Plaid Cymru Debate - The devolution settlement
Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Paul Davies
What this vote was about
Welsh Conservative amendment 1, from Paul Davies: replace the claim with a statement that rows over devolution distract from everyday challenges facing Wales.
Plaid Cymru's Heledd Fychan asked the Senedd to note a letter from over a third of Labour Members to the UK Prime Minister and to say the UK Labour Government is rolling back devolution. Labour's Jane Hutt's amendment replaced that claim with a pledge to strengthen devolution. The Senedd agreed the motion as amended.
The motion and amendments as published
NDM9090 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the letter sent to the UK Prime Minister by over a third of the Senedd’s Labour Members on 3 December 2025.
2. Believes that the Labour UK Government is rolling back on the existing devolution settlement, as stated in the letter. The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire) Delete point 2 and replace with:
Believes that rows about the devolution settlement are a distraction from getting to grips with the everyday challenges facing Wales.
If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be de-selected.
Amendment 2 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan) Delete point 2 and replace with:
Reaffirms this Senedd’s commitment to strengthening the devolution settlement, in line with the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales.
Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales: final report
For 13Against 37Abstain 0
How the chamber voted
How each Member voted
For13
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- Gareth DaviesConservative
- Paul DaviesConservative
- James EvansConservative
- Janet Finch-SaundersConservative
- Russell GeorgeIndependent
- Tom GiffardConservative
- Altaf HussainConservative
- Mark IsherwoodConservative