That brings us to voting time. Unless three Members want the bell to be rung, we will move immediately to the vote on the debate on 'Our Valleys, Our Future'. The first vote is on amendment 4. I call for a vote on amendment 4, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 21, three abstentions, 26 against. Therefore, the amendment is not agreed.

NDM6617 Debate: Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan - Amendment 4: For: 21, Against: 26, Abstain: 3

Amendment has been rejected

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

Motion NDM6617 as amended

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the publication of the Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan.

2. Notes with regret that:

a) the value of goods and services produced per head of population (GVA) in the West Wales and the Valleys sub-region is still bottom across the UK, at just 64% of the UK average - with the Gwent Valleys second only to Anglesey as the lowest in the UK;

b) the Bevan Foundation 'Tough Times Ahead? What 2018 might hold for Wales' Report states that although UK unemployment is forecast to remain at around 4.3% over the year, 'performance is unlikely to be enough to boost those parts of Wales where unemployment stands well above the UK figure such as Merthyr Tydfil (7.3%) and Blaenau Gwent (6.7%)';

c) the delivery of the Welsh Government’s new Working Wales employability programme has been delayed until April 2019.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to outline how it will talk, consult, design and deliver its ‘Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan’ with people who live and work in the south Wales valleys; the UK Government; and the business and third sectors, as the taskforce’s work progresses.

4. Notes that true engagement with the 'Be The Spark' movement, to create more profitable home-grown businesses that generate wealth and prosperity for the whole of Wales, will require Welsh Government collaboration with a culture that links innovation and entrepreneurship together.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 51, no abstentions, none against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.

NDM6617 Debate: Our Valleys, Our Future: Delivery Plan - Motion (as amended): For: 51, Against: 0, Abstain: 0

Motion as amended has been agreed

The next vote is on the debate on the draft Welsh national marine plan, and I call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote.

It's taking a bit of time. It's a new year. It'll get there. 

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 20, no abstentions, 30 against. Therefore, the amendment is not agreed. 

NDM6616 Debate: The Draft Welsh National Marine Plan - Amendment 2: For: 20, Against: 30, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

I now call for a vote on amendment 3, tabled in the name of Paul Davies. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 17, no abstentions, 34 against. And therefore, amendment 3 is not agreed. 

NDM6616 Debate: The Draft Welsh National Marine Plan - Amendment 3: For: 17, Against: 34, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

I now call for a vote on amendment 4, tabled in the name of Paul Davies. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 24, no abstentions, 27 against. And therefore, amendment 4 is not agreed.

NDM6616 Debate: The Draft Welsh National Marine Plan - Amendment 4: For: 24, Against: 27, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

I therefore call for a vote on amendment 5, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 21, 26 abstentions, four against. And therefore, amendment 5 is agreed.

NDM6616 Debate: The Draft Welsh National Marine Plan - Amendment 5: For: 21, Against: 4, Abstain: 26

Amendment has been agreed

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

Motion NDM6616 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Welcomes the consultation on the Draft Welsh National Marine Plan (WNMP).

2. Recognises and supports the potential for sustainable ‘Blue Growth’ in marine sectors as set out in the draft plan.

3. Welcomes the EU’s investment in marine energy in Pembrokeshire and Anglesey and calls for similar regional cohesion investment from the UK Government following Brexit.

4. Regrets the delay in taking forward the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project as a pathfinder project that would allow us to learn a great deal about blue growth potential from tidal energy.

5. Recognises, as set out in the draft plan, the significance of Welsh marine ecosystems and the importance of the sustainable management of our marine natural resources to national wellbeing.

6. Welcomes the Welsh Government's ongoing commitment to engagement and collaboration in developing and implementing marine planning for Wales.

7. Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce a levy on disposable single-use plastics to help ensure that Welsh seas are clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 40, 11 abstentions, none against. And therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.

NDM6616 Debate: The Draft Welsh National Marine Plan - Motion (as amended): For: 40, Against: 0, Abstain: 11

Motion as amended has been agreed

And that brings today's proceedings to a close.

The meeting ended at 18:21.