Meeting Venue:
Tŷ Hywel
Meeting date: 27 February 2024
Meeting time: 09.00 - 10.03
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Names |
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Committee Members: |
Elin Jones MS, Llywydd (Chair) Lesley Griffiths MS Darren Millar MS Heledd Fychan MS |
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Committee Staff: |
Graeme Francis (Clerk) Yan Thomas (Deputy Clerk) |
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Others in attendance |
Jane Dodds MS David Rees MS, Deputy Presiding Officer Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk Siwan Davies, Deputy Chief Executive and Clerk and Director of Senedd Business Bethan Davies, Head of Chamber and Committee Service Julian Luke, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Service Siân Wilkins, Head of Procedures and Parliamentary Skills Llinos Madely, Clerk, Procedures and Parliamentary Skills Service Helen Carey, Welsh Government Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources James Attridge, Senior Security Manager |
The Llywydd welcomed Members to the meeting
The Minutes of the previous meeting were agreed for publication
Tuesday
The Trefnydd informed Business Managers of the following changes:
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· Motion to Suspend Standing Orders (5 mins) · Debate: Budget flexibilities and the operation of the UK Funding Framework (60 mins) Re-ordered · LCM on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (15 mins) Re-ordered
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: |
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Second Homes and
Affordability (30 mins) Postponed until 12 March
· Voting Time will take place as the last item of business
· Plenary is unlikely to run past 6.00pm
Wednesday
Business Committee received a briefing on security arrangements relating to the anticipated protest on Wednesday and the prospect of disruption, including to travel. The Trefnydd and Jane Dodds registered their concern with Senedd business and events continuing in person considering the size of the protest anticipated and raised the prospect of attendance on the Senedd Estate being kept to a minimum with proceedings being held online if required.
· Voting Time will take place before the Short Debate.
· Plenary is unlikely to run past 7.10pm.
The Trefnydd informed Business Managers of the following changes to the Three Week Timetable of Government Business:
Tuesday 12 March 2024
· Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Second Homes and Affordability (30 mins)
· The Special School Residential Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (5 mins)
· The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Amendment) and Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (5 mins)
· Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill (5 mins)
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Debate: The Second Supplementary Budget 2023-24 (30 mins)
postponed until 13 March
Wednesday 13 March 2024
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services (45
mins) postponed until 20 March 2024
· Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language – brought forward from 20 March 2024
· Debate: The Second Supplementary Budget 2023-24 (30 mins)
Business Committee agreed to postpone Questions to the Minister for Health and Socials Services for 20 March to bring forward Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language to 13 March.
The following additions were agreed to the Three Week Timetable of Senedd Business:
Wednesday 13 March 2024 –
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal (30 mins) Moved
to 12 March
Wednesday 20 March 2024 –
The Business Committee considered the timetable for the Bill proposed by the Government and agreed:
The Business Committee considered a paper on expedited timetables for Senedd Bills. The Committee noted the experience of the two Bills outlined in the paper and requested that officials draft a decision-making tool that could be used to assist it to make future decisions on timetables for Bills when an expedited timetable has been proposed.
Darren Millar requested that consideration be given to the length of time available to Members to prepare for Stage 2 and Stage 3 proceedings on Bills following the tabling deadlines for amendments. Business Committee asked officials to provide a note concerning these matters, to include the recent experience of the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill.
Business Committee agreed the request to revise the deadline for committees to report on Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill to 26 April 2024.
Business Committee agreed the request for the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee to hold an additional meeting of the Committee on 14 March 2024.
Business Committee returned to consider the issue of whether to take forward consideration of Committee Chair Job Sharing in advance of the Easter recess, and potential committee chair vacancies which may arise because of the new First Minister appointing their government. A majority on Business Committee agreed that a longer period of time is required to give the relevant matters full consideration.
Business Committee agreed to take that detailed consideration forward over the coming months, recognising that any changes would not be in place for any vacancies that arise following the Easter recess.