does any Member object? There are no objections. Therefore, amendment 53 is agreed.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 8: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility (Amendments 27, 52, 28, 53)
Joyce, do you wish to move amendment 53?
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 8: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility (Amendments 27, 52, 28, 53)
Thank you. Those against amendment 28 please raise your hands. The vote is tied. Therefore, I will use my casting vote against the amendment in accordance with Standing Order 6.20. Amendment 28 is not agreed.
12 February 2026Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 8: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility (Amendments 27, 52, 28, 53)
It's your amendment.