The general principles of The Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
Jane Hutt (Welsh Labour), for the Welsh Government, asked the Senedd to agree the general principles of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill. She said the Bill aims to increase the number of women elected, as gender quotas have done in other countries. The Senedd agreed the general principles.
Whether the Senedd agrees the general principles of the Bill, which means agreeing its main aims so that it can move on to the next stage.
Agreed
For 39Against 14
The financial resolution in respect of The Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
Jane Hutt (Welsh Labour) asked the Senedd to approve any extra public spending caused by the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill. The Bill aims to increase the number of women elected to the Senedd. The Senedd agreed the motion.
Whether to approve any extra spending that would arise from the Electoral Candidate Lists Bill, as set out in the motion without amendment.
Agreed
For 40Against 14
Stage 4 of The Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill
The Senedd held the final vote on the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill, which changes how council tax and business rates work. Rebecca Evans, for the Welsh Government, asked Members to approve it. Peter Fox for the Welsh Conservatives welcomed some parts but raised concerns. The Senedd approved the Bill.
Whether to approve the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill as amended at Stage 3, the final step before it can become law.
Agreed
For 40Against 14
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report – delivering the government’s priorities and legislative programme
Jane Hutt, for Welsh Labour, proposed that the Senedd note the Welsh Government's 2023/24 Annual Report and its progress on the legislative programme. Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Conservatives each proposed additions. The Senedd rejected both amendments.
Darren Millar's amendment (Welsh Conservatives): regret slow progress on NHS waiting times, education results and pay, and ask for an action plan on each.
Rejected
For 26
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report – delivering the government’s priorities and legislative programme. Motion (without amendment)
Jane Hutt (Welsh Labour) proposed that the Senedd notes the Welsh Government's Annual Report 2023/24 and progress on its legislative programme. Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Conservatives tabled amendments asking for clearer targets and action plans. The Senedd agreed the motion without amendment, so the amendments were not voted on.
A vote on the motion as written, which simply notes the Annual Report 2023/24 and progress on the legislative programme, with no amendments added.
Agreed
For 28Against 26
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Farming
The Welsh Conservatives, led by Darren Millar, asked the Senedd to back farming and call for a farming scheme with farmers' support. Labour and Plaid Cymru tabled amendments. Only Plaid Cymru's amendment 2 passed, but the final motion as amended was rejected, so the Senedd agreed nothing.
Labour's amendment 1, replacing points 3 and 4 with a note of the Government's consultation response and a welcome for its approach to finalising the Sustainable Farming Scheme.
RejectedGovernment defeated
For 26Against
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Agenda item: Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024
Plaid Cymru's amendment 2, adding regret that rural Wales lost £243 million despite a 'not a penny less' pledge, and that new trade deals risk undermining Welsh producers.
Plaid Cymru's amendment 3, asking the Welsh Government to secure over £500 million a year for agriculture from the UK Government, adjusted for inflation.
The vote on the motion as changed by amendment 2, which added Plaid Cymru's regrets about lost rural funding and cheaper imports to the Conservative motion.
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales