We turn to voting time, then, and the first vote this afternoon is on the Welsh Conservative debate on e-sports. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. If the proposal is not agreed, we vote on the amendments tabled to that motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 24, no abstentions, 30 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.

NDM7044 - Welsh Conservatives Debate, motion without amendment: For: 24, Against: 30, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

We now go to vote on the amendments and I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 30, no abstentions, 24 against, therefore amendment 1 is agreed.

NDM7044 - Amendment 1: For: 30, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

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

Motion NDM7044 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the growing impact that the esports industry is having on local economies around the world, such as the 2017 tournaments in Valencia and Cologne which attracted between 15,000 – 40,000 attendees.

2. Notes that the UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport are undertaking an inquiry to explore the potential for esports in the UK, among other technology trends.

3. Welcomes the recommendations of the UK Government commissioned Bazalgette Review into the Creative Industries, which outlines recommendations for how the esports sector can underpin the UK’s future economic growth, by:

a) raising the status of esports with government sponsored competitions, national teams, and media coverage; and

b) increasing the UK Government’s investment by an extra £23.7 million over five years to extend the highly successful and innovative UK Games Fund and Transfuzer development programmes.

4. Notes the significant investments made by the Welsh Government and its partners in recent years that has helped establish a thriving Creative Industries sector in Wales.

5. Notes the Welsh Government’s intention to take a cross government approach to grow the esports industry in Wales, acknowledging that the Creative Industries Sector is a driving force for its continued success.

6. Calls on the UK Government to ensure that additional funding for creative industries is made available to Wales and other devolved administrations to exploit new opportunities in the creative economy.

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amended motion 52, one abstention, one against, therefore the motion is agreed.

NDM7044 - Welsh Conservatives Debate, motion as amended: For: 52, Against: 1, Abstain: 1

Motion as amended has been agreed

We now move to vote on the Plaid Cymru debate on health boards. And again I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. If the proposal is not agreed to, we will vote on the amendments tabled to the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 23, no abstentions, 31 against, therefore the motion is not agreed.

NDM7046 - Plaid Cymru Debate, Motion without amendment: For: 23, Against: 31, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

We move to vote on the amendments and I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 30, no abstentions, 24 against, therefore amendment 1 is agreed.

NDM7046 - Amendment 1: For: 30, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

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

Motion NDM7046 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the publication of the Review of Maternity Services at Cwm Taf Health Board report on 30 April 2019.

2. Accepts the recommendations of the report and recognises the distress and trauma caused to families;

3. Notes the actions being taken to secure immediate and sustained improvement in maternity services in the former Cwm Taf Health Board; and

4. Notes the actions being taken to identify and address any wider governance issues within Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board and across the Welsh NHS.

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amended motion 41, one abstention, 12 against, therefore the amended motion is agreed. 

NDM7046 - Plaid Cymru Debate, Motion as amended: For: 41, Against: 12, Abstain: 1

Motion as amended has been agreed

We now move to vote on the UKIP debate on homeworking, and again I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Gareth Bennett. If the proposal is not agreed to, we will vote on the amendment tabled to the motion. Therefore, I call for a vote on the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion four, no abstentions, 50 against, therefore the motion is not agreed.

NDM7045 - UKIP debate, motion without amendment: For: 4, Against: 50, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 30, eight abstentions, 15 against, therefore amendment 1 is agreed.

NDM7045 - Amendment 1: For: 30, Against: 15, Abstain: 8

Amendment has been agreed

I now call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 45, one abstention, eight against, therefore amendment 2 is agreed.

NDM7045 - Amendment 2: For: 45, Against: 8, Abstain: 1

Amendment has been agreed

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

Motion NDM7045 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes that National Work Wise Week takes place from Sunday 12 May to Saturday 18 May 2019.

2. Believes that home working provides more flexibility for family responsibilities, and also has wider benefits, such as less traffic and pollution, more accessible work for disabled people, and keeping premises costs down for businesses.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that all public bodies in Wales have a duty to include home working in job design and recruitment.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that people who wish to work from home are not impeded by a lack of broadband access.

5. Notes that Professor Sharon Clarke and Dr Lyn Holdsworth of Manchester Business School have stated that flexible workers, and particularly home workers, face 'the potential for occupational stress to be increased as a result of work intensification, conflicts with co-workers, and disrupted information flow' and acknowledges the need for these issues to be factored into future policy making.

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amended motion 43, 10 abstentions, one against, therefore the amended motion is agreed.

NDM7045 - UKIP debate, motion as amended: For: 43, Against: 1, Abstain: 10

Motion has been agreed