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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
I call on Jack Sargeant to reply to the debate.
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
I now call on the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, Lesley Griffiths.
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
Hefin, will you take an intervention?
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
Delyth, will you take an intervention?
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
Will you take an intervention, Joel?
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
Joel, will you take an intervention?
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
Item 6 today is a debate on the Petitions Committee report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'. I call on the Chair of the committee to move the motion. Jack Sargeant.
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Biometric data in schools
The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? [Objection.] I've heard an objection, therefore I will defer voting under this item until voting time.
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Biometric data in schools
I call on Sarah Murphy to reply to the debate.
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Biometric data in schools
I call on the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language to contribute. Jeremy Miles.
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Biometric data in schools
We'll move now to item 5, Member debate under Standing Order 11.21, biometric data in schools. And I call on Sarah Murphy to move the motion.
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90-second Statements
Thank you, all.
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Voting Time
Before we move to the Stage 3 debate on the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, I will suspend proceedings for 10 minutes in accordance with Standing Order 12.18. The bell will be rung five minutes before we reconvene. Please could Members…
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Voting Time
That brings us to the end of this voting session.
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Voting Time
The final vote is on item 5, the debate on the local government settlement for 2023-24. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 29, 12 abstentions and 15 against. Therefore, the motion…
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Voting Time
The next vote is on item 4, the debate on the final budget for 2023-24. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 29, 12 abstentions and 15 against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.
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Voting Time
The first vote of this afternoon is on item 3, the debate on Welsh rates of income tax for 2023-24. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. In favour 44, 12 abstentions and none against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.
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Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2023-24
That brings us to voting time. Unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will proceed directly to voting time.
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Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2023-24
Thank you, Minister. The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, there is objection. I will therefore defer voting under this item until voting time.
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Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2023-24
I call on the Minister to reply to the debate.
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Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2023-24
So, we move on now to item 5, which is a debate on the local government settlement for 2023-24, and I call on the Minister for Finance and Local Government to move the motion—Rebecca Evans.
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Debate: The Final Budget 2023-24
Thank you, Minister. As voting on the Wales rates of income tax 2023-24 has been deferred until voting time, I will defer the vote on the final budget for 2023-24 until voting time as well, in accordance with Standing Order 20.29A.
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Debate: The Final Budget 2023-24
I call on the Minister for Finance and Local Government to reply to the debate. Rebecca Evans.
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Debate: The Final Budget 2023-24
And the final speaker in this debate before the Minister's response, Alun Davies.
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Debate: The Final Budget 2023-24
I ask Members to let the Member for North Wales continue his contribution, and that he can do so in his normal tones, without having to shout because there is too much noise in the Chamber.
