That brings us to voting time, and the first vote is on the motion to amend Standing Orders, the consolidation Bills, and I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in my own name. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 51, no abstentions and four against. Therefore, the motion is agreed. 

Item 7 - Motion to amend Standing Orders: Consolidation Bills : For: 51, Against: 4, Abstain: 0

Motion has been agreed

Our next vote is on item 9, which is the motion to amend Standing Orders on early business following a Senedd election, and I call for a vote on the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 50, one abstention, four against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

Item 9 - Motion to amend Standing Orders: Early Business Following a Senedd Election : For: 50, Against: 4, Abstain: 1

Motion has been agreed

The next vote is on item 10, the motion to amend Standing Orders on sub judice. I call for a vote on the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 51, no abstentions and four against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

Item 10 - Motion to amend Standing Orders: Sub Judice: For: 51, Against: 4, Abstain: 0

Motion has been agreed

The next vote is on the motion to amend Standing Orders on membership of committees. I call for a vote on the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 49, no abstentions, six against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

Item 12 - Motion to amend Standing Orders: Membership of Committees : For: 49, Against: 6, Abstain: 0

Motion has been agreed

The next vote is on agenda item 15, the motion to amend Standing Orders on the definition of political groups. I call for a vote on the motion. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 38, no abstentions, 17 against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

Item 15 - Motion to amend Standing Orders: Definition of Political Groups: For: 38, Against: 17, Abstain: 0

Motion has been agreed

The next vote is on the motion to approve the code of conduct for Members of the Senedd, and I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Jayne Bryant. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 49, no abstentions and five against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

Item 17 - Motion to Approve the Code of Conduct for Members of the Senedd: For: 49, Against: 5, Abstain: 0

Motion has been agreed

The next vote is on the debate on the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications report on 'Exploring the devolution of broadcasting: How can Wales get the media it needs?' And I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Bethan Sayed. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 50, no abstentions and four against, and therefore the motion is agreed.

Item 20 - Debate on the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Report: Exploring the devolution of broadcasting: How can Wales get the media it needs?: For: 50, Against: 4, Abstain: 0

Motion has been agreed

The next votes are on the Welsh Conservatives' debate on the future of Wales. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Mark Isherwood. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 13, no abstentions and 41 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.

Item 21 - Welsh Conservatives' Debate - Motion without amendment: For: 13, Against: 41, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

The next vote is on amendment 1. I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 28, no abstentions and 26 against. Therefore, the amendment is agreed.

Item 21 - Amendment 1 - Tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans: For: 28, Against: 26, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 2 is next. I call for a vote on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 10, no abstentions and 44 against. Therefore, amendment 2 is not agreed.

Item 21 - Amendment 2 - Tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian: For: 10, Against: 44, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

Amendment 3 in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 10, no abstentions, 44 against. Therefore, the amendment is not agreed.

Item 21 - Amendment 3 - Tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian: For: 10, Against: 44, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

A final vote on the motion as amended.

Motion NDM7683 as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Recognises that in the face of unprecedented challenges of austerity, Brexit, climate change and COVID-19, the Welsh Government has:

a) Established the Development Bank of Wales, secured more than 100,000 all-age apprenticeships and provided unrivalled business rates relief including over £580m in permanent relief for small businesses;

b) Introduced the New Treatment Fund, making newly approved treatments available in the NHS in an average of 13 days;

c) Improved PISA results in all three domains and developed a radical new curriculum for our schools;

d) Declared a climate change emergency and set Wales’s first legally binding target to achieve net zero emissions;

e) Built 20,000 new homes and strengthened the rights of renters.

2. Notes the full achievements are set out in the Welsh Government’s Annual Report.

Open the vote. Close the vote. The vote is tied and, therefore, on the very final vote, I must use my casting vote.

I do know which way I'm voting, but I just don't know how to actually vote virtually myself, believe it or not. You've all been doing it for many months now. So, I cast my vote against the motion and, therefore, the final motion as amended: for the motion 27, abstain nobody, and against the motion 28.

Item 21 - Welsh Conservatives Debate - Motion as amended: For: 27, Against: 27, Abstain: 0

As there was an equality of votes, the Chair used her casting vote in accordance with Standing Order 6.20(ii).

Motion as amended has been rejected

Now that caught me slightly by surprise there, my very final vote being the casting vote of the Chair. There's some Shakespearean drama to that, I'm sure. [Laughter.]