Debate: Draft Budget 2023-2024 -
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The Welsh Conservatives, led by Darren Millar, asked the Senedd to back two freeports in Wales, working with the UK Government. Plaid Cymru and Welsh Labour tabled amendments. The Senedd rejected the motion as written. No other vote is listed here, so the final outcome is not shown.
Whether to agree the Welsh Conservative motion as written, calling on the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to deliver two freeports in Wales.
The Welsh Conservatives (Darren Millar) asked the Senedd to back freeports and to urge the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to deliver two in Wales. Plaid Cymru wanted a broader focus on coastal communities. Labour changed point 3 to say the three bids are being assessed jointly. The Senedd agreed Labour's change and Plaid Cymru's was rejected.
Whether to agree Plaid Cymru's amendment 1, which replaces the whole motion with a call for more funding for infrastructure and tackling poverty in coastal communities.
Whether to agree Labour's amendment 2, which replaces point 3 with a note that the three bids are being assessed jointly by both governments against published criteria.
The Welsh Conservatives, led by Darren Millar, asked the Senedd to back two freeports in Wales and to call on the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to deliver them. Siân Gwenllian proposed a broader focus on coastal communities. Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) proposed noting that the three bids are being assessed. The Senedd agreed the motion as amended.
The final vote on the freeports motion, including any amendments already agreed, which decided whether it became the Senedd's position.
Plaid Cymru's Sian Gwenllian proposed that the Senedd should be able to set its own income tax bands, and that the Welsh Government should seek these powers from Westminster. Welsh Labour's Lesley Griffiths proposed replacing this with support for the Government's current approach. The Senedd rejected the Plaid Cymru motion.
Whether to agree Plaid Cymru's motion as written, calling for the Senedd to gain power over income tax bands and for the Welsh Government to seek it.
Plaid Cymru's Sian Gwenllian proposed that the Senedd should be able to set income tax bands, not just rates, and that the Welsh Government should seek those powers from Westminster. Labour's Lesley Griffiths replaced this with wording backing the Government's current approach to tax. The Senedd agreed her replacement.
Whether to replace Plaid Cymru's motion with Labour's wording, which backs the Welsh Government's current approach to using its tax powers and to tax devolution.
Plaid Cymru's Sian Gwenllian proposed that the Senedd should be able to set its own income tax bands and asked the Welsh Government to start the process to seek those powers. Welsh Labour's Lesley Griffiths replaced this with wording backing the Government's current approach. The Senedd agreed the amended motion.
Vote on the motion as amended, where Labour's wording backing the Government's approach to tax powers replaced Plaid Cymru's call for income tax band powers.