Agenda and minutes

This meeting was held in a hybrid format, with some Members in the Senedd Chamber and others joining by video-conference.

The Presiding Officer has received notification, under Standing Order 12.58, that the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office will answer questions on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning.

The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2.

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The item started at 13.30

Questions 1-7 and 9 were asked. Question 8 was withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office (on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning) after question 2.

The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2.

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The item started at 14.22

Questions 1-2 and 4-9 were asked. Question 3 was withdrawn. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2.

The item started at 15.21

Cefin Campbell made a statement on - 25 years since Aberglasney Gardens opened to the public (4 July).

NDM8633 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Annual Report on the Senedd Commission's Official Languages Scheme for the period 2023-24, in accordance with paragraph 8(8) of Schedule 2 of the Government of Wales Act 2006, laid before the Senedd on 19 June 2024.

The item started at 15.23

NDM8633 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Annual Report on the Senedd Commission's Official Languages Scheme for the period 2023-24, in accordance with paragraph 8(8) of Schedule 2 of the Government of Wales Act 2006, laid before the Senedd on 19 June 2024.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

NDM8635 Delyth Jewell (South Wales East)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee ‘Six Nations Rugby Championship broadcasting rights’, which was laid in the Table Office on 25 April 2024.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 28 June 2024.

Supporting documents

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (UK government)

The item started at 15.48

NDM8635 Delyth Jewell (South Wales East)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee ‘Six Nations Rugby Championship broadcasting rights’, which was laid in the Table Office on 25 April 2024.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 28 June 2024.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

NDM8634 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes the result of the UK general election.

2. Believes that Wales should have at least the same powers as the other devolved nations.

3. Calls on the new UK Government to:

a) increase the Welsh budget by £700 million to restore it to the level set during the 2021 spending review;

b) devolve powers to manage the Crown Estate and its assets to Wales; and

c) devolve powers around policing and justice to Wales; and

d) return the power to make structural funding decisions and allocations to the Welsh Government.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Welcomes the result of the UK general election.

2. Believes that the election offers a new opportunity for the UK and Welsh governments to work together on the basis of mutual respect and with a sense of common purpose for the benefit of the people of Wales and the UK as a whole.

3. Notes the challenging UK public finance position and the tax burden on Welsh households as a result of decisions taken by the previous UK Government.

4. Recognises that as a result of the economic mismanagement of the previous UK Government, it will take time for the public finances to recover.

5. Welcomes the commitments in the UK Labour manifesto, including proposals to renew intergovernmental relations, update the Fiscal Framework for Wales, to restore decision making to the Welsh Government over post-EU structural funds, to devolve non-JobcentrePlus employment support funding, and to explore the devolution of youth justice and probation services.

6. Supports the Welsh Government to work with the new UK Government to further strengthen devolution in Wales.

UK Labour manifesto

If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected.

Amendment 2 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Delete all after point 1 and replace with:

Regrets the significant fall in voter turnout.

Calls upon the new UK Government to set out its priorities for Wales.

The item started at 16.33

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

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM8634 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes the result of the UK general election.

2. Believes that Wales should have at least the same powers as the other devolved nations.

3. Calls on the new UK Government to:

a) increase the Welsh budget by £700 million to restore it to the level set during the 2021 spending review;

b) devolve powers to manage the Crown Estate and its assets to Wales; and

c) devolve powers around policing and justice to Wales; and

d) return the power to make structural funding decisions and allocations to the Welsh Government.

The following amendments were tabled:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	41	53

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Welcomes the result of the UK general election.

2. Believes that the election offers a new opportunity for the UK and Welsh governments to work together on the basis of mutual respect and with a sense of common purpose for the benefit of the people of Wales and the UK as a whole.

3. Notes the challenging UK public finance position and the tax burden on Welsh households as a result of decisions taken by the previous UK Government.

4. Recognises that as a result of the economic mismanagement of the previous UK Government, it will take time for the public finances to recover.

5. Welcomes the commitments in the UK Labour manifesto, including proposals to renew intergovernmental relations, update the Fiscal Framework for Wales, to restore decision making to the Welsh Government over post-EU structural funds, to devolve non-JobcentrePlus employment support funding, and to explore the devolution of youth justice and probation services.

6. Supports the Welsh Government to work with the new UK Government to further strengthen devolution in Wales.

UK Labour manifesto

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	26	53

Amendment 1 was agreed.

As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was de-selected.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Welcomes the result of the UK general election.

2. Believes that the election offers a new opportunity for the UK and Welsh governments to work together on the basis of mutual respect and with a sense of common purpose for the benefit of the people of Wales and the UK as a whole.

3. Notes the challenging UK public finance position and the tax burden on Welsh households as a result of decisions taken by the previous UK Government.

4. Recognises that as a result of the economic mismanagement of the previous UK Government, it will take time for the public finances to recover.

5. Welcomes the commitments in the UK Labour manifesto, including proposals to renew intergovernmental relations, update the Fiscal Framework for Wales, to restore decision making to the Welsh Government over post-EU structural funds, to devolve non-JobcentrePlus employment support funding, and to explore the devolution of youth justice and probation services.

6. Supports the Welsh Government to work with the new UK Government to further strengthen devolution in Wales.

UK Labour manifesto

For	Abstain	Against	Total
27	0	26	53

The motion as amended was agreed.

To ask the First Minister

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the First Minister make a statement on Hannah Blythyn MS’s statement in the Senedd Chamber on 9 July 2024 that she was sacked as a Welsh Government Minister without sufficient evidence that she was guilty of leaking messages?

To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language

Luke Fletcher (South Wales West): Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on how the Welsh Government is working with the new UK Government in relation to Tata steel in Port Talbot?

The item started at 17.28

Answered by the First Minister

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the First Minister make a statement on Hannah Blythyn MS’s statement in the Senedd Chamber on 9 July 2024 that she was sacked as a Welsh Government Minister without sufficient evidence that she was guilty of leaking messages?

Answered by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language

Luke Fletcher (South Wales West): Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on how the Welsh Government is working with the new UK Government in relation to Tata steel in Port Talbot?

The item started at 17.59

NDM8631 Carolyn Thomas (North Wales)

The pawfect place to call home - providing safe accommodation for pets in Wales.

The item started at 18.02

NDM8631 Carolyn Thomas (North Wales)

The pawfect place to call home - providing safe accommodation for pets in Wales.