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Business Committee |
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Presiding Officer’s office, 4th floor - Tŷ Hywel |
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Meeting date: |
Tuesday, 7 July 2015 |
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Meeting time: |
08.30 - 08.53 |
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Minutes: Private |
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Committee Members: |
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Dame Rosemary Butler (Chair) Paul Davies Jane Hutt Elin Jones Aled Roberts |
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Committee Staff: |
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Aled Elwyn Jones (Clerk)
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Others in attendance: |
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David Melding AM, Deputy Presiding Officer Christopher Warner, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Service Siân Wilkins, Head of Chamber and Committee Service Craig Stephenson, Director of Commission Services Peter Greening, Welsh Government
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1 Apologies & announcements
2 Minutes of the previous meeting
The minutes were noted by the Committee for publication.
3 Organisation of Business
3.1 This Week's Business
Business Committee agreed that Voting Time would take place before the Short Debate on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
3.2 Three week timetable of Government Business
Business Committee noted the 3 Week Timetable of Government Business.
3.3 Three week timetable of Assembly Business
Business Managers agreed that questions to the Assembly Commission would be scheduled for 23 September and every four sitting weeks thereafter. This is to provide a better balance of business in light of next year’s schedule of Ministerial OAQs, by maintaining the link between Commission and Counsel General questions.
Business
Committee determined the organisation of business and agreed to
schedule the following items of business:
Wednesday 23 September
2015 –
· Questions to the Assembly Commission (15 mins)
· Debate on a Petitions Committee Report on the consideration of a Petition - Stop the Army Recruiting in Schools (60 mins)
· Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)
· Time allocated to the Welsh Liberal Democrats (60 mins)
4 Budget
4.1 Welsh Government Budget 2016-17
Business Managers
considered a letter from the Minister for Government Business with
proposed dates for publishing the Draft Budget 2016-17. However,
given the uncertainty surrounding the timing of the UK
Government’s announcement on its Spending Review, the
Minister informed Business Managers that it would be difficult at
this stage to confirm with certainty the 2015 Budget
timetable.
Business Managers agreed to write to the Finance Committee with a
proposed deadline of 19 January 2016 for the Finance Committee to
report on the draft budget.
5 Legislation
5.1 Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Bill
Business Managers confirmed their in principle decision of 23 June to refer the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Bill to the Finance Committee for Stage 1 consideration, and agreed the deadline for the Stage 1 Committee to report by as 27 November 2015 and the deadline for the completion of Stage 2 Committee proceedings as 5 February 2016.
6 Standing Orders
6.1 Reviewing the Assembly's Standing Orders
Business Managers considered a paper detailing progress on the various reviews of the Assembly’s Standing Orders to date.
Business Managers agreed
that a review of the Standing Orders on Privilege should be
postponed until the Wales Bill has completed its parliamentary
passage.
The Committee also considered whether there were any other areas of Standing Orders they would like to review before the end of the Fourth Assembly and indicated that in addition to any issues highlighted by the CLA report on making laws (due in the autumn), they would like to look at the size and role of committees.
Business Managers intend to discuss the paper with their groups, and return to the matter at the first meeting of the autumn term.
7 Plenary
7.1 Summer Recess Tabling Arrangements
Business Committee approved the proposed tabling arrangements during the summer recess period.
Any Other Business
The Presiding Officer reminded Business Managers that the bell would be rung at 11.30 on Tuesday morning for a minute’s silence to mark the anniversary of 7/7 bombings.