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30 April 2024Plenary
Group 3: Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate: persons convicted of the offence of deception within the previous four years (Amendment 43)
If I've understood that correctly, Adam Price is seeking to withdraw the amendment, and it not be voted upon. As the amendment has been moved, I would need all Members to support not having a vote on this amendment. Does any Member object to that? No.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 3: Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate: persons convicted of the offence of deception within the previous four years (Amendment 43)
Adam Price to reply.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 3: Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate: persons convicted of the offence of deception within the previous four years (Amendment 43)
Good, and thank you for clarifying that.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 3: Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate: persons convicted of the offence of deception within the previous four years (Amendment 43)
Adam—
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 3: Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate: persons convicted of the offence of deception within the previous four years (Amendment 43)
The Counsel General.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 3: Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate: persons convicted of the offence of deception within the previous four years (Amendment 43)
The next group of amendments is group 3. They relate to disqualification of persons convicted of the offence of deception within the previous four years from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate. Amendment 43 is the lead amendment, and the only…
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 2: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: publications and implementation (Amendments 1, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31)
The question is that amendment 1 be agreed to. Does any Member object? No. Amendment 1 is therefore agreed.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 2: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: publications and implementation (Amendments 1, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31)
The Counsel General.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 2: Senedd constituency boundary reviews: publications and implementation (Amendments 1, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31)
Group 2 will be next, and this group is amendments relating to Senedd constituency boundary reviews, on publications and implementation. Amendment 1 is the lead amendment. I call on the Counsel General to move this amendment. Mick Antoniw.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: name of the Commission (Amendments 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 49, 50, 51, 115, 52)
The proposal, therefore, by Adam Price, who has already moved amendment 44, is that amendment 44 is withdrawn. If no-one disagrees with that, we will take it that the Senedd agrees to that. There will be no vote, therefore, on amendment 44.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: name of the Commission (Amendments 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 49, 50, 51, 115, 52)
Adam Price to reply.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: name of the Commission (Amendments 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 49, 50, 51, 115, 52)
Counsel General.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: name of the Commission (Amendments 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 49, 50, 51, 115, 52)
You're a bit presumptuous, Counsel General; I'm going to call Darren Millar.
30 April 2024Plenary
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: name of the Commission (Amendments 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 49, 50, 51, 115, 52)
[Inaudible.]—will be the first group of amendments, and they relate to the name of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru. The lead amendment in this group is amendment 44, and I call on Adam Price to move the lead amendment.
30 April 2024Plenary
& 5. Legislative Consent Motion on the Victims and Prisoners Bill—motion 1, and Legislative Consent Motion on the Victims and Prisoners Bill—motion 2
Items 4 and 5 have been postponed, and therefore we will now take a break of around 10 minutes, to prepare for Stage 3 proceedings. We will ring the bell five minutes before we reconvene. Thank you very much.
30 April 2024Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
I thank the Cabinet Secretary.
30 April 2024Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
And finally, Jenny Rathbone.
30 April 2024Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
The next item will be item 3, a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language on Tata Steel. I call on the Cabinet Secretary to make the statement—Jeremy Miles.
30 April 2024Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I thank the Trefnydd.
30 April 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth.
30 April 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Questions now from the party leaders. The leader of the Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
30 April 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Welcome to this Plenary meeting. The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Carolyn Thomas.
24 April 2024Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Education
It has been formally moved. Thank you very much. Heledd Fychan now to move amendment 2.
24 April 2024Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Education
I have selected the two amendments to the motion. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected. The Cabinet Secretary to move formally amendment 1.
24 April 2024Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Education
The next item will be the Welsh Conservatives debate on education, and I call on Tom Giffard now to move the motion.