Agenda - Reform Bill Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1, Senedd
Meeting date: Thursday 5 October 2023

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Helen Finlayson

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddReform@senedd.wales


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Private pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session

(09.30-11.00)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 52)

Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Will Whiteley, Deputy Director, Senedd Reform, Welsh Government

Anna Hind, Senior Lawyer, Legal Services, Welsh Government

 

 

Supporting documents:
Research brief

Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

Statement of Policy Intent

 

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3       Papers to Note

(11.00)                                                                                                             

 

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3.1   PTN 3.1 - Technical note from the Welsh Government on the treatment of inflation and the use of the HM Treasury discount rate and GDP deflators in the Explanatory Memorandum for the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 53 - 54)

 

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3.2   PTN 3.2 - Letter to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution regarding the anticipated gender quotas Bill – 26 September 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 55 - 56)

 

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

(11.00)                                                                                                             

 

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5       Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(11.00-11.15)                                                                                                  

 

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6       Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: approach to Stage 1 scrutiny

(11.15 -  11.20)                                                                        (Pages 57 - 59)

Supporting document:
Paper 1 - Approach to Stage 1 scrutiny

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