Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 1,
Senedd
Meeting date: Thursday, 5 March 2026
Meeting time: 09.32 - 10.01
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
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
Sarah Sargent, Clerk
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.
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
Minutes of the previous meeting held on
29 January 2026
The minutes of the previous meeting were
agreed.
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Guidance changes
</AI3>
<AI4>
3.1
Guidance on the interpretation and
application of admissibility criteria
The Committee considered and noted the
guidance.
The Trefnydd raised the following points:
- On identical amendments, the Government
raised past experiences of Government amendments being deemed as
inadmissible, and welcomed the guidance on the further options
available in these circumstances.
- On the scope and relevance of Bills, the
Government raised past experiences of being concerned that
determining the relevance of amendments had not been consistent
with the rules of scope.
</AI4>
<AI5>
4
‘Reconsideration’ of Bills
passed or rejected by a previous Senedd
Business Managers considered the paper and
report and agreed:
- that there is insufficient time remaining in
the Sixth Senedd to give full consideration to the issue raised by
the Welsh Government;
- to recommend that the Seventh Senedd keeps
this matter under review; and
- to publish a report on the
‘reconsideration’ of Bills passed or rejected by a
previous Senedd.
</AI5>
<AI6>
5
The Business Committee's Legacy
Report
The Committee considered the draft legacy
report and agreed to return to consideration of the report at a
future meeting, following requested revisions.
</AI6>
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