, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 1: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: definitions and interpretation, representation periods, reports, and implementation (Amendments 59, 60, 76, 77, 91, 98, 100, 79, 105, 25, 54, 55, 56, 108, 15, 110, 16, 17, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
Cwnsler Cyffredinol, ydy gwelliant 60 yn cael ei gynnig yn ffurfiol?
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 1: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: definitions and interpretation, representation periods, reports, and implementation (Amendments 59, 60, 76, 77, 91, 98, 100, 79, 105, 25, 54, 55, 56, 108, 15, 110, 16, 17, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
The question is that amendment 59 be agreed to. Does any Member object? There are no objections to amendment 59, and amendment 59 is therefore agreed.
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 1: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: definitions and interpretation, representation periods, reports, and implementation (Amendments 59, 60, 76, 77, 91, 98, 100, 79, 105, 25, 54, 55, 56, 108, 15, 110, 16, 17, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
The Counsel General to reply to the debate.
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 1: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: definitions and interpretation, representation periods, reports, and implementation (Amendments 59, 60, 76, 77, 91, 98, 100, 79, 105, 25, 54, 55, 56, 108, 15, 110, 16, 17, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
Huw Irranca.
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 1: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: definitions and interpretation, representation periods, reports, and implementation (Amendments 59, 60, 76, 77, 91, 98, 100, 79, 105, 25, 54, 55, 56, 108, 15, 110, 16, 17, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
Are you giving way, Darren Millar?
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 1: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: definitions and interpretation, representation periods, reports, and implementation (Amendments 59, 60, 76, 77, 91, 98, 100, 79, 105, 25, 54, 55, 56, 108, 15, 110, 16, 17, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
The first group of amendments relate to Senedd constituency boundary reviews, including definitions and interpretations, representation period, reports and implementation. The lead amendment in the group is amendment 59 and I call on the Counsel General to…
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Stage 2 Proceedings
We will now commence Stage 2 proceedings of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill.
, Plenary
Voting Time
That brings us to the end of our Plenary proceedings for today. We will now take a break of some 10 minutes before we meet as a Committee of the Whole Senedd to consider Stage 2 proceedings of the Senedd Cymru Bill. The bell will be rung five minutes before…
, Plenary
Voting Time
The final vote is on the unamended motion tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 28, 13 abstentions, and 15 against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.
, Plenary
Voting Time
Amendment 2 is next. I call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 15, no abstentions, and 41 against. Therefore the amendment is not agreed.
, Plenary
Voting Time
Item 5 is next, the local government settlement 2024-25. We will first vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. I close the vote and exercise my casting vote against amendment 1. The result of the vote, therefore, is that there…
, Plenary
Voting Time
We are ready now to start voting. The first vote this afternoon is on item 4, the final budget 2024-25. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 28, 13 abstentions, and 15 against…
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2024-25
Okay. I see three Members wishing for the bell to be rung for the vote. We'll ring the bell.
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2024-25
Which brings us to voting time. And unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, we will move immediately to our first vote. That vote—[Interruption.]
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2024-25
The next question is that we agree amendment 2. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There is objection to amendment 2. And therefore we will defer voting on amendment 2.
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2024-25
Thank you. The proposal is to agree amendment 1. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, there are objections to amendment 1. We will therefore defer voting until voting time.
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2024-25
Can I ask for some silence? There's a lot of chitchatting going on, especially by the Member who probably shouted 'Hear, hear' at that point as well. [Laughter.] If I can ask for the Minister to be heard, that would be great. Thank you very much.
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2024-25
The Minister for Finance and Local Government to reply to the debate. Rebecca Evans.
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Natasha Asghar
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
The next item will be the business statement and announcement, and that statement is to be made by the Minister for Social Justice today. Jane Hutt.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I thank the First Minister.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Finally, question 8, Hefin David.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
For information to all Members, the First Minister will be answering questions two weeks today, which will be a week after the inquiry, so I'm sure that there will be issues that Members here may want to return to after they've reflected on the First…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The First Minister is responsible for the content of his own answers, and that's not a matter for me. I would say that the inquiry is to question the First Minister, and the First Minister will be appearing before the inquiry next week, so shall we leave…
