The first vote this afternoon is on item 7, the debate on the petition on protecting the Cambrian mountains by designating them an area of outstanding natural beauty. And I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Jack Sargeant. Open the vote. In favour 43, 11 abstentions, none against. Therefore, the motion is agreed.

Item 7: debate on petition P-06-1302—'Protect Mid-Wales’ unique Cambrian Mountains: designate them an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'. For: 43, Against: 0, Abstain: 11

Motion has been agreed

The next vote is on item 8—the Welsh Conservatives' debate on a Wales COVID-19 inquiry special purpose committee. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 27, no abstentions, and 27 against. Therefore, as required under Standing Order 6.20, I exercise my casting vote against the motion. The result of the vote therefore is: in favour 27, no abstentions, 28 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.

Item 8: Welsh Conservatives Debate—Wales COVID-19 inquiry special purpose committee. For: 27, Against: 27, Abstain: 0

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

Motion has been rejected

That concludes voting for today.

Presiding Officer, I did ask during the debate on that—

I've moved on to—

Oh, come on. We've got to know why the Government can't table business.

Can I confirm to the Member, I think I did pick up on the fact that he referred to the fact that the Government was not able to table amendments on Friday afternoon of last week to the debate on the COVID inquiry? It has been a subject of correspondence between me and the First Minister, and I'm happy to publish that correspondence so that all Members are aware of the reason the amendments, as proposed by the Government, were not in order for that debate.FootnoteLink

Correspondence from the First Minister and the Llywydd's response

Diolch yn fawr.

Okay. And you're not getting, Alun Davies, just to put you on a warning, two points of order in every single Plenary meeting from now on, right. So, that's not setting a precedent.