Elin Jones: I thank Heledd for reflecting all of our feelings as we consider our football team and supporters and everyone who's represented Wales so superbly.
Elin Jones: Item 5 is a debate on the Finance Committee report, 'Post-EU funding arrangements', and I call on the Chair of the committee to move the motion—Peredur Owen Griffiths.
Elin Jones: Talking about time, you are going to have to draw your comments to a conclusion here. The allocated time in tabling this debate, by the Conservatives and yourselves, is 30 minutes, and therefore—[Interruption.] You have restricted yourselves in the amount of time you have allocated to this debate, and you are restricted yourself as well, Rhun. So, bring your comments to a conclusion.
Elin Jones: I call on the First Minister, Mark Drakeford.
Elin Jones: I call now on Andrew R.T. Davies to respond.
Elin Jones: If you take the intervention, I'll allow you more time.
Elin Jones: The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, there is objection, therefore I will defer voting under this item until voting time.
Elin Jones: The next Welsh Conservatives debate is on small businesses. I call on Paul Davies to move this motion.
Elin Jones: I call on the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden.
Elin Jones: I call now on Sam Rowlands to reply to the debate.
Elin Jones: The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? There are no objections. Therefore, the motion is agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Elin Jones: That brings us to voting time, and unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will proceed directly to the vote.
Elin Jones: The first vote this afternoon is on item 7, the debate on the petition on protecting the Cambrian mountains by designating them an area of outstanding natural beauty. And I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Jack Sargeant. Open the vote. In favour 43, 11 abstentions, none against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.
Elin Jones: The next vote is on item 8—the Welsh Conservatives' debate on a Wales COVID-19 inquiry special purpose committee. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, and 27 against. Therefore, as required under Standing Order 6.20, I exercise my casting vote against the motion. The result of the vote therefore...
Elin Jones: That concludes voting for today.
Elin Jones: I've moved on to—
Elin Jones: Can I confirm to the Member, I think I did pick up on the fact that he referred to the fact that the Government was not able to table amendments on Friday afternoon of last week to the debate on the COVID inquiry? It has been a subject of correspondence between me and the First Minister, and I'm happy to publish that correspondence so that all Members are aware of the reason the amendments,...
Elin Jones: Okay. And you're not getting, Alun Davies, just to put you on a warning, two points of order in every single Plenary meeting from now on, right. So, that's not setting a precedent.
Elin Jones: Right, the short debate—Natasha Asghar.
Elin Jones: Good afternoon and welcome to this Plenary meeting. The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the First Minister, and the first question this afternoon is from Rhun ap Iorwerth.
