That brings us to voting time, and, unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, we will move immediately to our first vote. That first vote this afternoon is on item 5, a Member debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) on safeguarding the health of firefighters. I therefore call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Luke Fletcher. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 30, 15 abstentions, none against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.
The next votes will be on item 7, the Welsh Conservatives debate on taxation. I call for a vote first of all on the motion without amendment, tabled in the name of Paul Davies. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 12, no abstentions, 33 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.
Amendment 2 is deselected.
The final vote is on the motion as amended.
Motion NDM8898 as amended:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) the average Band D council tax bill in Wales this year is £110 lower than in England and more than 256,000 low-income households in Wales receive support with their bills through the council tax reduction scheme;
b) the business birth rate in 2023 in Wales was higher than in the south-east and south-west regions of England, and higher than in Northern Ireland; and
c) growth in average weekly earnings for full-time adults in Wales has outpaced the UK over the last 10 years.
2. Recognises:
a) ratepayers in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors have received more than £1 billion in additional business rates support over the last six years and almost half of all ratepayers pay no business rates at all.
b) Welsh rates of income tax are forecast to contribute more than £3 billion to the Welsh budget this year; and
c) local authorities are accountable to the people of Wales when setting budgets and council tax, based on the needs of local services.
Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 23, nine abstentions, 13 against. And therefore the motion as amended is agreed.
That concludes voting for this afternoon and that concludes voting time.