Minutes - Business Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 18 January 2021

Meeting time: 11.03 - 12.48


Private

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Attendance

Category

Names

Committee Members:

Elin Jones MS, Llywydd (Chair)

Rebecca Evans MS

Darren Millar MS

Siân Gwenllian MS

Caroline Jones MS

Committee Staff:

Aled Elwyn Jones (Clerk)

Others in attendance

Ann Jones MS, Deputy Presiding Officer

Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive & Clerk of the Senedd

Siwan Davies, Director of Senedd Business

Siân Wilkins, Head of Chamber and Committee Service

Julian Luke, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Service

Gwion Evans, Head of the Llywydd's Private Office

Elin Roberts, Policy Adviser to the Llywydd

Helen Carey, Welsh Government

Bethan Garwood, Deputy Clerk

Matthew Richards, Head of the Legal Service

 

 

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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2       Standing Orders

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2.1   Amending Standing Orders in relation to Brexit

The Committee agreed in principle to the proposed changes and noted the additional change required as a result of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020.

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2.2   Sub Judice

The Committee agreed to review the current Standing Order provisions relating to sub judice, and agreed to come back to the question of whether exemptions should be included in Standing Orders or in guidance.

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2.3   Amending Standing Orders - Consolidation Bills

The Committee agreed to the proposed response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, and agreed in principle to the draft new Standing Order 26C and the draft Llywydd’s Guidance.

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2.4   Early Business Procedures

The Committee agreed to the proposals set out in the paper.

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2.5   Reviewing Standing Orders in relation to political groups

The Committee considered the issues set out in the paper and asked the Secretariat to bring forward a paper with more detailed options for revising Standing Order 1.3

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2.6   Recall procedures

Committee considered the paper and asked for a further paper with more detail based on the options set out in the paper.

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