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Short Debate: Navigating Wales's Brain Drain: Challenges and Solutions
I thank the Minister and I thank Members for their work today. That brings today's proceedings to a close.
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Short Debate: Navigating Wales's Brain Drain: Challenges and Solutions
The Minister for Economy now to contribute to this debate, Vaughan Gething.
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Short Debate: Navigating Wales's Brain Drain: Challenges and Solutions
If Members can leave the Chamber quietly—we haven't concluded business as yet—and I'll ask Luke Fletcher to start his short debate.
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Short Debate: Navigating Wales's Brain Drain: Challenges and Solutions
We have one remaining item of business, which is the short debate. And I call on Luke Fletcher to speak on the topic that he has chosen.
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Voting Time
And that concludes voting for this afternoon.
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Voting Time
The next vote is on item 9, the Welsh Conservatives debate on the Deputy Minister for Climate Change. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 16, no abstentions, 42 against. And therefore…
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Voting Time
Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 58, no abstentions, and none against. And therefore, the motion is agreed.
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Voting Time
We will now move to a vote on the motion as amended.
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Voting Time
The next vote is on amendment 1. Open the vote on amendment 1 in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 42, no abstentions, and 16 against. And therefore, the amendment is agreed.
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Voting Time
The next vote will be on the Welsh Conservatives debate on community assets, and I call for a vote on the motion without amendment, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. The vote is tied, and therefore I exercise my casting vote…
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Voting Time
That brings us to voting time. Unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, we will move directly to our first vote, which will be on item 6, the Member debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) on full devolution of water. I call for a vote on the motion…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, there are objections. We will therefore defer voting until voting time.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
I will allow you to take the intervention, Darren Millar.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Yes.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Darren Millar now to reply to the debate.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
The Deputy Minister now to contribute—Lee Waters.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Yes, I know.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Yes, you will, John Griffiths. I was watching the clock.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Okay, okay. I think John Griffiths has understood the intervention.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Yes, finish your point. Finish your point.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
But now you are out of time because I intervened on you, so, yes. [Laughter.]
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Just for clarity—and just to help you, Laura Anne Jones, because people are calling you out of time—the Member is not out of time; she took an intervention. I extend time when Members take interventions. Laura Anne Jones.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Okay, she is taking the intervention.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Laura-Anne Jones is not taking an intervention.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Deputy Minister for Climate Change
That's a 'no', Joyce.
