Votes and Proceedings - Plenary


Meeting Venue:

Siambr Hywel - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date:
Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Meeting time: 13.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15728


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This meeting was held in a hybrid format, with some Members in Siambr Hywel, Tŷ Hywel and others joining by video-conference.

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1       Questions to the First Minister

The item started at 13.30

The first 8 questions were asked. Question 11 was withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after question 2.

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2       Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery

The item started at 14.25

Questions 1, 2 and 4-7 were asked. Question 3 was withdrawn.

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3       Business Statement and Announcement

The item started at 14.55

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4       Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Waiting Times

The item started at 15.33

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5       Debate: Welsh Rates of Income Tax 2026-27

The item started at 16.09

 

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

 

NDM9117 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd in accordance with section 116D of the Government of Wales Act 2006, agrees the Welsh rate resolution for the 2026-27 Welsh rates of income tax as follows:

a) the Welsh rate for the purpose of calculating the basic rate of income tax is 10p in the pound;

b) the Welsh rate for the purpose of calculating the higher rate of income tax is 10p in the pound; and

c) the Welsh rate for the purpose of calculating the additional rate of income tax is 10p in the pound.

 

The result was as follows:

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

26

13

13

52

 

The motion was agreed.

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6       Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27

The item started at 16.27

 

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

 

NDM9118 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 20.25, approves the Annual Budget for the financial year 2026-27 laid in the Table Office by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language on 20 January 2026.

 

The result was as follows:

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

25

14

13

52

 

The motion was agreed.

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7       Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2026-27

The item started at 18.05

 

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

 

NDM9119 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with section 84H of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, approves the Local Government Finance Report (No. 1) 2026-27 (Final Settlement - Councils), which was laid in the Table Office on 20 January 2026.

 

The result was as follows:

 

For

Abstain

Against

Total

26

13

13

52

 

The motion was agreed.

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8       Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill

The item started at 18.35

NDM9116 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that Senedd Cymru in accordance with Standing Order 26.36:

Agrees to dispose of sections and schedules to the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill at Stage 3 in the following order:

a) sections 1 to 40;

b) schedule 1;

c) sections 41 to 44;

d) long title.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

In accordance with Standing Order 12.44, at 18.35 the bell was rung and the meeting suspended until Voting Time.

 

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9       Voting Time

The item started at 18.40

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Votes Summary

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The meeting concluded at 18.42

The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Wednesday, 28 January 2026

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