DRAFT MINUTES

DRAFT MINUTES

Meeting ID	13772
Committee	Reform Bill Committee
Date	05/10/2023
Attendees	David Rees MS (Chair) Heledd Fychan MS (Member) Darren Millar MS (Member) Sarah Murphy MS (Member) Jane Dodds MS (Guest) Helen Finlayson (Clerk) Georgina Owen (Second Clerk) Catherine Roberts (Deputy Clerk) Chris Gregory (Monitor) Rhayna Mann (Monitor) Llyr Wilson-Price (Monitor) Gruffydd Owen (Legal Adviser) Josh Hayman (Researcher) MSS David Rees (Monitor) MSS Heledd Fychan (Monitor) MSS Darren Millar (Monitor) MSS Sarah Murphy (Monitor) MSS Jane Dodds (Monitor) Central Admin (Monitor) Access to Reform Bill Committee (Monitor) Publishers for Reform Bill Committee (Monitor) Reform Bill Committee (Monitor) Access All Committees (Monitor) TRS Admin group (Monitor) TRS - Users (Monitor) Mick Antoniw MS (Witness) Anna Hind (Witness) Will Whiteley (Witness) Tom Jackson (Witness)

Item ID	82035
Item Title	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Summary	There were no apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest. The Chair welcomed Jane Dodds MS, who was attending in accordance with Standing Order 17.49.

Item ID	82037
Item Title	Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Summary	The Committee received evidence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.

Item ID	82249
Item Title	Papers to Note
Summary

Item ID	82251
Item Title	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
Summary	The Committee noted the technical note.

Item ID	82282
Item Title	PTN 3.2 - Letter to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution regarding the anticipated gender quotas Bill – 26 September 2023
Summary	The Committee noted the letter.

Item ID	82036
Item Title	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
Summary	The Committee agreed the motion.

Item ID	82038
Item Title	Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Consideration of evidence
Summary	The Committee considered the evidence received.

Item ID	82312
Item Title	Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: approach to Stage 1 scrutiny
Summary	The Committee considered and agreed its approach to scrutiny.