Elin Jones: The proposal is to agree the motion without amendment. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There is objection. We will therefore defer voting until voting time.
Elin Jones: Unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, we will move to voting time. There are more than three Members who wish for the bell to be rung, so we will adjourn and ring the bell.
Elin Jones: That brings us to voting time. We have votes on items 5 and 7. Item 5 is first, a vote on a Member debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) on the education maintenance allowance. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in name of Luke Fletcher. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 37, no abstentions, 13 against, and therefore the motion is agreed.
Elin Jones: The next vote is on item 7, the Welsh Conservatives debate on habilitation training for sight-impaired children, and I call for a vote on the motion without amendment tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. In favour 25, no abstentions, 25 against, and therefore, in accordance with Standing Order, I exercise my casting vote in the negative. Therefore, the motion is not agreed,...
Elin Jones: The next vote will be on amendment 1 tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. That vote is also tied, and therefore, in accordance with Standing Orders, I exercise my vote against amendment 1, which means that amendment 1 is not agreed. the motion is not amended and is not agreed, so there is no further voting on that item.
Elin Jones: That concludes voting time for today.
Elin Jones: We will, therefore, move on to the short debate.
Elin Jones: We have two short debates this afternoon. This first will be by Mike Hedges, and the second will be by Siân Gwenllian. If Members who are leaving can leave quietly.
Elin Jones: If everyone could leave quietly, I will call Mike Hedges to present his short debate.
Elin Jones: Good afternoon. As we begin this afternoon's session, and, on behalf of you all, I'm sure, I would like to welcome the First Minister back to Plenary. And the first item will be questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Ken Skates.
Elin Jones: Questions now from the party leaders. The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
Elin Jones: Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price.
Elin Jones: I thank the First Minister.
Elin Jones: The next item will be the business statement and announcement, and I call on the Trefnydd to make that statement—Lesley Griffiths.
Elin Jones: Thank you, Trefnydd.
Elin Jones: The next item is the statement by the Minister for Economy on the innovation strategy. I call on the Minister to make his statement—Vaughan Gething.
Elin Jones: Thank you, Minister.
Elin Jones: The next item is item 8, a statement by the Minister for rural affairs on antimicrobial resistance and the progress of the Wales five-year animal and environment plan. I call on the Minister for rural affairs to make the statement. Lesley Griffiths.
Elin Jones: Thank you, Minister.
Elin Jones: The next item is item 9, a statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services on fair work and annual progress and priorities, and I call on the Deputy Minister, Hannah Blythyn.
