Unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I move immediately to voting time. The first vote is on the Welsh Language Commissioner's annual report. The first vote is on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 19, four abstentions and 27 against. Therefore, the amendment is not agreed.

NDM6560 - Amendment 2: For: 19, Against: 27, Abstain: 4

Amendment has been rejected

I now call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Julie James. 

Motion NDM6560 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Acknowledges the Welsh Language Commissioner's Annual Report for 2016-17, which details the work undertaken by the Commissioner during the previous financial year.

2. Notes positive developments in Welsh-language use under the language standards system, which is managed by the Welsh Language Commissioner, only a year after they came into force, and which include:

a) that 76 per cent of Welsh speakers are of the opinion that public organisations' Welsh-language services are improving;

b) that 57 per cent of people believe that opportunities to use the Welsh language are increasing;

c) an increase from 50 per cent in 2015-16 to 96 per cent in 2016-17 in the number of telephone services where a language choice is offered as default; and

d) an increase from 32 per cent in 2015-16 to 45 per cent in 2016-17 in the number of councils that provide every page on their website in Welsh.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 50, no abstentions and none against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

NDM6560 - Debate: The Welsh Language Commissioner's Annual Report 2016-17 Motion as amended: For: 50, Against: 0, Abstain: 0

Motion as amended has been agreed

The next vote, therefore, is on the motion to agree the First Minister's recommendation to Her Majesty to appoint a Counsel General. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Carwyn Jones. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 36, 14 abstentions and none against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

NDM6561 - Motion to agree to the First Minister's recommendation to Her Majesty to appoint a Counsel General: For: 36, Against: 0, Abstain: 14

Motion has been agreed

That brings today's proceedings to a close.

The meeting ended at 16:59.