The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Housing Association Tenancies: Fundamental Provisions) Regulations 2022
Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) asked the Senedd to approve draft regulations on housing association tenancies under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. The Minister said they let tenancies with rent protection keep it when converted into occupation contracts. The Senedd agreed to approve them.
Whether to approve the draft regulations, as laid on 21 June 2022, so that they can be made into law.
Agreed
For 39Against 0Abstain 15
The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12) Regulations 2022
Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) asked the Senedd to approve regulations amending Schedule 12 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. Schedule 12 covers current tenancies and licences that will convert into occupation contracts when the Act starts. The Senedd approved the regulations.
Whether to approve the draft regulations amending Schedule 12 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, as laid on 21 June 2022.
Agreed
For 39Against 14Abstain 1
The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Welsh Labour's Lesley Griffiths asked the Senedd to approve draft regulations that amend the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. They were debated alongside two other sets of regulations. The Senedd agreed to approve them.
Whether to approve the draft Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2022, as laid before the Senedd on 21 June 2022.
Agreed
For 39Against 15
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
The Welsh Government, through Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour), asked the Senedd to approve an order lowering the default speed limit on restricted roads in Wales from 30 mph to 20 mph. Restricted roads are mostly those with street lighting. The Minister said it would start on 17 September 2023. The Senedd agreed the motion.
Whether to approve the draft order that lowers the general speed limit on restricted roads in Wales from 30 mph to 20 mph, as put forward by the Welsh Government.
Agreed
For 39Against 15
Debate: Stage 4 of the Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill
This was the final vote (Stage 4) on the Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill, brought by Finance Minister Rebecca Evans (Welsh Labour). The Bill gives Welsh Ministers powers to change tax law, with Senedd consent. Peter Fox (Welsh Conservatives) said it was stronger but still lacked safeguards. The Senedd approved the Bill.
Whether the Senedd should give its final approval to the Bill, as changed at Stage 3, so it can move on to become law.
Agreed
For 27Against 26Abstain 1
Debate: The First Supplementary Budget 2022-23
The Welsh Government, through Lesley Griffiths of Welsh Labour, asked the Senedd to approve the First Supplementary Budget for 2022-23, which updates spending plans agreed in March. The Minister said the main change is a technical accounting reclassification of leases, plus £20 million for Ukraine. The Senedd approved it.
Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) asked the Senedd to note the Welsh Government's 2021-22 annual report and its progress on the legislative programme. The Conservatives and Plaid Cymru tabled amendments. The Senedd agreed the motion as amended.
Whether to agree the motion noting the annual report and legislative programme, as changed by any amendments the Senedd had accepted.
Agreed
For 39Against 15
Motion to amend Standing Orders - Standing Order 34 and remote participation in Senedd proceedings
Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru), for the Business Committee, proposed changes to the Senedd's rules (Standing Orders 6, 12 and 17) on remote participation. The motion also noted that Standing Order 34 should end on 1 August 2022, as planned. The Senedd agreed the motion.
Whether to approve the proposed changes to Standing Orders 6, 12 and 17 and note that Standing Order 34 should end on 1 August 2022.
Agreed
For 38Against 14
Motion to amend Standing Orders - Proxy Voting
Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru), on behalf of the Business Committee, proposed changing the Senedd's Standing Orders (its rule book) on proxy voting, where a Member can have another Member cast their vote. The Senedd agreed the motion without amendment.
Whether to approve the Business Committee's report and its proposed change to Standing Order 12 on proxy voting, as the motion was written.
Agreed
For 38Against 14
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Basic Income and the transition to a zero carbon economy
Jane Dodds (Welsh Liberal Democrats) brought a motion asking the Welsh Government to consider extending its basic income pilot for care leavers to workers in industries that will change as Wales moves to a zero carbon economy. Members from Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru co-submitted it. The Senedd agreed the motion.
A vote on the motion as written, which notes the need for a just transition and asks the Welsh Government to consider extending the basic income pilot to workers in affected industries.
Agreed
For 38Against 14
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Hepatitis C
The Welsh Conservatives, led by Darren Millar, asked the Senedd to welcome Wales's progress on hepatitis C and to call on the Welsh Government to restore services and set a funded plan to eliminate it by 2030. Labour's Lesley Griffiths proposed an amendment. The motion as written was rejected on a tied vote.
A vote on the Conservative motion exactly as written, before any changes, including its calls for the Government to restore services and set a funded plan.
Rejected
For 26Against 26
Welsh Conservatives debate
The Welsh Conservatives, led by Darren Millar, asked the Senedd to welcome Wales's progress on hepatitis C and call on the Welsh Government to rebuild services and set a national plan to eliminate it by 2030. Labour's amendment would have replaced those calls with notes. It was rejected on a tied vote.
Labour's amendment, from Lesley Griffiths, to replace the calls on the Government with notes saying it already expects services to return and that systems are in place.
RejectedGovernment defeated
For 26Against 26
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