Okay. The first vote this afternoon, then, is a debate on the Member’s legislative proposal proposed by Dawn Bowden, and I call for a vote on the motion tabled in Dawn Bowden’s name. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 36, 11 abstentions, nobody against, therefore the motion is passed.
We now move to the Welsh Conservative debate on child safety online. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Paul Davies. If the proposal is not agreed to, we will vote on the amendment tabled to that motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 13, no abstentions, 34 against. Therefore we will vote on the amendments.
I now call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 47, therefore the vote is agreed.
We now call for a vote on amendment 2 tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 47, and that amendment is agreed. There were no abstentions, no against, on either of the amendments.
Therefore, we move to vote on the motion as amended.
Motion NDM6305 as amended:
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the multitude of risks which children face using the internet.
2. Notes the importance of a digitally literate Wales, and that encouraging safe internet use is an essential part of a child’s education.
3. Notes the immense importance of taking action to ensure children are kept safe online, and educating them as to the steps they should be taking to help protect themselves when using the internet.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to outline a comprehensive response to concerns raised by the NSPCC, regarding an increase in related calls they have received about internet safety.
5. Further calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that prioritisation of online safety is integral to all strategies aiming to deliver safer communities for children across Wales.
6. Calls on the UK government to work with the relevant companies to tackle online abuse, noting in particular the abuse experienced by women and minority groups.
Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 47, no abstentions, no against. Therefore the motion as amended is agreed.
We now move to the Plaid Cymru debate, a medical school in Bangor, and I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Again, if the proposal is not agreed, we vote on the amendment tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 14, no abstentions, 33 against. Therefore the motion is not agreed.
We move to vote on the amendments. I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 26, no abstentions, 21 against. Therefore amendment 1 is agreed.
I call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Paul Davies. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 46, no abstentions, one against. Therefore amendment 2 is agreed.
We now move to a vote on the motion as amended.
Motion NDM6308 Rhun ap Iorwerth
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Welcomes the Welsh Government’s This is Wales: Train Work Live recruitment campaign to encourage healthcare professionals, including doctors, to choose Wales as a place to train, work and live.
2. Notes:
a) there has been a 19 per cent increase in the application rate for GP speciality training in 2017 and the number of filled GP training places is at 84 per cent compared to 68 per cent at the same stage in 2016 following the launch of This is Wales: Train Work Live;
b) there were more than 1,000 more full-time equivalent consultants working in Wales in 2016 than there were in 1999; and
c) there has been a 12 per cent increase in the number of GPs working in Wales between 1999 and 2016.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to work with health and education institutions on both sides of the border to build a more in-depth and wide-ranging north Wales medical programme.
Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 26, 16 abstentions, five against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.
We move to vote on the Plaid Cymru debate on the economic development in the south Wales Valleys, and I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Again, if the proposal is not agreed, we vote on the amendments tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For 13, no abstentions, 34 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.
We now move to vote on amendment 1. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 1 tabled in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 27, no abstentions, 20 against. Therefore, amendment 1 is agreed.
And we move to vote on the motion as amended.
Motion NDM6310 as amended:
1. Recognises the impact of the UK Government’s ongoing programme of austerity on communities in the south Wales valleys and the rest of Wales, and calls on the next Westminster government to invest in more balanced economic growth across the UK.
2. Supports the aim of the Welsh Government to make Wales a fair work nation where everyone can access better jobs closer to home.
3. Notes the work of the Welsh Government in:
a) supporting nearly 150,000 jobs in the last Assembly term, many of which were in valley communities;
b) preparing a new approach to economic development to stimulate stronger regional growth;
c) planning major infrastructure investments in the valleys and across Wales in a way which supports more resilient regional economies and strengthens local supply chains;
d) setting up a Ministerial Taskforce for the South Wales Valleys working with local communities to attract new jobs, raise skills and improve local services;
e) developing a Better Jobs Closer to Home programme using procurement levers to stimulate the creation of meaningful employment in areas of economic need, such as the valleys; and
f) establishing a Fair Work Commission to help build an economy where more people in valley communities and across Wales can access good work and a secure income.
Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion, 25, no abstentions, 22 against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.
We now move to vote on the UKIP debate on the foreign aid budget. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Neil Hamilton. Again, if the proposal is not agreed, we vote on the amendment tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion, five, no abstentions, 42 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.
I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 42, no abstentions, five against. Therefore, the amendment is agreed.
And I now call for a vote on the motion as amended.
Motion NDM6309 as amended:
1. Notes the importance of international aid in alleviating human suffering.
2. Supports Wales’s contribution to humanitarian projects through initiatives such as Wales for Africa.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to develop and publish a comprehensive international policy for Wales including enhancing the nation’s international aid activities.
Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion, 47, no abstentions, no against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.
And that brings today’s proceedings to a close. Thank you.