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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Llyr Gruffydd.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Questions now form the party spokespeople. The Welsh Conservatives' spokesperson—Samuel Kurtz.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The next item, therefore, will be the questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd. The first question is from Ken Skates.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
I thank the Minister.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Finally, question 11, Gareth Davies.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Andrew R.T. Davies is not in the Chamber to ask question 9 [OQ59842], and therefore we move to question 10—Jack Sargeant.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Question 4 [OQ59831] has been withdrawn. Question 5—Mark Isherwood.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Peredur Owen Griffiths.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Questions now from the party spokespeople. Conservative spokesperson, Peter Fox.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Sorry, I must stop laughing. I'm not laughing at either you, Mark Isherwood, nor you, Rebecca, but at—. Yes. [Laughter.] Minister, to respond.
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
The next item on our agenda is questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government, and the first question is from Ken Skates.
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Nominations for a committee Chair
Thank you. David Rees is nominated and seconded. Are there any further nominations from the Labour group? There are no further nominations. Therefore, I will ask David Rees whether he accepts the nomination. He does. So, the nomination has been accepted. Is…
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Nominations for a committee Chair
David Rees has been nominated as chair of the Reform Bill Committee, which has now been allocated a Labour Chair. Is there a Labour seconder for the nomination? Sarah Murphy.
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Nominations for a committee Chair
The next item is nominations for a committee Chair for the committee that's just been formed. Under Standing Order 17.2F, I invite nominations for the position of Chair. Jack Sargeant.
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Motion to allocate a committee Chair to a political group
We are in a position now to move to the vote. Just to remind Members, this vote will be on item 2, which is the motion to allocate a committee Chair to a political group. And, for Members' information, two thirds of the Members voting will need to be in…
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Motion to allocate a committee Chair to a political group
The proposal therefore is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, there is objection. And therefore we will move to a vote immediately on this motion. I will move immediately to the vote—[Interruption.] Does any Member object and ask me…
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Motion to allocate a committee Chair to a political group
Yes, I do have a speaker. Darren Millar.
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Motion to allocate a committee Chair to a political group
I have no speakers on this item. So, the proposal is—
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Motion to allocate a committee Chair to a political group
This is the motion to allocate a committee Chair to a political group. I call on a member of the Business Committee to formally move the motion.
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Motion to establish a committee
Lesley Griffiths has formally moved the motion. Therefore, the proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? No. That motion is therefore agreed, which allows us to move on to the motion under item 2.
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Motion to establish a committee
Again, I call on a member of the Business Committee to formally move the motion.
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Motion to suspend Standing Orders
The motion is formally moved. The proposal, therefore, is to suspend Standing Orders. Does any Member object? No. The motion is therefore agreed, which allows us to move to the motion to establish a committee.
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Motion to suspend Standing Orders
The next item, therefore, is a motion to suspend Standing Orders to allow a debate on the motion to establish a committee. I call on a member of the Business Committee to formally move the motion.
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Statement by the Llywydd
Good afternoon and welcome to this Plenary meeting. Before we begin, I'd like to inform Members that the next ballot for Member Bills will be held on 18 October. Information on the process will be circulated to you as Members shortly—something for you to…
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Short Debate: The military's footprint in Wales: The armed forces' importance to Wales’s identity
If Members could leave quietly; we're still to hold the short debate. Samuel Kurtz.