10. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:10 pm on 7 December 2022.

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Photo of Mabon ap Gwynfor Mabon ap Gwynfor Plaid Cymru 6:10, 7 December 2022

(Translated)

Thank you very much, Llywydd, and I move formally amendment 2, in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Could I start by thanking Sam Rowlands for taking the time available to present the motion, and not only to present the motion but also taking some of the time allocated to him to explain the thrust of the motion? It's regrettable, of course, that the short time given to such debates has to be spent explaining what is meant in the wording of the motion, rather than presenting the arguments in favour of the motion.

And I think it's important that I note here my disappointment regarding the wording of the motion and how unclear it is. A good few of us within the Plaid group and outwith the group tried to decipher this motion today and had failed to understand it because of the lack of clarity. Submitting poorly worded motions does our democracy no favours, and, indeed, there is a risk that it will mislead the electorate as those of us from different parties debate different things at cross-purposes.