Concise Minutes - Committee of the Whole Senedd


Meeting Venue:

Y Siambr – Y Senedd

Meeting date: Tuesday, 5 March 2024

Meeting time: 16.33 - 21.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14022


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mick Antoniw MS

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

Rhun ap Iorwerth MS

Natasha Asghar MS

Hannah Blythyn MS

Dawn Bowden MS

Jayne Bryant MS

Cefin Campbell MS

Hefin David MS

Gareth Davies MS

Alun Davies MS

Paul Davies MS

Andrew RT Davies MS

Jane Dodds MS

Mark Drakeford MS

James Evans MS

Rebecca Evans MS

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Luke Fletcher MS

Peter Fox MS

Heledd Fychan MS

Russell George MS

Vaughan Gething MS

Tom Giffard MS

John Griffiths MS

Lesley Griffiths MS

Llyr Gruffydd MS

Siân Gwenllian MS

Mike Hedges MS

Vikki Howells MS

Altaf Hussain MS

Jane Hutt MS

Huw Irranca-Davies MS

Mark Isherwood MS

Joel James MS

Julie James MS

Delyth Jewell MS

Laura Anne Jones MS

Rt. Hon. Elin Jones MS (Chair)

Samuel Kurtz MS

Jeremy Miles MS

Darren Millar MS

Eluned Morgan MS

Julie Morgan MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Lynne Neagle MS

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS

Rhianon Passmore MS

Adam Price MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Jack Sargeant MS

Ken Skates MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Lee Waters MS

Buffy Williams MS

Sioned Williams MS

Committee Staff:

Aled ap Neill (Secretariat)

Bethan Davies (Secretariat)

Jessica England (Secretariat)

Graeme Francis (Secretariat)

Lisa Griffiths (Secretariat)

John Hitchcock (Secretariat)

Julian Luke (Secretariat)

Yan Thomas (Secretariat)

 

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1       Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Stage 2 Proceedings

The amendments were disposed of in the order that the sections and schedules to which they relate were set out in the motion under Standing Order 26.21 agreed by the Committee of the Whole Senedd on 20 February 2024.

Amendment 59 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 60 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 35 (Darren Millar) was withdrawn.

Amendment 61 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

15

0

41

56

Amendment 1 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

Amendment 52 (Darren Millar) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 3 (Darren Millar) was not moved.

A vote was taken on amendment 57:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

15

0

41

56

Amendment 57 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 38:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

15

0

41

56

Amendment 38 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

Amendment 39 (Darren Millar) was not moved.

Amendment 126 (Adam Price) was withdrawn.

A vote was taken on amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

15

0

41

56

Amendment 4 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 62:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

41

0

15

56

Amendment 62 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed.

Amendment 63 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

A vote was taken on amendment 21:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 21 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

Amendment 51 (Jane Dodds) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

A vote was taken on amendment 40:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 40 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 22:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 22 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 23:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 23 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

As amendment 23 was not agreed, amendment 117 (Jane Dodds) fell.

At 19.18, the meeting was suspended for 31 minutes for a break.

A vote was taken on amendment 29:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

39

55

Amendment 29 (Jane Dodds) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 30:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 30 (Jane Dodds) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 31:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 31 (Jane Dodds) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 32:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 32 (Jane Dodds) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 33:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 33 (Jane Dodds) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 34:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 34 (Jane Dodds) was not agreed.

As amendment 34 was not agreed, amendments 120 (Jane Dodds), 122 (Jane Dodds) and 123 (Jane Dodds) fell.

A vote was taken on amendment 118:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 118 (Jane Dodds) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 119:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 119 (Jane Dodds) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 121:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 121 (Jane Dodds) was not agreed.

Amendment 64 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 65 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 66 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 67 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

A vote was taken on amendment 124:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 124 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

As amendment 124 was not agreed, amendment 125 (Darren Millar) fell.

Amendment 68 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 69 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

A vote was taken on amendment 5:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 5 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 6:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 6 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 7:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 7 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 8:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 8 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 70:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

42

0

14

54

Amendment 70 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 41:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 41 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 42:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 42 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 71:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

40

0

16

56

Amendment 71 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 43:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 43 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 72:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

40

0

16

56

Amendment 72 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 44:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 44 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 45:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 45 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 46:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 46 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 73:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

40

0

16

56

Amendment 73 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 47:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 47 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 48:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

16

0

40

56

Amendment 48 (Darren Millar) was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 74:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

40

0

16

56

Amendment 74 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed.

Amendment 75 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 76 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 77 (Mick Antoniw) was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Sections 1 to 17 of the Bill were deemed agreed.

The Committee of the Whole Senedd will continue its consideration of the Bill at Stage 2 on Wednesday, 6 March 2024.

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