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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Llyr Gruffydd.
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Implementation of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023
Item 6 will be next, which is a statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership on the implementation of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023. I call on Hannah Blythyn to make that statement.
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: The economy of the Heads of the Valleys
Item 5, the statement on the Heads of the Valleys, has been postponed.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Child Poverty Strategy for Wales
Thank you, Minister.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Child Poverty Strategy for Wales
Finally, John Griffiths.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Child Poverty Strategy for Wales
Thank you. Minister.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Child Poverty Strategy for Wales
I've been very generous with time. I'm really sorry, but this needs to draw to a close.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Child Poverty Strategy for Wales
Item 4 is next on our agenda this afternoon, a statement by the Minister for Social Justice on the child poverty strategy. The Minister to make the statement—Jane Hutt.
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Proposal for an Urgent Debate under Standing Order 12.69: Job losses at Tata Steel, and the future of the steel industry in Wales
I will table the debate for tomorrow afternoon following item 5, the 90-second statements.
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Proposal for an Urgent Debate under Standing Order 12.69: Job losses at Tata Steel, and the future of the steel industry in Wales
The proposal, therefore, is to agree the motion for an urgent debate. Does any Member object? No, there are no objections. And therefore the motion is agreed.
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Proposal for an Urgent Debate under Standing Order 12.69: Job losses at Tata Steel, and the future of the steel industry in Wales
Thank you.
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Proposal for an Urgent Debate under Standing Order 12.69: Job losses at Tata Steel, and the future of the steel industry in Wales
The Minister for Economy to respond.
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Proposal for an Urgent Debate under Standing Order 12.69: Job losses at Tata Steel, and the future of the steel industry in Wales
In accordance with Standing Order 12.69, I have accepted a request from Luke Fletcher to move a proposal for an urgent debate. I call on Luke Fletcher to move that proposal.
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Tata Steel
Thank you, Minister.
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Tata Steel
The next item, therefore, will be the statement by the Minister for Economy on Tata Steel. The Minister to make the statement—Vaughan Gething.
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Business Statement and Announcement
I thank the Trefnydd.
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Questions to the First Minister
Leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth.
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Questions to the First Minister
Questions now from the party leaders. The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
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Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon and welcome to this Plenary meeting. The first item this afternoon will be questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Laura Anne Jones.
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Short Debate: Structuring a social care system fit for a twenty-first century Wales
Gareth Davies, you can start the short debate.
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Short Debate: Structuring a social care system fit for a twenty-first century Wales
If Members who are leaving the Chamber could do so quietly, we will move to the short debate and I call Gareth Davies.
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Voting Time
Therefore, all amendments and the motion were not agreed, and so nothing is agreed under this particular item. That concludes voting time, and we will now move on to the short debate.
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Voting Time
We move to amendment 3, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 25, no abstentions, 27 against. Therefore, the amendment is not agreed.
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Voting Time
We now move to amendment 2, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. The vote is tied. I exercise my casting vote against amendment 2, which is not agreed. Twenty-six in favour and 27 against. Amendment 2 therefore falls.
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Voting Time
We will now vote on amendment 1. If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will be deselected. I call for a vote on amendment 1 in the name of Lesley Griffiths. Open the vote. Close the vote. The vote is tied, and therefore I exercise my casting vote…