Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 1,
Senedd
Meeting date: Wednesday, 10 January 2024
Meeting time: 09.18 - 12.28
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13785
Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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David Rees MS (Chair)
Darren Millar MS
Sarah Murphy MS
Llyr Gruffydd MS
Jane Dodds MS
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Committee Staff:
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Helen Finlayson (Clerk)
Georgina Owen (Second Clerk)
Catherine Roberts (Deputy Clerk)
Josh Hayman (Researcher)
Aled Evans (Legal Adviser)
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1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions,
and declarations of interest
Heledd Fychan MS sent her apologies. Llyr
Gruffydd MS attended as her substitute. Llyr Gruffydd MS declared
that he had been a Designated Member for the purposes of the
Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru
for the period in May and June 2023 when he had been Interim Leader
of Plaid Cymru, but that he had not taken part in any Co-operation
Agreement policy discussions about Senedd reform during that
period.
The Chair welcomed Jane Dodds MS, who was
attending in accordance with Standing Order 17.49.
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2
Papers to Note
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2.1
Response from the Senedd Commission
regarding the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill and
constituency office provision - 14 December 2023
The Committee noted the letter.
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2.2
Additional information provided by
Professor Laura McAllister and Dr Vale Gomes following the evidence
session on 26 October 2023
The Committee noted the information.
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2.6
Response from the former Chair of the
Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform regarding the Senedd Cymru
(Members and Elections) Bill - 19 December 2023
The Committee noted the letter.
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2.4
Additional information provided by
Boundaries Scotland following the evidence session on 9 November
2023
The Committee noted the information.
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2.5
Letter from the Counsel General and
Minister for the Constitution regarding a joint schedule of
amendments for the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill and
the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill - 11 December
2023
The Committee noted the letter.
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3
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections)
Bill: draft report
The Committee agreed its draft report subject
to minor amendments to be agreed by email.
The Committee agreed publication arrangements for its report.
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