11. Voting Time

– in the Senedd at 6:41 pm on 3 March 2020.

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Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:41, 3 March 2020

If Members can come to order then, the allocated time for the bell to be rung for people to get back to the Chamber has passed, and we now move to voting time. The first vote this afternoon is on the debate on the Welsh rates of income tax for 2020-21, and I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 43, six abstentions, one against. Therefore, the motion is agreed. 

(Translated)

NDM7285 - Debate: Welsh Rates of Income Tax 2020-2021: For: 43, Against: 1, Abstain: 6

Motion has been agreed

Division number 2037 NDM7285 - Debate: Welsh Rates of Income Tax 2020-2021

Aye: 43 MSs

No: 1 MS

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 10 MSs

Abstained: 6 MSs

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Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:41, 3 March 2020

We now move to the debate on the final budget of 2020-21, and I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 27, one abstention, 22 against. Therefore, the motion is agreed. 

(Translated)

NDM7282 - Debate: The Final Budget 2020-2021 : For: 27, Against: 22, Abstain: 1

Motion has been agreed

Division number 2038 NDM7282 - Debate: The Final Budget 2020-2021

Aye: 27 MSs

No: 22 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 10 MSs

Abstained: 1 MS

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Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:42, 3 March 2020

Vote now on the local government settlement of 2020-21, and again I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 27, four abstentions, 19 against. Therefore, the local government settlement is agreed. 

(Translated)

NDM7283 - Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2020-2021: For: 27, Against: 19, Abstain: 4

Motion has been agreed

Division number 2039 NDM7283 - Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2020-2021

Aye: 27 MSs

No: 19 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 10 MSs

Abstained: 4 MSs

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Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:42, 3 March 2020

We now move to a vote on the debate on the second supplementary budget of 2019-20, 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 31, 16 abstentions, three against. Therefore, amendment 1 is agreed. 

(Translated)

NDM7284 - Amendment 1: For: 31, Against: 3, Abstain: 16

Amendment has been agreed

Division number 2040 NDM7284 - Amendment 1

Aye: 31 MSs

No: 3 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 10 MSs

Abstained: 16 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:43, 3 March 2020

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

(Translated)

Motion NDM7284 as amended:

1. To propose that the Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 20.30, approves the Second Supplementary Budget for the financial year 2019-20 laid in the Table Office and emailed to Assembly Members on Tuesday 4 February 2020.

2. In accordance with Standing Order 20.37, agrees that the accruing resources to be retained by the Wales Audit Office under Part 3 of Schedule 4 of the Supplementary Budget Motion on page 23 and the Summary of Resource and Capital Requirements for Direct Funded Bodies on page 6, is revised from £14,825,000 to £14,775,000, as reflected in the Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Wales Audit Office to the Finance Committee for consideration at its meeting on 6 February 2020; and further agrees the corresponding adjustment to Schedule 7 on page 30 so that Payments from Other Sources is increased by £50,000 and Amounts Authorised to be Retained by Welsh Ministers and Direct Funded Bodies is decreased by £50,000.

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:43, 3 March 2020

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amended motion 27, 20 abstentions, three against. Therefore, the amended motion is agreed. 

(Translated)

NDM7284 - Debate: The Second Supplementary Budget 2019-20 - Motion as amended: For: 27, Against: 3, Abstain: 20

Motion as amended has been agreed

Division number 2041 NDM7284 - Debate: The Second Supplementary Budget 2019-20 - Motion as amended

Aye: 27 MSs

No: 3 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 10 MSs

Abstained: 20 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:43, 3 March 2020

We now move to vote on the progress on tackling hate crime, and I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the motion 49, no abstentions, one against. Therefore, amendment 1 is agreed. 

(Translated)

NDM7281 - Amendment 1: For: 49, Against: 1, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Division number 2042 NDM7281 - Amendment 1

Aye: 49 MSs

No: 1 MS

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 10 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:44, 3 March 2020

I call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 42, seven abstentions, one against. Therefore, amendment 2 is agreed. 

(Translated)

NDM7281 - Amendment 2: For: 42, Against: 1, Abstain: 7

Amendment has been agreed

Division number 2043 NDM7281 - Amendment 2

Aye: 42 MSs

No: 1 MS

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No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 10 MSs

Abstained: 7 MSs

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Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:44, 3 March 2020

I now call for a vote on amendment 3, tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amendment 35, four abstentions, 11 against. Therefore, amendment 3 is agreed. 

(Translated)

NDM7281 - Amendment 3: For: 35, Against: 11, Abstain: 4

Amendment has been agreed

Division number 2044 NDM7281 - Amendment 3

Aye: 35 MSs

No: 11 MSs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 10 MSs

Abstained: 4 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:44, 3 March 2020

We now vote on the motion as amended, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans.

(Translated)

Motion NDM7281 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 

1. Agrees there is no place for hate crime in Wales.

2. Notes the efforts of the Welsh Government and partners to tackle hate crime by increasing the confidence of victims to come forward, improving the way hate crime is recorded and working with communities to prevent hate crime in future.

3. Supports the work of the Welsh Government and partners to ensure victims receive dedicated advice and care.

4. Recognises that tackling hate crime remains a high priority for the Welsh Government.

5. Notes the UK Government’s hate crime action plan which applies to England and Wales.

6. Regrets the 17 per cent increase in recorded hate crimes across Wales last year, compared to an overall 10 per cent increase across the whole of England and Wales.

7. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that preventing hate crime is a key strategic driver in the planning and creation of a Welsh justice system.
 

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:44, 3 March 2020

Open the vote. Close the vote. For the amended motion 37, four abstentions, nine against. Therefore, the amended motion is agreed. 

(Translated)

NDM7281 - Debate: Progress On Tackling Hate Crime - Motion as amended: For: 37, Against: 9, Abstain: 4

Motion as amended has been agreed

Division number 2045 NDM7281 - Debate: Progress On Tackling Hate Crime - Motion as amended

Aye: 37 MSs

No: 9 MSs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 10 MSs

Abstained: 4 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Ann Jones Ann Jones Labour 6:45, 3 March 2020

And that brings today's proceedings to a close. 

(Translated)

The meeting ended at 18:45.