Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting date:
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Meeting time: 13.30
This meeting can be
viewed
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http://senedd.tv/en/15796
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This meeting was held in a hybrid format, with some Members in the Senedd Chamber and others joining by video-conference.
The item started at 13.30
The first 8 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2.
The item started at 14.23
The first 8 questions were asked. The Presiding Officer invited party spokespeople to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary after question 2.
The item started at 15.21
The 3 questions were asked.
No Topical Questions were accepted
The item started at 15.34
Heledd Fychan made a statement on celebrating 75 years of Welsh language education in the Rhondda.
The item started at 15.36
NDM9217 Hannah Blythyn (Delyn)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Considers the Report of the Standards of Conduct Committee – Twenty Fifth Report to the Sixth Senedd, laid before the Senedd on 11 March 2026 in accordance with Standing Order 22.9.
2. Endorses the recommendation in the report.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
The proposal under Standing Order 12.24 to debate the following items together but with separate votes was agreed
The item started at 15.37
NDM9218 Hannah Blythyn (Delyn)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the report of the Standards of Conduct Committee: The Review of the Code of Conduct for Members of the Senedd laid in the Table Office on 11 March 2026.
2. Adopts the Code of Conduct for Members of the Senedd laid on 11 March 2026, to come into force at the commencement of the Seventh Senedd.
3. Notes the accompanying guidance to the Code of Conduct set out in annex B to the report.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
The item started at 15.37
NDM9219 Hannah Blythyn (Delyn)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Approves the Guidance for Members of the Senedd on the registration, declaration and recording of financial and other interests, which was laid in the Table Office on 11 March 2026.
2. Resolves that the specified values and criteria that the Senedd may by resolution agree under paragraph 5 of the Annex to Standing Order 2 are as set out in the Guidance.
3. Agrees that the Guidance will come into force as of the start of the Seventh Senedd.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
At 15.44, the Deputy Presiding Officer suspended the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 12.18
The item started at 15.47
NDM9216 Delyth Jewell (South Wales East)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the report of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee: ‘Mission Cymru: Principles for international relations’ which was laid in the Table Office on 3 February 2026.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
The item started at 16.46
NDM9215 Mark Isherwood (North Wales)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the report of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee on the Consideration of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 Report which was laid in the Table Office on 11 March 2026.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
The item started at 17.24
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM9220 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Believes the UK Government should not make spending decisions in Wales when they are opposed by the Welsh Government.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
11 |
0 |
36 |
47 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and replace with:
1. Believes the UK Government should not make spending decisions in devolved areas of responsibility in Wales without the Welsh Government’s consent.
A vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
23 |
0 |
24 |
47 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
As the Senedd did not agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the amendment tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed.
The item started at 18.30
The item started at 18.32
NDM9214 Hannah Blythyn (Delyn)
“Politicians, they’re all the same”: how can we counter cynicism in politics and create greater confidence in individuals and our institution?
The meeting concluded at 18.57
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 24 March 2026