The next group is group 9, and the amendment relates to United Nations conventions. Amendment 31 is the lead amendment in the group, and I call on the Minister to move and speak to the amendment. Minister.

Amendment 31 (Kirsty Williams) moved.

Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. I am very pleased to introduce amendment 31, which places a duty to promote knowledge and understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for those who provide teaching and learning for a curriculum created under this Bill. The duty will fall jointly on governing bodies and headteachers of maintained schools and maintained nurseries; on the proprietors of funded non-maintained nursery education providers; jointly on the teachers in charge of pupil referral units, the management committees of PRUs and the local authorities responsible for PRUs; and on local authorities when commissioning education other than at a school or a PRU.

I just want to put on record my thanks to the CYPE committee. This amendment responds to recommendation 12 in their report at the end of Stage 1, for the Welsh Government to consider ensuring that human rights, including children’s rights, are secure in the Curriculum for Wales, and it is also relevant to the committee’s report on children’s rights in Wales, which was published last August. I want to thank them sincerely for their work.

This is, I believe, a meaningful and pioneering amendment that will have a real impact on our children and young people and gives due prominence to these conventions in the Bill. It is the only provision of its type in the Bill, and I am pleased to give this issue the prominence it deserves. But this amendment is more than a 'nice to have' or warm words giving a nod to children’s rights; it is intended to promote knowledge and understanding of the convention rights in teaching staff so that they can apply this in their daily practice in designing and delivering their curriculum. The duty will be supportive to those staff providing teaching and learning in the curriculum, helping to give them the knowledge and understanding that they need to mainstream the rights protected by the conventions into their everyday teaching practice. That knowledge will also help in the delivery of the RSE and RVE provisions within the Bill and the importance of health and well-being throughout the curriculum. The key way in which this will be seen practically in our schools and settings is through professional learning. As with curriculum reform generally, I can assure Members that the approach and content of the professional learning provided to teachers and other practitioners will be co-constructed.

I just want to, in conclusion, Presiding Officer, reiterate the points that Suzy Davies made latterly in the group of amendments that sought to deal with RVE. The cornerstone of this legislation is a 'children first' approach, recognising that their rights to an education and their rights in general are so important. I just want to thank the committee for their recommendation and the work in this area. Without the committee's support and without the committee's desire and tenacity on this point, I don't think we would have got to this amendment today. So, I'm grateful to the committee for their work in this area. Thank you.

I have no speakers on this group, and therefore I assume that the Minister doesn't want to contribute again. So, I'll ask the question of whether amendment 31 be agreed to. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There is an objection. We'll therefore move to a vote on amendment 31. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 48, no abstentions, and five against, therefore amendment 31 is agreed.

Amendment 31: For: 48, Against: 5, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 32, Minister.

Amendment 32 (Kirsty Williams) moved.

Formally.

The question is that amendment 32 be agreed. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There is an objection, so we'll move to a vote on amendment 32. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 50, three abstentions, one against, therefore amendment 32 is agreed.

Amendment 32: For: 50, Against: 1, Abstain: 3

Amendment has been agreed

Siân Gwenllian, amendment 49.

Amendment 49 (Siân Gwenllian) moved.

I move.

The question is that amendment 49 be agreed. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, so we'll move to a vote on amendment 49 in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 19, two abstentions, 33 against, therefore amendment 49 is not agreed.

Amendment 49: For: 19, Against: 33, Abstain: 2

Amendment has been rejected

Amendment 33, Minister.

Amendment 33 (Kirsty Williams) moved.

Formally.

The amendment is moved. The question is that amendment 33 be agreed. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, so we'll move to a vote on amendment 33. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 46, seven abstentions, none against, therefore amendment 33 is agreed.

Amendment 33: For: 46, Against: 0, Abstain: 7

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 11 has been withdrawn. 

Amendment 11 withdrawn. 

Amendment 12, Suzy Davies. 

Amendment 12 (Suzy Davies) moved.

I move.

Is there any objection to amendment 12? [Objection.] There is, so we'll move to a vote on amendment 12 in the name of Suzy Davies. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 22, one abstention, 31 against. The amendment, therefore, is not agreed.

Amendment 12: For: 22, Against: 31, Abstain: 1

Amendment has been rejected

Amendment 58, Llyr Gruffydd.

Well, as amendment 53 was rejected, Llywydd, there's no purpose to amendment 58 in the Bill, so I won't move the amendment.

Wonderful. Thank you very much.

Amendment 58 (Llyr Gruffydd) not moved.

Siân Gwenllian, gwelliant 50.

Amendment 50 (Siân Gwenllian) moved.

I move.

The question is that amendment 50 be agreed. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There is an objection. We'll move to a vote on amendment 50. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 19, two abstentions, 33 against, therefore amendment 50 is not agreed.

Amendment 50: For: 19, Against: 33, Abstain: 2

Amendment has been rejected

Amendment 38, Gareth Bennett.

Is it being moved? 

No, Llywydd. Thank you.

Thank you.

Amendment 38 (Gareth Bennett, supported by Mark Reckless) not moved.

That was the final amendment. There will be no vote on amendment 38, which means that we have reached the end of our Stage 3 consideration of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill. I declare that all sections and Schedules to the Bill are deemed agreed. And that concludes our Stage 3 proceedings, and it concludes our work for the day. A very good evening to you.

All sections of the Bill deemed agreed.

The meeting ended at 20:16.