The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022
Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) proposed that the Senedd approve regulations making changes to other laws because of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, which starts on 1 December. The Minister said they are needed for the Act to work. The Senedd agreed the motion.
Whether to approve the draft regulations that update other laws to match the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. There were no amendments to the motion.
Agreed
For 35Against 15
The Land Transaction Tax (Tax Bands and Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) asked the Senedd to approve regulations changing the tax bands and rates for Land Transaction Tax, the tax paid on buying property in Wales. The Government said the starting threshold rose to ÂŁ225,000. The Welsh Conservatives abstained, wanting a higher threshold. The Senedd approved the regulations.
Whether to approve the regulations changing Land Transaction Tax bands and rates, which came into force on 10 October and need the Senedd's approval to stay in effect.
This was the last group of amendments to a Bill on single-use plastics, covering when its provisions start. Janet Finch-Saunders (Welsh Conservatives) proposed setting 1 January 2024 as the start date, so businesses have a fixed timeframe. The Senedd rejected amendment 53.
Whether to add 1 January 2024 to the Bill as the date its provisions come into force, as Janet Finch-Saunders proposed.
Rejected
For 1Against 5
Plaid Cymru Debate - Global impact of domestic consumption
Plaid Cymru's Sian Gwenllian proposed that the Senedd note the overseas land, forest and human rights impact of goods Wales imports. The motion asks the Welsh Government to report on, and cut, this impact. The Senedd agreed the motion as written. Darren Millar's Conservative amendment was not voted on.
Agenda item: Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill