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NDM8960 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Sustainable Farming Scheme

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Meeting: 16/07/2025 - Plenary (Item 8)

Welsh Conservatives Debate - Sustainable Farming Scheme

NDM8960 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Recognises the importance of agriculture to the Welsh economy, culture, language, environment, and rural communities.

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward a final, binding vote in the Senedd on its proposed sustainable farming scheme, prior to its implementation, to ensure democratic legitimacy, and the confidence of the agricultural sector.

Proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme
Supporters

Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)

The following amendment was tabled:  

Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete point 2 and replace with:

Welcomes the proposed introduction of the Sustainable Farming Scheme; and

Notes that the Welsh Government will be bringing forward a Statutory Instrument which contains key provisions underpinning the Scheme.

 

Minutes:

The item started at 17.48

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

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM8960 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Recognises the importance of agriculture to the Welsh economy, culture, language, environment, and rural communities.

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward a final, binding vote in the Senedd on its proposed sustainable farming scheme, prior to its implementation, to ensure democratic legitimacy, and the confidence of the agricultural sector.

Proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme
Supporters

Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)

For

Abstain

Against

Total

20

0

22

42

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete point 2 and replace with:

Welcomes the proposed introduction of the Sustainable Farming Scheme; and

Notes that the Welsh Government will be bringing forward a Statutory Instrument which contains key provisions underpinning the Scheme.

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

21

0

22

43


As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

As the Senedd did not agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the amendment tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed.