That brings us to voting time, and unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will move immediately to the first vote and that first vote is on the Welsh Conservatives' debate on roads. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 14, no abstentions, 37 against, and therefore the motion is not agreed.

NDM7274 - Welsh Conservatives Debate - Motion without amendment: For: 14, Against: 37, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

The next vote is on amendment 1 and, if amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 24 against, and therefore amendment 1 is agreed and the rest of the amendments are deselected.

NDM7274 - Amendment 1: For: 27, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendments 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 deselected.

That brings us to a vote on the motion as amended. 

Motion NDM7274 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the climate emergency and the cross-party consensus that exists to realising net zero emissions, including decarbonisation of the Welsh road and public transport network and achieving modal shift.

2. Acknowledges the interdependence of road and rail infrastructure and the importance of the Welsh Government’s £5bn rail service, bus re-regulation and record investment in active travel in delivering a low-carbon, multi-modal transport network which will play a part in alleviating traffic congestion on roads.

3. Regrets that road traffic congestion has been exacerbated by the UK Government’s £1bn underfunding of transport infrastructure in Wales and failure to electrify the mainlines in north and south Wales, leading to increased traffic on our trunk roads.

4. Further regrets that the UK Government’s decade of austerity has had a direct impact on the maintenance of the UK’s road network.

5. Calls upon the UK Government to:

a) make a similar commitment to the Welsh Government to fund a comprehensive package of borderland road and transport projects to improve strategic arterial routes into Wales including the Broughton Corridor around Chester; the A5 from Shrewsbury to Wales and at Pant/Llanymynech;

b) help alleviate congestion on the road network by pledging £1bn to electrify the mainline from Crewe to Holyhead, invest in the upgrading of the Wrexham to Liverpool Lime Street line and fully electrify the South Wales mainline.

6. Notes the decision and oral statement made by the First Minister on Tuesday 4 June 2019 regarding the M4 corridor around Newport project and the significant work being undertaken by the South East Wales Transport Commission to develop sustainable and effective solutions to congestion in Newport and the wider region.

7. Welcomes the Welsh Government’s commitment to reduce road traffic congestion, including an unprecedented £1bn package of improvements to road and transport infrastructure in North Wales, including major upgrades of the A55 and A483, active travel schemes and the North Wales Metro.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, four abstentions, 20 against, and therefore the amended motion is agreed.

NDM7274 - Welsh Conservatives Debate - Motion as amended: For: 27, Against: 20, Abstain: 4

Motion as amended has been agreed

The next vote is on the Plaid Cymru debate on decarbonisation. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 43, three abstentions, five against, and therefore the motion is agreed.

NDM7277 - Plaid Cymru Debate -Decarbonisation - Motion without amendment: For: 43, Against: 5, Abstain: 3

Motion has been agreed

We move, therefore, to a vote on the Plaid Cymru debate on adverse weather and storm damage. So, the next vote is on the motion, which is the motion tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 20, three abstentions, 28 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.

NDM7278 - Plaid Cymru Debate - Adverse Weather and Storm Damage - Motion without amendment: For: 20, Against: 28, Abstain: 3

Motion has been rejected

I call, therefore, for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 49, two abstentions, none against. Therefore, the amendment is agreed.

NDM7278 - Amendment 1: For: 49, Against: 0, Abstain: 2

Amendment has been agreed

The next vote is on amendment 2, and if amendment 2 is agreed, amendment 3 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 30, one abstention, 19 against. And therefore, amendment 2 is agreed. Amendment 3 is, therefore, deselected.

NDM7278 - Amendment 2: For: 30, Against: 19, Abstain: 1

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 3 deselected.

Amendment 4 is our next amendment, and that amendment was tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 50, no abstentions, one against. Amendment 4 is, therefore, agreed.

NDM7278 - Amendment 4: For: 50, Against: 1, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 5 is the next amendment. A vote on amendment 5, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 24, no abstentions, 27 against. And therefore, the amendment is not agreed.

NDM7278 - Amendment 5: For: 24, Against: 27, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

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

Motion NDM7278 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the damage and devastation caused to communities across Wales as a result of Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis.

2. Pays tribute to the heroic efforts of the emergency services, agency staff, public service workers and community volunteers in responding to the effects of adverse weather and storm damage in recent weeks.

3. Recognises that climate change will make adverse weather occurrences, including instances of serious flooding, more likely in future.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) ensure that the investigations being carried out into the cause of flooding are published and subject to scrutiny from affected communities, the Senedd and independent authorities, including the Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee;

b) make additional financial and practical support available to individuals and businesses affected by the flooding;

c) make additional funding available for local authorities to conduct emergency repairs of flood defences and other critical infrastructure;

d) publish new planning policy and flood maps this year to take a stronger stance on development in the flood plain and reflect the growing risks from climate change;

e) publish a new Flood Risk Assessment for Wales alongside a new Flood and Coastal Strategy this year and use this to prioritise flood defence schemes that protect the communities at highest risk of flooding from all sources – coastal, river and surface water;

f) increase financial and practical support to local authorities to accelerate the development of new flood defence schemes.

5. Further calls on the Welsh Government to work with stakeholders to ensure that local communities and businesses are provided with continuing support beyond the initial clean-up operation to help them recover in the long-term, and to understand the actions required to mitigate future flooding events.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 49, one abstention, one against. Therefore, the amended motion is agreed.

NDM7278 - Plaid Cymru Debate - Adverse Weather and Storm Damage Motion as amended: For: 49, Against: 1, Abstain: 1

Motion as amended has been agreed

The next vote is on the Brexit Party debate on devolution. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Caroline Jones. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour five, no abstentions, 46 against. And therefore, the motion is not agreed.

NDM7276 - Brexit Party Debate - Motion without amendment: For: 5, Against: 46, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

Amendment 1 is next. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Neil McEvoy. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour one, no abstentions, 50 against. Therefore, amendment 1 is not agreed.

NDM7276 - Amendment 1: For: 1, Against: 50, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

Amendment 2 is next. If amendment 2 is agreed, amendments 3 and 4 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 24 against. And therefore, the amendment is agreed, and amendments 3 and 4 are deselected.

NDM7276 - Amendment 2: For: 27, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendments 3 and 4 deselected.

I call for a vote on amendment 5, tabled in the name of Neil Hamilton. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour two, no abstentions, 46 against. Therefore, the amendment is not agreed. 

NDM7276 - Amendment 5: For: 2, Against: 46, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

Amendment 6 is our next amendment, and that amendment was tabled in the name of Neil Hamilton. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour five, no abstentions, 46 against. And therefore, amendment 6 is not agreed.

NDM7276 - Amendment 6: For: 5, Against: 46, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

Now a vote on the amended motion.

Motion NDM7276 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Welcomes the collective contributions that have been made by political parties on all sides and by wider civic society to making devolution the settled will of the Welsh people.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 35, nine abstentions, seven against. And therefore, the amended motion is agreed.

NDM7276 - Brexit Party Debate as amended: For: 35, Against: 7, Abstain: 9

Motion as amended has been agreed

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Ann Jones) took the Chair.