Meeting Venue:
Remote - Digital
Meeting date: 11 October 2022
Meeting time: 09.03 - 10.14
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Names |
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Committee Members: |
Elin Jones MS, Llywydd (Chair) Lesley Griffiths MS Siân Gwenllian MS Darren Millar MS |
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Committee Staff: |
Graeme Francis (Clerk) Yan Thomas (Deputy Clerk) |
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Others in attendance |
David Rees MS, Deputy Presiding Officer Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk Siwan Davies, Director of Senedd Business Gwion Evans, Head of the Llywydd's Private Office Siân Wilkins, Head of Chamber and Committee Service Julian Luke, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Helen Carey, Welsh Government |
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
The Llywydd welcomed Members to the meeting. Apologies were received from Jane Dodds.
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
Tuesday
Wednesday
The Llywydd informed Business Managers that she intends to end the use of a break prior to voting time, effective from this week’s Plenary meetings. She asked Business Managers to remind Members of their groups that it will be their responsibility to ensure that they are present and prepared to vote prior to the start of voting time, and noted that this can be earlier than the indicative timings on the agenda.
3.2 Three week timetable of Government Business
The Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the following changes:
Tuesday 18 October –
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language:
Supply Teaching Model (30 mins) Withdrawn
Tuesday 25 October –
· Debate: The Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2021-22 (60 mins) moved from 8th November
3.3 Three week timetable of Senedd Business
Business Committee agreed to schedule the following items of business:
Wednesday 9 November 2022 -
Business Committee received a request from the Petitions Committee for an urgent debate on petition P-06-1294: Don't leave metastatic breast cancer patients in Wales behind, which received 14,106 signatures,and agreed to schedule a 30 minute debate on Wednesday 19 October.
4 Legislation
4.1 Letter from the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee - The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
Business Committee noted the response received from the Committee and agreed that no adjustment would be required to the existing timetable for scrutiny of the Bill.
4.2 The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - Stage 2
Business Committee agreed in principle that the Bill be referred to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee for Stage 2 proceedings, should the general principles be agreed by the Senedd.
4.3 The Land Transaction Tax (Tax Bands and Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Business Committee agreed to refer the Regulations to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee with a reporting Monday 7 November 2022, in order to enable these regulations to be considered by the Senedd on Tuesday 8 November.
4.4 Update on LCMs
Business Committee considered an update from the Welsh Government and agreed to refer the Supplementary LCM on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill to the Local Government and Housing Committee and the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee for scrutiny, with a reporting deadline of 1 December.
5 Paper to note
5.1 Letter from Oxfam Cymru and WEN Wales regarding the Feminist Scorecard 2022
Business Committee noted the letter.