Before I call the vote, can I just remind all Members of the new guidance on voting and that all Members who are on the estate are expected to be in the Chamber to vote? I will expect a reason from any Member who may be on the estate but voting from their office tonight to be given to me, and I will expect any reason for that happening in the future to be sent to me in advance. I think the Members know who they are, or who he or she is, who are voting from their offices at this point. I will accept their votes for tonight, but this isn't going to be acceptable into the future. So, that's a 'next strike and you're out' warning.

We'll move to the vote. I first call for a vote on item 3, the legislative consent motion on the Energy Prices Bill. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Julie James. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 40, no abstentions, 10 against. Therefore the motion is agreed. 

Item 3. Legislative Consent Motion on the Energy Prices Bill: For: 40, Against: 10, Abstain: 0

Motion has been agreed

The next votes are on item 9, the Welsh Conservatives' debate on business rates. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 14, no abstentions, 36 against, and therefore the motion is not agreed. 

Item 9. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates - Motion without amendment: For: 14, Against: 36, Abstain: 0

Motion has been rejected

We'll move now to amendment 1 and I call for a vote on amendment 1, tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 26, no abstentions, 24 against. Therefore, amendment 1 is agreed. 

Item 9. Welsh Conservatives debate. Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Lesley Griffiths: For: 26, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been agreed

Amendment 2 is next, in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 11, no abstentions, 39 against. Therefore, amendment 2 is not agreed.

Item 9. Welsh Conservatives debate. Amendment 2, tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian: For: 11, Against: 39, Abstain: 0

Amendment has been rejected

And a final vote on the motion as amended. 

Motion NDM8105 as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes the different non-domestic rates tax base in Wales, with a larger proportion of small and medium-sized businesses.

2. Welcomes:

a) the non-domestic rates relief Welsh Government provides to ratepayers every year, which means 44 per cent pay no bills at all.

b) the £116m of extra support for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses this year to help them recover from the pandemic, providing up to 50 per cent relief on their non-domestic rates bills.

c) that, as a combined result of these reliefs, 70 per cent of non-domestic properties in Wales are receiving support with their non-domestic rates bills in 2022-23.

Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 26, no abstentions, 24 against. The motion as amended is therefore agreed. 

Item 9. Welsh Conservatives debate: Business rates. Motion as amended.: For: 26, Against: 24, Abstain: 0

Motion as amended has been agreed

That concludes voting.