We are now moving to voting time unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung. No. Right. We move to the vote. The first vote this afternoon is on the Member debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) on nurse staffing levels. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Helen Mary Jones. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 32, 14 abstentions, none against. Therefore, the motion is agreed. 

NDM7215 - Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Nurse Staffing Levels: For: 32, Against: 0, Abstain: 14

Motion has been agreed

We now move to vote on the Welsh Conservatives debate on school education. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Darren Millar. 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 14, no abstentions, 32 against. Therefore the motion is not agreed.

NDM7218 - Welsh Conservatives debate - Motion without amendment: For: 14, Against: 32, Abstain: 0

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 Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 29, no abstentions, 17 against. Therefore, the amendment is agreed and amendment 2 is deselected.  

NDM7218 - Amendment 1: For: 29, Against: 17, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 2 deselected.

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

Motion NDM7218 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2018 PISA results.

2. Notes that Wales is the only UK nation to improve in each domain.

3. Welcomes:

a) Wales’s best ever scores in reading and maths, and improvement in science;

b) a reduction in the gap between our most disadvantaged learners and their peers;

c) the improvement in performance of high performing students.

4. Believes the improvement in PISA scores is testament to the hard work of teachers and pupils across Wales.

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 29, no abstentions, 17 against. Therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.

Welsh Conservatives debate - motion as amended: For: 29, Against: 17, Abstain: 0

Motion as amended has been agreed