The first vote this afternoon is on the debate on the Committee for Electoral Reform report, 'Senedd Reform: the next steps', and I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Dawn Bowden. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 38, no abstentions, 14 against. And therefore, the motion is agreed.

Debate on the Committee for Electoral Reform report - 'Senedd reform: the next steps': For: 38, Against: 14, Abstain: 0

Motion has been agreed

The next vote is on the Plaid Cymru debate, on the challenges facing the arts, culture and heritage sectors. And I call for a vote first of all on the motion tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 10, no abstentions, 42 against. And therefore, the motion is not agreed.

Plaid Cymru Debate - The challenges facing the Arts, Culture and Heritage sectors, motion without amendment - tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian: For: 10, Against: 42, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

The next vote is on amendment 2, tabled in the name Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 14, one abstention, 37 against. And therefore, the amendment is not agreed.

Plaid Cymru debate - Amendment 2, tabled in the name of Darren Millar: For: 14, Against: 37, Abstain: 1

Amendment has been rejected

The next amendment is amendment 3. If amendment 3 is agreed, amendment 4 will be deselected. A vote, therefore, on amendment 3, in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 15, no abstentions, 37 against. And therefore, the amendment is not agreed.

Plaid Cymru debate - Amendment 3, tabled in the name of Darren Millar: For: 15, Against: 37, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

Amendment 4 next, in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 37, three abstentions, 12 against. And therefore, the amendment is agreed.

Plaid Cymru debate - Amendment 4, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans: For: 37, Against: 12, Abstain: 3

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 5 is the next amendment, again in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 32, four abstentions, 16 against. And therefore, the amendment is agreed.

Plaid Cymru debate - Amendment 5, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans: For: 32, Against: 16, Abstain: 4

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 9 is the next amendment. Amendment 9, in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote—[Interruption.] I apologise, amendment 8 is the next amendment and that is in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 36, three abstentions, 13 against. And therefore, the amendment is agreed.

Plaid Cymru debate - Amendment 8, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans: For: 36, Against: 13, Abstain: 3

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 9 is the next amendment and that's 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.

Plaid Cymru debate - Amendment 9, tabled in the name of Darren Millar: For: 24, Against: 27, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

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

Motion NDM7421 as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Recognises the importance of the  Welsh Arts, Culture and Heritage sectors, and the challenges these sectors face as a result of COVID-19. 

2. Welcomes the renewed exploration of Wales’s diverse heritage during the months of the pandemic in light of the Black Lives Matter movement and other campaigns. 

3. Supports calls to ensure that our heritage is promoted and presented in a sensitive manner and inclusive of all of its rich diversity in future. 

4. Regrets that the UK Government’s job support scheme is unlikely to save many arts and live music venues and cultural attractions from closure, and to save arts workers’ careers (freelance and salaried), despite the fact that they were viable prior to COVID-19.

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to: 

a) work with the Arts Council of Wales, the Wales Freelance Task Force and other groups and organisations within the arts and culture sector to implement the recommendations of the report, 'Rebalancing and Reimagining: Strategies to Support Arts and Performance Freelancers’'. 

b) recognise the importance Planning Policy Wales places on cultural well-being through plan making and planning decisions, which supports the continued provision of cultural uses for communities through its approach to place making;
 
c) work to ensure that BAME history is embedded and reflected throughout the museum network in Wales and explore with community leaders future options to ensure this history is given rightful prominence.

d) ensure more black and people of colour involvement in arts and cultural bodies, as called for in Race Alliance Wales’s Manifesto for An Anti-Racist Wales;

e) work to ensure the Welsh language is at the heart of the workforce and output of the arts sector;

f) recognise the importance of Welsh language place names and continue to explore options to prevent them from being lost from the built and natural environments; and

g) ensure that each government department works strategically towards the delivery of the sixth pillar of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, a Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language, and, in so doing, engages deeply and meaningfully with the arts, culture and heritage sectors.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 28, one abstention, 23 against. And therefore, the motion as amended is agreed.

Plaid Cymru Debate - The challenges facing the Arts, Culture and Heritage sectors, Motion as amended: For: 28, Against: 23, Abstain: 1

Motion as amended has been agreed

That brings today's proceedings to a close. Thank you.

The meeting ended at 18:50.