That brings us to voting time. The first vote is on the debate on a Member's legislative proposal, which was a debate on a children's residential care Bill. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Jane Dodds. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, 15 abstentions, 14 against, and therefore the motion is agreed.

Item 8 - Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal – A children's residential care Bill: For: 27, Against: 14, Abstain: 15

Motion has been agreed

The next vote is on the Welsh Conservatives debate on an independent public inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the names of Darren Millar and Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, 29 against, and therefore the motion is not agreed. 

Item 9 - Welsh Conservatives debate – An independent public inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic: For: 27, Against: 29, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

The next vote is 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 13, no abstentions, 43 against, and therefore the motion is not agreed.

Item 10 - Plaid Cymru Debate - Motion without amendment: For: 13, Against: 43, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

We move now to amendment 1. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 28, no abstentions, 28 against, and therefore, as required under Standing Order 6.20, I exercise my casting vote against the amendment. And therefore the amendment is not agreed.

Item 10 - Amendment 1 - tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths: For: 28, Against: 28, Abstain: 0

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

Amendment has been rejected

The next vote is on amendment 2, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 43, no abstentions, 13 against. And therefore the amendment is agreed. 

Item 10 - Amendment 2 - tabled in the name of Darren Millar: For: 43, Against: 13, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

The next vote is on the motion as amended. 

Motion NDM7767 as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes the recent publication of several reports by the Bevan Foundation and the Wales Anti-Poverty Coalition on expanding the provision of free school meals and on the extent of poverty in Wales.

2. Notes the recent publication of a letter by the Wales Anti-Poverty Coalition signed by ten anti-poverty organisations calling on the new Welsh Government to make expanding free school meals a priority. 

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) amend the eligibility criteria for free school meals so that all school pupils in families receiving universal credit or equivalent benefit are eligible;

b) permanently extend free school meal entitlements to pupils in families with no recourse to public funds.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 10, 10 abstentions, 36 against. Therefore the motion as amended is not agreed. 

Item 10 - Plaid Cymru Debate - Motion as amended: For: 10, Against: 36, Abstain: 10

Motion as amended has been rejected

That concludes voting time for this afternoon.