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Debate: Welsh Rates of Income Tax 2023-24
The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, there is objection, and therefore we will defer voting until voting time.
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Debate: Welsh Rates of Income Tax 2023-24
The Minister for finance to reply. Rebecca Evans.
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Debate: Welsh Rates of Income Tax 2023-24
The next item will be the debate on Welsh rates of income tax for 2023-24, and I call on the Minister for finance to move the motion. Rebecca Evans.
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Business Statement and Announcement
I thank the Trefnydd.
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Business Statement and Announcement
The next item will be the business statement and announcement, and I call on the Trefnydd to make that statement—Lesley Griffiths.
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister.
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Questions to the First Minister
Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price.
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Questions to the First Minister
Questions now from the party leaders. The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
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Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon and welcome to this afternoon's Plenary meeting. The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Vikki Howells.
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Short Debate: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi—Welsh identity in Newport
We will now move on to the short debate. This afternoon's short debate is to be presented by John Griffiths.
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Voting Time
That concludes voting for this afternoon.
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Voting Time
Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 45, no abstentions, and none against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.
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Voting Time
We will now vote on the motion as amended.
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Voting Time
We will therefore vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 24, nine abstentions, 12 against, and therefore amendment 1 is agreed.
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Voting Time
The next vote is on item 7, the Welsh Conservatives debate on the Welsh language. I call for a vote on the unamended motion tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 22, no abstentions, 23 against, and therefore the motion…
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Voting Time
Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 32, no abstentions, 13 against, and therefore the motion as amended is agreed.
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Voting Time
A vote now on the motion as amended.
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Voting Time
We'll move then to amendment 2, tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 24, no abstentions, 21 against, and therefore amendment 2 is agreed.
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Voting Time
Amendment 1 is next. I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected. A vote therefore on amendment 1. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 12, no abstentions, 33 against…
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Voting Time
That brings us to voting time. The first vote this afternoon is on item 6, the Plaid Cymru debate on industrial relations. I call for a vote on the motion without amendment, tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. In favour four, no…
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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 immediately to the vote. I see that three Members have indicated that they wish the bell to be rung, so the bell will be rung and voting will happen in five…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Welsh language
The proposal is to agree the motion without amendment. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There is an objection, and I will therefore defer voting until voting time.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Welsh language
The next item is item 7, the Welsh Conservatives debate on the Welsh language. I call on Tom Giffard to move the motion.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Industrial relations
The proposal is to agree the motion without amendment. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There are objections, and we will therefore defer voting under this item until voting time.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Industrial relations
Luke Fletcher to reply to the debate.