Private, Hyrbrid
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Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Committee Members:
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Elin Jones MS,
Llywydd (Chair)
Paul Davies MS
Heledd Fychan
MS
Jane Hutt MS
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Committee Staff:
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Graeme Francis
(Clerk)
Steffan Lewis
(Deputy Clerk)
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Others in attendance
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David Rees MS,
Deputy Presiding Officer
Manon
Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk
Julian Luke,
Director of Senedd Business
Bethan Davies,
Head of Chamber and Committee Service
Marc Wyn
Jones, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Service
Helen Carey,
Welsh Government
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<AI1>
1
Introductions, apologies and
substitutions
The Llywydd welcomed Members to the meeting.
No apologies were received.
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<AI2>
2
Minutes of the previous
meeting
The Minutes of the previous meeting were
agreed for publication.
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Organisation of Business
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<AI4>
3.1
This week's business
Tuesday
Business Committee noted the following
changes:
- Questions to the Counsel General and Minister
for Delivery (45 30 mins)
- The National Health Service (Direct Payments)
(Wales) Regulations 2026 (10 0 mins) - Postponed until 24
March
- Voting Time will take place as the last item
of business
- Plenary is unlikely to run past 7.40pm.
Wednesday
- Voting Time will take place before the Short
Debate.
- Plenary is unlikely to run past 7:05pm.
The Business Committee agreed to adjust the
schedule for Plenary on Wednesday so that the Short Debate is taken
prior to Voting Time.
The Business Committee noted that there will
be a 10-minute break prior to the start of Stage 3 proceedings on
both Tuesday and Wednesday.
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<AI5>
3.2
Three week timetable of Government
Business
The Trefnydd informed Business Managers of the
following changes to the Three Week Timetable of Government
Business:
Tuesday 10 March
2026
- The Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for
Transport and North Wales: A vision for rail across Wales and the
Borders (30 mins)
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<AI6>
3.3
Three week timetable of Senedd
Business
Business Managers agreed the following changes
to the Three Week Timetable of Senedd Business:
Wednesday 11 March
2026 –
- Motion to amend Standing Orders:
Registration of Members’ Interests (5 mins)
- Motion to amend Standing Orders:
Declarations of Members’ Interests (5 mins)
- Motion to amend Standing Orders:
Parliamentary Business in the Seventh Senedd (5 mins)
- Motion to amend Standing Orders: Member
Bills (5 mins)
- Motion to amend Standing Orders: Public
Bills (5 mins)
- Motion to amend Standing Orders: Public
Petitions (5 mins)
Wednesday 18 March
2026 -
Debate on the Children, Young People and
Education Committee Report: Teacher Recruitment and Retention (60
mins) - postponed until 25 March
Wednesday 25 March
2026 –
- Debate on the Children, Young People and
Education Committee Report: Teacher Recruitment and Retention (60
mins)
- Debate on the Culture, Communications,
Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
report: Cymraeg i bawb? (60 mins)
- Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives
(60 mins)
- Short Debate: Mark Isherwood MS (North
Wales) (30 mins)
The Business Committee returned to consider
the scheduling of the debate on Stage 4 of the British Sign
Language (Wales) Bill on 11 March. Business Managers agreed to
schedule the debate prior to that on the Family-Friendly and
Inclusive Parliament Review Board Report, with the vote to take
place at Voting Time.
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<AI7>
4
Procedural Work
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<AI8>
4.1
Public Petitions: Standing Order change
report
The Business Committee agreed the draft
Standing Order report on Standing Order 23 – Public Petitions
and for this to be proposed in Plenary on 11 March.
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