Meeting Venue:
Tŷ Hywel
Meeting date: 9 May 2023
Meeting time: 09.00 - 09.20
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Names |
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Committee Members: |
Elin Jones MS, Llywydd (Chair) Lesley Griffiths MS Darren Millar MS Siân Gwenllian 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 Julian Luke, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Service Siân Wilkins, Head of Procedures and Parliamentary Skills 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
The Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the following change:
Wednesday
3.2 Three week timetable of Government Business
The Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the following changes:
Tuesday 16 May 2023
· Motion under Standing Order 16.5 to establish a Senedd Committee (5 mins)
· Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Electoral Reform (30 mins)
· Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Reducing Workload (30 mins)
· Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: National Care Service – Expert Group Report Implementation Plan (Stage 1) Publication (30 mins)
Tuesday 23 May 2023
· Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Update on Bus Services (45 mins)
· Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Cost of Living (30 mins)
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LCM on the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill (30 mins)
– postponed until 6 June
3.3 Three week timetable of Senedd Business
The following additions were agreed to the Three Week Timetable of Senedd Business:
Wednesday 7 June 2023 –
3.4 Debates on Members' Legislative Proposals - selection of motion for debate
Business Committee considered the proposed motion for debate and agreed to schedule it on 17 May:
Janet Finch-Saunders
NNDM8230
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes a proposal for a Bill to ensure that high-rise building developers are responsible for safety issues.
2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to:
a) create a duty on developers to refund leaseholders for reasonable costs accrued due to building safety issues; and
b) prohibit any developer who refuses to remediate the fire safety defects on buildings they developed from being awarded planning permission for any new developments in Wales.
4 Legislation
4.1 Update on LCMs
Business Committee received an update on current LCMs and agreed to:
5 Procedural Work Programme
5.1 Business Committee procedural work programme
Business Committee considered and agreed an updated programme for its procedural work, including to give further consideration to the following items prior to the summer recess:
The Committee agreed to give further consideration to procedural work which may be required as a result of Senedd Reform once legislation has been introduced.