And that brings us to voting time, and unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will move immediately to the vote.

And that vote is on the Plaid Cymru debate on direct farm payments. I call for a vote on the motion unamended tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 21, one abstention, 27 against, and, therefore, the motion is not agreed.

NDM6881 - Plaid Cymru debate - Direct Farming Payments - Motion without amendment: For: 21, Against: 27, Abstain: 1

Motion has been rejected

Amendment 1, therefore. I call for a vote on amendment 1 tabled in the name of Julie James. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 28, no abstentions, 21 against. Therefore, amendment 1 is agreed.

NDM6881 - Amendment 1: For: 28, Against: 21, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 2. I call for a vote on amendment 2 tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 42, one abstention, six against. Amendment 2 is agreed.

NDM6881 - Amendment 2: For: 42, Against: 6, Abstain: 1

Amendment has been agreed

Now, a vote on the motion as amended. 

Motion NDM6881 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the UK’s decision to leave the EU in March 2019, including the Common Agricultural Policy and its system of farm support including the basic payment scheme.

2. Supports the Welsh Government’s:

a. pledge to continue to support farmers to keep them on the land and protect our communities;

b. aim to design the best system for farm support in Wales, set out in the recent consultation on Brexit and our Land, including investment for food production and support for public goods; and

c. guarantee that no changes to income support will take place without further consultation, no new schemes will be designed without a proper impact assessment, and no old schemes will be removed before new schemes are ready.

3. Calls on the UK government to provide urgent confirmation that Wales will not lose a penny of funding for farming as a result of exiting the EU.

4. Welcome the Welsh Government’s decision to maintain the basic payment scheme in 2020 as part of a multi-year transition.

5. Recognises that under the Common Agricultural Policy, and during the course of the UK’s membership of the European Union, the number of farmers and the productivity of farms has decreased in Wales.

6. Calls on the Welsh Government to use the new powers coming from the UK's departure from the EU to create a farming and rural support scheme which serves the unique needs of the rural and agricultural economy in Wales.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 28, no abstentions, 21 against. And, therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.

NDM6881 - Plaid Cymru debate - Direct Farm Payments - Motion as amended: For: 28, Against: 21, Abstain: 0

Motion as amended has been agreed