9. Voting Time

– in the Senedd at 5:31 pm on 25 September 2024.

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Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:31, 25 September 2024

(Translated)

That brings us to voting time. Unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will proceed directly to voting time. The first vote is on item 7, the Welsh Conservatives' debate. I call for a vote on the motion without amendment, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. If the proposal is not agreed, we will vote on the amendments tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 14, no abstentions, and 37 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.

(Translated)

Item 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate - 20mph speed limits. Motion without amendment: For: 14, Against: 37, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

Division number 5495 Item 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate - 20mph speed limits. Motion without amendment

Aye: 14 MSs

No: 37 MSs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Absent: 9 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:33, 25 September 2024

(Translated)

I now call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 10, no abstentions, 41 against. Therefore, amendment 1 is not agreed.

(Translated)

Item 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate - 20mph speed limits. Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan: For: 10, Against: 41, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

Division number 5496 Item 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate - 20mph speed limits. Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan

Aye: 10 MSs

No: 41 MSs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 9 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:34, 25 September 2024

(Translated)

I now call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 24 against. Therefore, amendment 2 is agreed.

(Translated)

Item 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate - 20mph speed limits. Amendment 2, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt: For: 27, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Division number 5497 Item 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate - 20mph speed limits. Amendment 2, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt

Aye: 27 MSs

No: 24 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 9 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:34, 25 September 2024

(Translated)

I now call for a vote on the motion as amended.

(Translated)

Motion NDM8667 as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Recognises the default 20mph speed limit has been in place in Wales for over one year.

2. Notes:

a) the significant reduction in collisions and casualties since the limit was introduced; and

b) the 469,571 signatories to the Senedd petition: 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law';

c) the comprehensive listening programme carried out over the summer, engaging with people, business and communities across Wales as well as key stakeholders;

d) that ongoing monitoring and evaluation will evidence the economic, health and environmental impacts of the policy;

e) Transport for Wales’s phase 1 air quality monitoring report published in May 2024 showed no material effect on local air quality to date; and

f) the support the Welsh Government is providing to Welsh local authorities that have received requests for roads to revert to 30mph.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to continue supporting Welsh local authorities to deliver a targeted approach to 20mph speed limits, ensuring the limit is applied to the right roads where people live, work and play.

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:34, 25 September 2024

(Translated)

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 24 against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.

(Translated)

Item 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate - 20mph speed limits. Motion as amended: For: 27, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Motion as amended has been agreed

Division number 5498 Item 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate - 20mph speed limits. Motion as amended

Aye: 27 MSs

No: 24 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 9 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:35, 25 September 2024

(Translated)

We will now move to a vote on item 8, the Plaid Cymru debate. I call for a vote on the motion without amendment, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan. If the proposal is not agreed, we will vote on the amendments tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 10, no abstentions, 41 against. Therefore the motion is not agreed. 

(Translated)

Item 8. Plaid Cymru Debate - Welsh Government priorities. Motion without amendment: For: 10, Against: 41, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

Division number 5499 Item 8. Plaid Cymru Debate - Welsh Government priorities. Motion without amendment

Aye: 10 MSs

No: 41 MSs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 9 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:35, 25 September 2024

(Translated)

I now call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will be deselected. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 24 against. Therefore, amendment 1 is agreed and amendments 2 and 3 have been deselected.

(Translated)

Item 8. Plaid Cymru Debate - Welsh Government priorities. Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt: For: 27, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Division number 5500 Item 8. Plaid Cymru Debate - Welsh Government priorities. Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt

Aye: 27 MSs

No: 24 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 9 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

(Translated)

Amendments 2 and 3 deselected.

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:36, 25 September 2024

(Translated)

Therefore, I now call for a vote on the motion as amended. 

(Translated)

Motion NDM8665 as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes the Welsh Government's statement of priorities.

2. Supports the Government’s focus on the people’s priorities and endorses the priorities as set out by the First Minister.

3. Further notes the First Minister’s commitment to set out in due course further detail of how the priorities will be delivered.

4. Commends the Government’s commitment to:

a) iechyd da—cutting NHS waiting times, including for mental health, bettering access to social care, and improving services for women’s health;

b) green jobs and growth—creating green jobs to make families better off, tackle the climate crisis and protect nature, and accelerating planning decisions to grow our Welsh economy;

c) opportunity for every family—boosting standards in our schools and colleges, and providing more homes for social rent; and

d) connecting communities—transforming our railway and delivering a better bus network, fixing our roads, and empowering local communities to make choices on 20mph.

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:36, 25 September 2024

(Translated)

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 24 against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed. 

(Translated)

Item 8. Plaid Cymru Debate - Welsh Government priorities. Motion as amended: For: 27, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Motion as amended has been agreed

Division number 5501 Item 8. Plaid Cymru Debate - Welsh Government priorities. Motion as amended

Aye: 27 MSs

No: 24 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 9 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:37, 25 September 2024

That brings voting to an end. We now have a short debate, so if Members are leaving, please do so quietly.