Plaid Cymru Debate - The devolution settlement
Amendment 2, tabled in the name of Jane Hutt
What this vote was about
Labour's amendment 2, from Jane Hutt: replace the claim of rolling back devolution with a commitment to strengthen it, in line with the Independent Commission.
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 25Against 24Abstain 1
How the chamber voted
How each Member voted
For25
- Mick AntoniwLabour
- Hannah BlythynLabour
- Dawn BowdenLabour
- Jayne BryantLabour
- Alun DaviesLabour
- Mark DrakefordLabour
- Rebecca EvansLabour
- John GriffithsLabour
- Lesley GriffithsLabour
- Mike Hedges