The week in the Senedd

The Senedd, 9 June 2025 to 15 June 2025

What the Senedd did this week: the meetings, the votes and the committee reports, each linked to the record.

8 meetings with a transcript, 5 votes, 1,382 speeches and questions, and 80 written questions tabled.

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Votes

11 June 2025

Welsh Conservatives Debate - Solar energy

The Welsh Conservatives, led by Paul Davies, asked the Welsh Government to pause solar panel applications on farmland, review solar's potential and draw up a solar strategy. Welsh Labour's Jane Hutt proposed replacing this with continued work with developers and on a renewable energy sector deal. The Senedd rejected both, so nothing was agreed.

Motion without amendment
Whether to agree the Conservative motion as written: a pause on solar applications on farmland, a review of solar's potential and a solar strategy for Wales.
Rejected
For 13Against 23Abstain 10
Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt
Whether to replace the Conservative motion with Labour's wording, which asks the Government to keep working with solar developers and on a renewable energy sector deal.
RejectedGovernment defeated
For 23Against 23

11 June 2025

Plaid Cymru Debate - UK Government spending review

Plaid Cymru's Heledd Fychan asked the Senedd to regret UK Labour Government decisions she says hit Wales hardest, and to call for changes on funding, powers, rail, benefits and tax. Labour's Jane Hutt and the Conservatives' Paul Davies tabled amendments. The Senedd rejected both amendments and the motion, so it agreed nothing.

Motion without amendment
Whether to agree Plaid Cymru's motion as originally written, without any changes.
Rejected
For 11Against 35
Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt
Whether to replace everything after point 1 with Labour wording from Jane Hutt, which only notes that the Welsh Government will respond after analysing the spending review.
RejectedGovernment defeated
For 23

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.

Explanations are written by AI from the published motion and the debate. Check the wording on the vote's page before quoting.

Meetings

Monday 9 June2025

Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Scrutiny session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
and 1 more

167 contributions

Monday 9 June2025

Equality and Social Justice Committee

Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

3 contributions

Tuesday 10 June2025

Plenary

Questions to the First Minister
Business Statement and Announcement
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water Quality in Wales
and 5 more

215 contributions

Wednesday 11 June2025

The Senedd, 9 June 2025 to 15 June 2025

Votes

Welsh Conservatives Debate - Solar energy

Plaid Cymru Debate - UK Government spending review

Meetings

Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Equality and Social Justice Committee

Plenary

The Senedd, 9 June 2025 to 15 June 2025

Votes

Welsh Conservatives Debate - Solar energy

Plaid Cymru Debate - UK Government spending review

Meetings

Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Equality and Social Justice Committee

Plenary

Plenary

Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Finance Committee

Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Children, Young People, and Education Committee