We’ll move to the voting time on the Plaid Cymru debate on small businesses and I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. If the proposal is not agreed, we will vote on the amendment tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion eight, no abstentions, 41 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed, and we proceed to vote on amendment 1.

Motion not agreed: For 8, Against 41, Abstain 0.

Result of the vote on motion NDM6176.

If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be deselected. And so I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 28, no abstentions, 21 against. Therefore, amendment 1 is agreed.

Amendment agreed: For 28, Against 21, Abstain 0.

Result of the vote on amendment 1 to motion NDM6176.

Amendments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 deselected.

We now move to vote on the motion as amended.

Motion NDM6176 as amended

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes:

a) the impact of successful schemes such as small business Saturday which increases footfall in town centres across Wales;

b) the draft budget agreement with Plaid Cymru, which includes £3m for local authorities to run pilot schemes to evaluate the impact of free town centre parking;

c) that the current business rates system raises £1bn which supports public services in Wales that small businesses rely on;

d) that the revaluation of business rates by the independent Valuation Office Agency is not designed to raise additional revenue and that while some rateable values have increased, overall they have fallen;

e) the Welsh Government’s commitment to introducing a new permanent small business rates relief scheme in 2018;

f) that the National Procurement Service has increased the number of Welsh businesses winning contracts and

g) the Welsh Governments intention to:

i) ensure that the interests of small and medium sized businesses are given due weight in the work of the new National Infrastructure Commission for Wales and the Development Bank of Wales; and

ii) publish new economic priorities in 2017, to make Wales more prosperous and secure.

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 45, no abstentions, four against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.

Motion NDM6176 as amended agreed: For 45, Against 4, Abstain 0.

Result of the vote on motion NDM6176 as amended.

We now move to vote on the Welsh Conservatives’ debate, and I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Paul Davies. If the proposal is not agreed, we will vote on the amendment tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 48, no abstentions, one against. Therefore the motion is agreed.

Motion agreed: For 48, Against 1, Abstain 0.

Result of the vote on motion NDM6177.

We now move to—[Interruption.] If you’re leaving the Chamber, please do so quickly and quietly. We are now going to—. We are now moving to the short debate. If Members are leaving the Chamber, please do so quickly and quietly.