Elin Jones: The Deputy Minister to reply to the debate, Dawn Bowden.
Elin Jones: Our next and final item on today's agenda is the short debate, and I will invite Llyr Gruffydd to present the short debate on horse-racing.
Elin Jones: The first vote is on the Welsh Conservatives debate on the Building Safety Act, and I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. The vote is tied: 27 in favour and 27 against, and therefore I exercise my casting vote against the motion. The final result was that there were 27 in favour, no abstentions and 28 against and that the motion...
Elin Jones: The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, there is objection, and therefore we will move to voting time. And unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, we will move immediately to voting time.
Elin Jones: Andrew R.T. Davies to reply to the debate.
Elin Jones: The Minister for Climate Change, Julie James.
Elin Jones: There is now a motion to elect Members to committees. I call on a member of the Business Committee to move the motion formally. Siân Gwenllian.
Elin Jones: The proposal is formally moved. Is there any objection? There is none, so the motion is agreed.
Elin Jones: The next motion is to elect a Member to the Petitions Committee. I call on a member of the Business Committee to move the motion formally. Siân Gwenllian, once again.
Elin Jones: The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? No. Therefore, the motion is agreed.
Elin Jones: Item 5 has been withdrawn.
Elin Jones: Item 6 is next, and that's the debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Digital connectivity—broadband'. I call on the Chair of the committee to move the motion. Llyr Gruffydd.
Elin Jones: The second 90-second statement from Joel James.
Elin Jones: I thank the Minister.
Elin Jones: The 90-second statements are next, and the first statement this afternoon is from Joyce Watson.
Elin Jones: I thank the Minister. The next question is to be answered by the Minister for Social Justice and is to be asked by Peredur Owen Griffiths.
Elin Jones: We'll carry on with the questions, believe it or not, and we'll go to the topical questions. The first this afternoon is from Vikki Howells.
Elin Jones: Well, as I said during the questions themselves, it is a matter for the Conservatives to decide on what the content of their spokespeople questions is. It surprises me that a political group would choose to have their spokespeople questions focused solely on a constituency—a constituency, one constituency—issue, and I'll reflect on that. There is nothing in Standing Orders to prohibit it,...
Elin Jones: Yes, okay then—why not?
Elin Jones: Thank you, Joyce Watson, for articulating some of the thoughts that have clearly gone through a lot of people's minds and have been sent to me here on the front desk, following what was an unacceptable outburst by the Member, and I think shook us all at the time, not only those in close proximity. I spent most of the morning telling a royal guest how well behaved we were as a Chamber in...
