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Statement by the Llywydd
Last time I sat in this chair was Saturday morning, and you all looked, on average, 30 years younger than you are currently. I can report that we had a very successful meeting of the elected Senedd Ieuenctid, the Welsh Youth Parliament, meeting in this…
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Statement by the Llywydd
Good afternoon and welcome to this afternoon's meeting.
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Short Debate: Together stronger: Social enterprise and community-owned businesses in Wales
We will now move on to the short debate. I call on Cefin Campbell to speak to the topic that he has chosen. Cefin Campbell.
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Voting Time
That concludes voting time.
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Voting Time
Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 52, no abstentions, none against. And therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.
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Voting Time
The final vote is on the motion as amended.
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Voting Time
Amendment 2 is next, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 51, no abstentions, none against. And therefore, amendment 2 is agreed.
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Voting Time
So, we now move on to a vote on amendment 1, which was tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 26, no abstentions, 25 against. And therefore, the amendment is agreed.
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Voting Time
The next votes are on item 9, the Plaid Cymru debate on nurses' pay. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. The vote is equal. In favour 25, one abstention, 25 against. And as required under Standing Orders, I…
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Voting Time
We move now to item 7, the Member debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) on mental health and community resilience. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Jenny Rathbone. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 41, 10 abstentions, none…
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Voting Time
We move to our first vote this afternoon, and the first vote is on the motion to approve the Senedd Commission budget for 2023-24. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Ken Skates. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 36, no abstentions…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
Before we move on to the vote, Natasha Asghar asked me earlier to reflect on the appropriateness of the use of the term 'hysterical' in response to her by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change during questions this afternoon. There is a very, very long…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
The proposal is to agree the motion without amendment. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There is objection. I will therefore defer voting until voting time.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
I call on Rhun ap Iorwerth now to reply to the debate.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
You're perfectly within your rights to decide on interventions.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
The Minister isn't giving way. The Minister can continue.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
The Minister for health now to contribute to the debate—Eluned Morgan.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
Amendment 1 has been moved. Now amendment 2 to be moved, in the name of Darren Millar, by Russell George.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
I have selected the two amendments to the motion, and I call on the Minister for health first of all to move formally amendment 1.
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Topical Questions
The next item is the topical questions. There is only one question that has been agreed this afternoon. It's to be answered by the Counsel General, and it's to be asked by Adam Price.
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister.
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Heledd Fychan.
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Questions now from party spokespeople. Conservative spokesperson, Laura Anne Jones.
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
The next item, therefore, is questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language, and the first question is from Heledd Fychan.
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I thank the Deputy Minister.
