We have reached voting time, so unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will proceed to open the votes. Okay. Thank you.

The first vote, then, this afternoon is on the debate, A National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales Feasibility Study and A Sport Museum for Wales Feasibility Study. I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 12, no abstentions, 36 against, therefore the amendment is not agreed.

NDM6873 - Amendment 1: For: 12, Against: 36, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

I 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, no abstentions, none against, therefore amendment 2 is agreed.

NDM6873 - Amendment 2: For: 47, Against: 0, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

I call for a vote on amendment 3, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 10, 10 abstentions, 28 against, therefore amendment 3 is not agreed.

NDM6873 - Amendment 3: For: 10, Against: 28, Abstain: 10

Amendment has been rejected

I call for a vote on amendment 4, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 38, 10 abstentions, none against, therefore amendment 4 is agreed.

NDM6873 - Amendment 4: For: 38, Against: 0, Abstain: 10

Amendment has been agreed

I call for a vote on amendment 5, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 20, no abstentions, 28 against, therefore amendment 5 is not agreed. 

NDM6873 - Amendment 5: For: 20, Against: 28, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

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

Motion NDM6873 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the publication of the feasibility studies on a 'National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales Feasibility Study' and 'A Sport Museum for Wales Feasibility Study'.

2. Welcomes the analysis and recommendations in both reports, together with the opportunities and challenges they present.

3. Recognises that further work is required before decisions on future action is taken.

4. Welcomes the recommendation that a National Football Museum should be established in Wrexham.

5. Welcomes the recommendation that the building of a permanent national headquarters for the National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales should be worked towards.

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amended motion 37, 10 abstentions, one against, therefore the motion is agreed. 

NDM6873 - Debate: 'A National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales Feasibility Study' and 'A Sport Museum for Wales Feasibility Study': For: 37, Against: 1, Abstain: 10

Motion as amended has been agreed

We now move to vote on the Welsh Conservatives debate on local authorities. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. If the proposal is not agreed, we will vote on the amendments tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 13, no abstentions, 35 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed. 

NDM6875 - Welsh Conservatives Debate - Local Authorities: For: 13, Against: 35, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

We now move to vote on the amendments. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 3 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Julie James. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 29, no abstentions, 19 against, therefore amendment 1 is agreed. 

NDM6875 - Amendment 1: For: 29, Against: 19, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 3 deselected.

I call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 47, no abstentions, one against, therefore amendment 2 is agreed. 

NDM6875 - Amendment 2: For: 47, Against: 1, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

I now call for a vote on the motion as amended. 

Motion NDM6875 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the important role played by local authorities in delivering public services across Wales.

2. Acknowledges the funding challenges currently faced by Welsh local authorities.

3. Regrets that recently announced additional funding from the Welsh Government to local government in Wales was only forthcoming as a result of consequential funding from the UK Government’s autumn statement.

4. Welcomes the package of additional funding proposals for local government to improve the revenue support grant in 2019-20, to address pressures, as we enter the ninth year of UK Government austerity.

5. Notes that the announcement is supported by the WLGA as significant progress that demonstrates a concerted effort to offset the impact of austerity in Wales.

6. Notes the local government settlement is distributed on a formula using nearly 70 distinct indicators, agreed with local government, overseen by independent experts, and based on the principles of relative need to spend and relative ability to raise income locally.

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amended motion 34, one abstention, 13 against, therefore the motion as amended is agreed. 

NDM6875 - Motion as Amended: For: 34, Against: 13, Abstain: 1

Motion as amended has been agreed

We now turn to vote on the Plaid Cymru debate on poverty. 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 amendments tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion eight, two abstentions, 38 against, therefore the motion is not agreed. 

NDM6874 - Plaid Cymru Debate - Poverty: For: 8, Against: 38, Abstain: 2

Motion has been rejected

We move to vote on the amendments. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 10, two abstentions, 36 against, therefore the amendment is not agreed. 

NDM6874 - Amendment 1: For: 10, Against: 36, Abstain: 2

Amendment has been rejected

I now call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Julie James. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 28, no abstentions, 20 against, therefore amendment 2 is agreed. 

NDM6874 - Amendment 2: For: 28, Against: 20, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

I now call for a vote on the motion as amended.

Motion NDM6874 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the statement by the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on his visit to the United Kingdom.

2. Accepts the report’s findings that:

a) the costs of austerity have fallen disproportionally on the poor, women, racial and ethnic minorities, children, single parents and disabled people;

b) Wales has the highest relative poverty rate in the United Kingdom;

c) devolved administrations have tried to mitigate the worst impacts of austerity despite experiencing significant reductions in block grant funding; and

d) it is 'outrageous' that devolved nations have to spend money to shield people from UK Government policies.

3. Welcomes the Welsh Government’s focus on tackling poverty, and its repeated calls to the UK Government to urgently address the many flaws related to Universal Credit.

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amended motion 28, two abstentions, 18 against, therefore the amended motion is agreed. 

NDM6874 - Motion as Amended: For: 28, Against: 18, Abstain: 2

Motion as amended has been agreed

That brings today's proceedings to a close. Thank you. 

The meeting ended at 18:43.