Meeting Venue: Committee Room 5 -
Tŷ Hywel
Meeting date: Thursday, 16 October 2025
Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.16
Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Elin Jones MS, Chair
Paul Davies MS
Heledd Fychan MS
Jane Hutt MS
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Committee Staff:
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Alun Davidson, Clerk
Steffan Lewis, Deputy Clerk
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Others in attendance:
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David Rees MS, Deputy Presiding Officer
Jane Dodds MS
Bethan Davies, Head of Chamber and Committee
Service
Graeme Francis, Head of Chamber Secretariat
and Clerk to
the Business Committee
Helen Finlayson, Clerk for Legislative
Procedural Review
Adam Vaughan, Second Clerk
Lisa Griffiths, Procedures Clerk
Josh Hayman, Researcher
Catrin Davies, Welsh Government
Anthony Cooper, Welsh Labour
Jennifer Ramsay, Welsh Conservatives
Francess Ifans, Plaid Cymru
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<AI1>
1
Introductions, apologies and
substitutions
The Llywydd welcomed Members to the meeting.
No apologies were received.
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
Minutes of the previous meeting held on 9
October 2025
The minutes of the previous meeting were
agreed.
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Review of the legislative scrutiny
processes for Public Bills and Member Bills
</AI3>
<AI4>
3.1
Financial resolutions for
Bills
The Committee considered the paper and
agreed:
- to note the Llywydd’s intention to
establish a practice of Presiding Officers indicating how they
intend to interpret ‘significant’ for the purposes of
financial resolution procedures during each Senedd;
- not to propose any changes to Standing Orders
relating to financial resolution procedures, but to recommend that
the Seventh Senedd considers whether procedural changes are
required to ensure that financial resolution and explanatory
memorandum procedures adequately reflect the Senedd’s
taxation powers.
</AI4>
<AI5>
3.2
Debate and disposal of amendments to
Bills, and associated issues
The Committee considered the paper and
agreed:
- not to propose any changes to Standing Orders
relating to the debate and disposal of amendments;
- to encourage any Members in their groups who
have views on the current amending stage documentation to provide
feedback to Commission officials;
- that the provision of text by tabling Members
to explain the purpose and effect of amendments should continue to
be optional.
</AI5>
<AI6>
4
Parliamentary business in the Seventh
Senedd
The Committee considered the paper. Members
agreed to consult their groups on the issues in the paper and
provide feedback at a subsequent meeting.
</AI6>
<AI7>
5
Standing Order thresholds for the
formation of political groups and groupings
The Committee considered the paper and agreed
that the minimum threshold for forming a political group or
grouping should be raised to 5.
</AI7>
<AI8>
6
Review of the legislative scrutiny
processes for Public Bills and Member Bills
</AI8>
<AI9>
6.1
Member Bills
Members provided feedback following
consultation with their groups on the issues discussed at the
previous meeting on 9 October.
The Committee agreed to propose that Members
should be selected to introduce Member Bills via a name-only ballot
instead of the current proposal-based ballot, and asked officials
to bring forward draft proposals for further consideration at a
future meeting.
</AI9>
<AI10>
6.2
Bill timetabling
Members provided feedback following
consultation with their groups on the issues discussed at the
previous meeting on 9 October.
The Committee asked officials to bring forward
further advice on the outstanding issues for further consideration
at a future meeting.
</AI10>
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