9. Voting Time

– in the Senedd at 7:01 pm on 16 December 2020.

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Photo of Elin Jones Elin Jones Plaid Cymru 7:01, 16 December 2020

(Translated)

That brings us to voting time, and the first votes this afternoon are on the Plaid Cymru debate on free school meals. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour eight, three abstentions, and 38 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed. 

(Translated)

Plaid Cymru debate - Free school meals - Motion without amendment: For: 8, Against: 38, Abstain: 3

Motion has been rejected

Division number 2820 Plaid Cymru debate - Free school meals - Motion without amendment

Aye: 8 MSs

No: 38 MSs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 11 MSs

Abstained: 3 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Elin Jones Elin Jones Plaid Cymru 7:01, 16 December 2020

(Translated)

The next vote, therefore, is on amendment 1, and 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. In favour 26, five abstentions, 18 against, and therefore amendment 1 is agreed, and amendment 2 is deselected.

(Translated)

Plaid Cymru debate - Amendment 1 (tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans): For: 26, Against: 18, Abstain: 5

Amendment has been agreed

Division number 2821 Plaid Cymru debate - Amendment 1 (tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans)

Aye: 26 MSs

No: 18 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 11 MSs

Abstained: 5 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Abstained: A-Z by last name

(Translated)

Amendment 2 deslected.

Photo of Elin Jones Elin Jones Plaid Cymru 7:02, 16 December 2020

(Translated)

We will therefore vote on the motion as amended. 

(Translated)

Motion NDM7521 as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

Welcomes that the Welsh Government:

a) provided over £50 million of additional funding to ensure the continued provision of free school meals during the pandemic and was the first government in the UK to provide provision during school holidays;

b) provided additional funding to ensure that children who are self-isolating or shielding continue to receive free school meal provision when they are not able to attend school;

c) provides funding of £19.50 per week to free school meal-eligible families, which is the most generous provision in the UK;

d) ensured that Wales remains the only country in the UK to have a universal free breakfasts in primary schools scheme;

e) has been recognised by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) for being successful in ensuring families eligible for free school meals during the pandemic had “access to timely and appropriate support”;

f) is committed to reviewing the income threshold for receiving free school meals when Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) data becomes available in April 2021.

Photo of Elin Jones Elin Jones Plaid Cymru 7:02, 16 December 2020

(Translated)

Motion as amended, open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 26, five abstentions, 18 against, and therefore the motion as amended is agreed.

(Translated)

Plaid Cymru debate - Motion as amended: For: 26, Against: 18, Abstain: 5

Motion as amended has been agreed

Division number 2822 Plaid Cymru debate - Motion as amended

Aye: 26 MSs

No: 18 MSs

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 11 MSs

Abstained: 5 MSs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Elin Jones Elin Jones Plaid Cymru 7:03, 16 December 2020

(Translated)

The next vote, and the final vote, is on the legislative consent motion on the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Bill. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Jeremy Miles. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 41, eight abstentions and none against, and therefore the motion is agreed. 

(Translated)

Legislative Consent Motion on the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Bill: For: 41, Against: 0, Abstain: 8

Motion has been agreed

Division number 2823 Legislative Consent Motion on the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Bill

Aye: 41 MSs

Absent: 11 MSs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Absent: A-Z by last name

Abstained: 8 MSs

Abstained: A-Z by last name

Photo of Elin Jones Elin Jones Plaid Cymru 7:04, 16 December 2020

(Translated)

That concludes voting time.