That brings us to voting time. And unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will proceed directly to voting time. Nobody seems to want the bell to be rung, so the first vote will be on item 6, the Welsh Conservatives debate on the Minister for Health and Social Services. And I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 26, no abstentions, 29 against. And, therefore, the motion is not agreed. 

Item 6. Welsh Conservatives Debate - Minister for Health and Social Services : For: 26, Against: 29, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

The next vote is on item 7, the Plaid Cymru debate on the bus emergency scheme, and I call for a vote on the motion without amendment, tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 28 against. And therefore the motion is not agreed.

Item 7. Plaid Cymru Debate - Bus emergency scheme. Motion without amendment : For: 27, Against: 28, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

The next vote is on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 28, no abstentions, 27 against. Therefore, the amendment is agreed.

Item 7. Plaid Cymru Debate - Bus emergency scheme. Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths: For: 28, Against: 27, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

So, the final vote this afternoon is on the motion as amended. 

Motion NDM8229 as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Acknowledges that the Welsh Government has made over £150m of additional funding available to the bus industry throughout the pandemic and to support its recovery from it.

2. Notes that bus passenger numbers have not recovered to pre-pandemic levels and patterns of usage have changed.

3. Notes that the initial 3-month extension to the bus emergency scheme offers short-term certainty to bus operators to support the development of a base bus network.

4. Supports the Welsh Government’s longer term plans to reform the bus industry through regulation.

5. Supports the Welsh Government’s intention to move away from emergency-style funding at the earliest opportunity to a funding package that supports the transition to franchising.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 28, no abstentions, 27 against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.

Item 7. Plaid Cymru Debate - Bus emergency scheme. Motion as amended: For: 28, Against: 27, Abstain: 0

Motion as amended has been agreed

That concludes voting for this afternoon, but we have one remaining item of business.