And that brings us to voting time. The first vote is on the debate seeking the Assembly’s agreement to introduce a Commission-proposed Bill: the Welsh Parliament and elections (Wales) Bill. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in my name. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour four, three abstentions, one against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

NDM6821 - Debate seeking the Assembly's agreement to introduce a Commission-proposed Bill - The Welsh Parliament and Elections (Wales) Bill: For: 44, Against: 1, Abstain: 3

Motion has been agreed

Can I just check that that vote was properly conducted? Yes, it was properly conducted, but not properly described by me, obviously. So, 44 for the motion—and you'd have thought I'd have got it right on that motion of all motions—44 in favour, three abstaining, one against, and the motion is therefore carried.

That brings us to a vote on the debate on the disposal of dredged materials from the Bristol channel. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth and Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 22, no abstentions, 26 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.

NDM6813 — Disposal of dredged materials from the Bristol Channel - motion without amendment: For: 22, Against: 26, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

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 Julie James. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 26, no abstentions, 22 against. Therefore, amendment 1 is agreed.

NDM6813 - Amendment 1: For: 26, Against: 22, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 2 deselected.

The next vote, therefore, is on the motion as amended. 

Motion NDM6813 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the widespread public concerns in relation to the disposal of dredged materials from the Bristol Channel to locations off the coast of south Wales, relating to the construction of a new power station at Hinkley.

2. Notes:

a)  under the terms of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the London Convention, 1972), to which the UK is a signatory, only materials with de minimis levels of radioactivity may be considered for disposal to sea;

b)  the conservative generic radiological assessment, developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, is the internationally agreed method for testing for de minimis levels of radioactivity and this method was used in the determination of the Hinkley marine licence;

c)  the evidence within the National Assembly Petitions Committee report that Natural Resources Wales made its marine licence determination based on expert advice, in accordance with the International Atomic Energy Agency procedures for radiological assessments;

d)  all tests and assessments concluded the sediment to be disposed of is within safe limits, poses no radiological risk to human health or the environment, and is safe and suitable to be disposed of at sea.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to instruct Natural Resources Wales to carry out further public engagement to explain the process and evidence to reassure the public.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 38, no abstentions, 10 against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

NDM6813 - Motion as amended: For: 38, Against: 10, Abstain: 0

Motion as amended has been agreed

The Deputy Presiding Officer took the Chair.