The Senedd debated the Welsh Government's draft budget for 2024-25, its plan for how money will be spent. Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) moved a motion to note it. Darren Millar (Welsh Conservatives) wanted to add that it fails the priorities of the people of Wales. His amendment was rejected.
Darren Millar's amendment would have added a line saying the Senedd believes the draft budget fails to deliver on the priorities of the people of Wales.
Rejected
For 14Against 28Abstain 12
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25. Motion (as amended)
Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) put forward a motion asking the Senedd to note the Welsh Government's Draft Budget for 2024-25. Darren Millar (Welsh Conservatives) added a point saying the budget fails to deliver on the priorities of the people of Wales. The Senedd agreed the motion as amended.
This was the vote on the motion with the Conservative addition, which notes the Draft Budget and says it fails to deliver on the priorities of the people of Wales.
Agreed
For 30Against 12Abstain 12
Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
Labour's Lesley Griffiths brought a motion saying blast furnace steelmaking in Wales has a viable future and backing more talks on a longer transition at Tata. Conservative Darren Millar proposed three additions on UK Government funding and Welsh Government spending. All three were rejected.
Amendment 2, from Conservative Darren Millar, asked to add a point noting a £100 million transition fund, made up of £80 million from the UK Government and £20 million from Tata Steel.
Rejected
For 14Against
Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales. Motion (as amended)
The Welsh Conservatives, led by Darren Millar, asked the Welsh Government to act on housing supply, including a planning taskforce, support for small builders and bringing empty homes back into use. Plaid Cymru and Welsh Labour each proposed replacement wording. The Senedd agreed Labour's version, which welcomes Welsh Government action on housing.
Heledd Fychan (Plaid Cymru) proposed replacing the motion with wording calling for faster building of social housing to meet the 20,000 homes target.
Rejected
For 12Against 40
Plaid Cymru Debate. The health service
Plaid Cymru's Heledd Fychan asked the Senedd to criticise the Welsh Government's record on the NHS and to call for a health emergency to be declared. Labour and the Conservatives proposed changes. The Senedd rejected the motion as written and as amended, so nothing was agreed.
Whether to replace most of the motion with Labour's Lesley Griffiths's wording, which noted improvements in waiting times, cancer referrals, GP numbers and emergency care.
RejectedGovernment defeated
For 26Against
How these votes work: the Senedd first votes on the motion as written. If that fails, it votes on each amendment in turn, then on the motion with any agreed changes.
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Agenda item: PTN 2 - Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Financial Implications of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill - 26 January 2024
Amendment 3, from Conservative Darren Millar, asked to add a point calling on the Welsh Government to move funding straight away to support steel workers.
Lesley Griffiths (Welsh Labour) proposed replacing the motion with wording welcoming Welsh Government investment in housing and its pledge of 20,000 low carbon social homes.
The final vote on the motion as changed by Labour's amendment 2, which welcomes Welsh Government action on housing and notes its social housing target.
Whether to add Conservative Darren Millar's amendment asking the Government to set a target to end two-year waits by September 2024 and create a taskforce.
Agenda item: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
Agenda item: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution to the Finance Committee: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
Agenda item: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution to the Reform Bill Committee: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill