DRAFT MINUTES

DRAFT MINUTES

Meeting ID	13055
Committee	Business Committee
Date	06/12/2022
Attendees	Rt. Hon. Elin Jones MS (Chair) Lesley Griffiths MS (Member) Darren Millar MS (Member) Russell George MS (Member) Siân Gwenllian MS (Member) Graeme Francis (Clerk) Yan Thomas (Deputy Clerk) Jane Dodds MS (Guest) David Rees MS (Guest) Manon Antoniazzi (Official) Siwan Davies (Official) Siân Wilkins (Official) Julian Luke (Official) Helen Carey (Official) Aled Ap Neill (Monitor) Gwion Evans (Official) Central Admin (Monitor) Access All Committees (Monitor) TRS Admin group (Monitor) TRS - Users (Monitor) Chamber Sec. (Monitor) Business Committee Admin group (Monitor) Business Committee Info group (Monitor) Business Committee - Group Offices (Monitor) Business Committee - Welsh Gov Access (Notify) MSS Elin Jones (Monitor) MSS Lesley Griffiths (Monitor) MSS Sian Gwenllian (Monitor) MSS Darren Millar (Monitor) MSS David Rees (Monitor) MSS Buffy Williams (Monitor) MSS Jane Dodds (Monitor)

Item ID	76316
Item Title	Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Summary	The Llywydd welcomed Members to the meeting. Jane Dodds and Darren Millar gave their apologies. Russell George attended the meeting as a substitute.

Item ID	76317
Item Title	Minutes of the previous meeting
Summary	The Minutes of the previous meeting were agreed for publication.

Item ID	76318
Item Title	Organisation of Business
Summary

Item ID	76319
Item Title	This week's business
Summary	Tuesday The Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the following changes: Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Bus Reform (30 mins) Debate: Stage 4 of The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill (15 mins) The Llywydd informed Business Managers that there will be a short break prior to the start of the Stage 3 proceedings, with the bell rung 5 minutes before the resumption. Voting Time will take place before Stage 3 proceedings. Plenary is unlikely to run past 7.50pm. Wednesday Questions to the Senedd Commission (15 30 mins) The Llywydd informed Business Managers that BSL interpretation is being arranged for Mark Isherwood’s MLP debate, with the intention that this can be provided live on Senedd.tv. Voting Time will take place before the Short Debate. Plenary is unlikely to run past 6.55pm.

Item ID	76320
Item Title	Three week timetable of Government Business
Summary	The Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the following changes: Tuesday 13 December · The Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (5 mins) Tuesday 10 January · Statement by the Minister for Economy: Developing Technological Clusters in Wales - medical radioisotope production and nuclear medicine expertise (30 mins)

Item ID	76321
Item Title	Three week timetable of Senedd Business
Summary	Business Committee agreed to the following additions to the timetable: Wednesday 18 January 2023 - Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee report: The Future of Bus and Rail in Wales (60 mins)  Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)  Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)

Item ID	76322
Item Title	Legislation
Summary

Item ID	76324
Item Title	Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd regarding Stage 4 of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
Summary	Further to the indication given in the previous meeting, Business Committee noted the letter and the intention to hold the Stage 4 debate on the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill immediately after today’s Stage 3 proceedings.

Item ID	76323
Item Title	Update on LCMs
Summary	Business Committee agreed to:  refer the LCM on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill laid on 29 November to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee and the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee for scrutiny with a reporting deadline of 2 March 2023; refer the supplementary LCM (Memorandum No 2) on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill laid on 30 November to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee, the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee, the Local Government and Housing Committee and the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee for scrutiny, with a reporting deadline of 16 February 2023; and refer the supplementary LCM (Memorandum No 3) on the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill laid on 30 November to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee, the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee, the Finance Committee and the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee for scrutiny, with a reporting deadline of 16 January 2023.

Item ID	76328
Item Title	Senedd Timetable
Summary

Item ID	76329
Item Title	Recess Dates
Summary	Business Committee agreed the dates for Whitsun Half Term and Summer Recess and agreed provisional recess dates for Autumn Half Term and Christmas Recess 2023.

Item ID	76330
Item Title	Christmas Recess Tabling Arrangements
Summary	Business Committee agreed tabling arrangements for the Christmas recess, including for Plenary business for the first week of term, Written Questions and amendments to the Social Partnership (Wales) Bill. The Committee also agreed the arrangements for laying documents during the Christmas period.

Item ID	76325
Item Title	Senedd Reform
Summary

Item ID	76326
Item Title	Consideration of draft report on recommendations of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform
Summary	Business Committee considered and agreed the draft report, and for it to be laid and provided to the Welsh Government before the end of term, subject to two additions: to note Sian Gwenllian’s view that Senedd Reform legislation should contain only the Welsh titles of ‘Llywydd’ and ‘Dirprwy Lywydd’; and, to note the Llywydd’s view that an increased maximum number of Welsh Ministers should be set at 16.