Meeting Venue:
Remote - Digital
Meeting date: 21 June 2022
Meeting time: 09.02 - 09.58
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Names |
Committee Members: |
Elin Jones MS, Llywydd (Chair) Lesley Griffiths MS Siân Gwenllian MS Darren Millar MS |
Committee Staff: |
Graeme Francis (Clerk) Yan Thomas (Deputy Clerk) |
Others in attendance |
Jane Dodds MS David Rees MS, Deputy Presiding Officer Siwan Davies, Acting Clerk and Chief Executive Julian Luke, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Siân Wilkins, Head of Chamber and Committee Service Helen Carey, Welsh Government |
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
The Llywydd welcomed Members to the meeting.
2 Minutes of the previous meeting
The Minutes of the previous meeting were agreed for publication.
3 Organisation of Business
3.1 This week's business
Wednesday
3.2 Three week timetable of Government Business
The Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the following changes:
Tuesday 28 June -
· Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Basic Income for Care Leavers Pilot (30 mins) – re-ordered
· Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Building Safety (30 mins)
· Statement by the Minister for Economy: Border Controls (30 mins)
Tuesday 5 July –
· Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme (60 mins)
· Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Historic Environment (Wales) Bill (45 mins)
3.3 Three week timetable of Senedd Business
Business Committee agreed to schedule the following items of business:
Wednesday 6 July 2022 –
Wednesday 13 July 2022 –
· Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Jane Dodds - Basic Income and the transition to a zero carbon economy (60 mins)
· Finance Committee debate on the Welsh Government’s spending priorities for 2023-24 (60 mins)
· Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report: Refreshing Wales’ Bovine TB Eradication Programme (30 mins)
· Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)
4 Review of Standing Order 34 and remote participation
4.1 Standing Order 34 provisions
Business Committee agreed to propose that Standing Orders SO34.2-4 (Designated Temporary Presiding Officer) are allowed to lapse on 1 August 2022 and Standing Orders SO34.5-8 (Acting Chair of Plenary Meetings) are incorporated into Standing Order 6.
4.2 Remote participation and voting in Plenary and committees
As part of its review of Standing Order 34 (emergency procedures), Business Committee considered whether remote participation and voting in Plenary and committee meetings should continue beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. In doing so, the Committee considered responses received from individual Members, party groups, the Chairs’ Forum and the Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales. Business Committee agreed that:
Business Committee also asked for further consideration to be given to the continued necessity of technical breaks prior to voting time and the use of a PIN for voting, as well as whether party groups might be provided with increased information around which Members are present for voting.