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Transcript: Transcript for 09/07/2024 - Plenary

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(45 mins)

1.

Questions to the First Minister

The Presiding Officer will call Party Leaders to ask questions without notice to the First Minister after Question 2.

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Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The item started at 13.30

Questions 1 and 3 to 8 were asked. Question 2 was withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited party leaders to ask questions to the First Minister after question 3.

(30 mins)

2.

Business Statement and Announcement

Minutes:

The item started at 14.24

 

Personal Statement – Hannah Blythyn

The item started at 14.56

 

(60 mins)

3.

Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme

Minutes:

The item started at 15.01

(15 mins)

4.

The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2024

NDM8632 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2024 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 18 June 2024.

Supporting Documents

Explanatory Memorandum

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Minutes:

The item started at 15.09

NDM8632 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2024 is made in accordance with the draft laid in the Table Office on 18 June 2024.

Supporting Documents

Explanatory Memorandum

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

(15 mins)

5.

Stage 4 of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill

NDM8636 Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd)

To propose that the Senedd in accordance with Standing Order 26.47:

Approves the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill.

The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3

Minutes:

The item started at 16.14

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

NDM8636 Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd)

To propose that the Senedd in accordance with Standing Order 26.47:

Approves the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill.

The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

39

0

12

51

The motion was agreed.

 

6.

Voting Time

Minutes:

The item started at 16.33

In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 16.34 the Deputy Presiding Officer suspended the meeting. The bell was rung at 16.40.

 

Votes Summary

Supporting documents:

(120 mins)

7.

Stage 3 of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill

The amendments will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they relate were set out in the motion under Standing Order 26.36 agreed by the Senedd on 2 July 2024.

The amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as follows:

1. Duty to consult

3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17

2. Charitable rate relief

6, 7, 22, 23, 25

3. Non-domestic rating multipliers

9, 1

4. Regulation-making powers

11, 12, 15, 18, 27

5. Council tax: single person discount

14

6. Publication of notices

19

7. Council tax reform

2

8. Council tax increases

20, 26

9. Review on use of powers

21, 24

Supporting Documents

Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2

Explanatory Memorandum, revised after Stage 2

Marshalled List of Amendments

Grouping of Amendments

Minutes:

The item started at 16.46

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 26.36 agreed by the Senedd on 2 July 2024.

A vote was taken on amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 3 was not agreed

A vote was taken on amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 5:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 6:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 6 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 7:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 7 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 8:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 8 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 9:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 9 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 10:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 10 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 11:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 11 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 12:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 12 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 13:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 13 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 14:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

13

0

36

49

Amendment 14 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 15:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

23

0

26

49

Amendment 15 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 16:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 16 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 17:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 17 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 18:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 18 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 19:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

23

2

49

Amendment 19 was agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

12

0

37

49

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 20:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

12

1

36

49

Amendment 20 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on amendment 21:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 21 was not agreed.

Amendment 22 was not moved.

As amendment 7 was not agreed, amendment 23 fell.

As amendment 21 was not agreed, amendment 24 fell.

Amendment 25 was not moved.

As amendment 20 was not agreed, amendment 26 fell.

A vote was taken on amendment 27:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

25

49

Amendment 27 was not agreed.