People often ask me for videos of National Assembly for Wales debates*. So here is a full day's sitting from the first year of the Assembly, when it met in a converted basement computer room. All joking aside this was a significant day - 9 February 2000.
We start with questions to the Secretary for the Environment and Local Government, Peter Law (who later fell out with Labour and was elected Independent MP for Blaenau Gwent). Then the Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development Christine Gwyther gets approval for more milk marketing. This is followed by a motion of no confidence in the First Secretary, Alun Michael - somewhat unfairly prompted by a decision of the UK government. Michael tries unsuccessfully to forestall the vote by resigning but the Presiding Officer takes no action. When the vote passes, Rhodri Morgan is chosen as the new acting First Secretary.
This is the English language version so any Welsh is dubbed with a translation. For the Report of Proceedings:
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* This statement may not be true
