Y Dirprwy Lywydd / The Deputy Presiding Officer

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

2,888 speeches and questions

4 February 2026Plenary
Topical Questions
No topical questions were accepted today.
4 February 2026Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary.
4 February 2026Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
There's no conversation. From the Minister as well.
3 February 2026Plenary
Voting Time
There will now be a short break before we move to Stage 3 proceedings. The bell will be rung five minutes before we reconvene. I would encourage Members to return to the Chamber promptly, please.
3 February 2026Plenary
Voting Time
The final vote this afternoon is on item 10, the legislative consent motion on the Finance (No. 2) Bill. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Mark Drakeford. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 37, no abstentions, 10 against, therefore…
3 February 2026Plenary
Voting Time
The next vote is on item 7, the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Minimum Unit Price) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. I call for a vote on the motion in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 37, no abstentions, 10…
3 February 2026Plenary
Voting Time
The next vote is on item 6, the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 (Continuation) Regulations 2026. I call for a vote on the motion in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 37, no abstentions, 10 against…
3 February 2026Plenary
Voting Time
Can I remind all Members that if you are online, you need to have your cameras on?
3 February 2026Plenary
Voting Time
The first vote this afternoon is on item 4, the Tax Collection and Management (Visitor Levy Costs) (Wales) Regulations 2026. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Jane Hutt. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 37, no abstentions, nine…
3 February 2026Plenary
Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets (Wales) Bill
That brings us to voting time. Unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will move directly to voting time. No.
3 February 2026Plenary
Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets (Wales) Bill
The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? No. The motion is therefore agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
3 February 2026Plenary
Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets (Wales) Bill
Do you want to add anything else? No. Great.
3 February 2026Plenary
Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets (Wales) Bill
I don't have any further speakers. Do you want to add anything else?
3 February 2026Plenary
Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets (Wales) Bill
Item 11 today is a motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill. I call on the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural…
3 February 2026Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: The Finance (No. 2) Bill
The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, there is objection. I will defer voting under this item until voting time.
3 February 2026Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: The Finance (No. 2) Bill
I call on the Cabinet Secretary to reply.
3 February 2026Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: The Finance (No. 2) Bill
I call on the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, Mike Hedges.
3 February 2026Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: The Finance (No. 2) Bill
I call on the Chair of the Finance Committee, Peredur Owen Griffiths.
3 February 2026Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: The Finance (No. 2) Bill
We move on to item 10, which is an LCM on the Finance (No. 2) Bill, and I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Welsh Language to move the motion—Mark Drakeford.
3 February 2026Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Item 9 has been postponed until 3 March.
3 February 2026Plenary
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? No. The motion is therefore agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
3 February 2026Plenary
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
And I call on the Deputy First Minister to reply.
3 February 2026Plenary
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
I call on the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, Mike Hedges.
3 February 2026Plenary
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Item 8 is the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026. I call on the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to move the motion—Huw Irranca-Davies.
3 February 2026Plenary
& 7. The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 (Continuation) Regulations 2026 and The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Minimum Unit Price) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The next proposal is to agree the motion under item 7. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There are objections. Again, I will defer voting under this item until voting time.