Minutes - Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

Presiding Officer’s office, 4th floor - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: 22 May 2018

Meeting time: 08.30 - 08.41

Private

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Attendance

Category	Names
Committee Members:	Elin Jones AM, Llywydd (Chair) Julie James AM Paul Davies AM Dai Lloyd AM Gareth Bennett AM
Committee Staff:	Siân Wilkins (Clerk)
Others in attendance	Ann Jones AM, Deputy Presiding Officer Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive & Clerk of the Assembly Christopher Warner, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Service Gwion Evans, Head of the Llywydd's Private Office Rhuanedd Richards, Policy Adviser to the Llywydd Helen Carey, Welsh Government

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Rhun ap Iorwerth sent his apologies; Dai Lloyd was present as a substitute.

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2 Minutes of the previous meeting

The minutes for the meeting were agreed by the Committee for publication.

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3 Organisation of Business

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3.1 This Week's Business

Tuesday

· Voting Time will take place after the last item of business.

Wednesday

· Voting Time will take place before the Short Debate.

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3.2 Three Week Timetable of Government Business

Business Committee noted the 3 Week Timetable of Government Business.

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3.3 Three Week Timetable of Assembly Business

Business Committee determined the organisation of Assembly business and agreed to schedule the following items of business:

Wednesday 20 June 2018 –

· Questions to the Assembly Commission (30 mins)

· Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) (60 mins)

· Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)

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4 Legislation

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4.1 Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill

· Business Managers agreed in principle to refer the Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee (ELGC) for Stage 1 consideration.

· Business Managers agreed to write to the Chair of the ELGC Committee to consult on Stage 1 and Stage 2 deadlines.

· The Leader of the House commented that the timing of Stage 3 would need to be kept under review, in the light of the outcomes of Stages 1 and 2, as it straddled the Christmas Recess.

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5 Brexit

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5.1 Update on Brexit scrutiny actions for Business Committee

Business Managers noted the paper, and that any changes to Standing Orders would need to take effect after relevant European Union (Withdrawal) Act provisions had come into force. The Leader of the House indicated that the Government accepted that the status of Assembly sifting committee recommendations should be consistent with that of Westminster committees’.

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