Minutes - Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

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

Meeting date: 5 June 2018

Meeting time: 08.30 - 08.50

Private

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Attendance

Category	Names
Committee Members:	Elin Jones AM (Chair) Julie James AM Paul Davies AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Gareth Bennett AM
Committee Staff:	Aled Elwyn Jones (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 Siân Wilkins, Head of Chamber and 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

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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 –

· Statement by the Chair of the Finance Committee: Report on the Remuneration Board’s Determination Underspend (30 mins)

Wednesday 27 June 2018 –

· Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal (30 mins)

· Debate on Petitions P-04-472 Make the MTAN law and P-04-575 Call in all opencast mining applications (60 mins)

· Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)

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4 Brexit

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4.1 Potential Standing Order changes arising from the EU (Withdrawal) Bill

Business Managers noted the paper and agreed in principle that the CLA Committee should be the sifting committee. However, the Leader of the House made clear that her agreement was subject to the issue of the committee’s size and political balance being resolved to her satisfaction. 

The Secretariat agreed to bring forward a paper to a future meeting on options for setting out the issues on the CLA Committee’s size and political balance.

The Secretariat also agreed to continue to work with Welsh Government officials to look at subordinate legislation procedures in the round in the light of the Withdrawal Bill and other developments.

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4.2 Annex - Letter from CLA re Potential Standing Order changes arising from the EU (Withdrawal) Bill

Business Managers noted the letter.

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Any Other Business

The Llywydd informed Business Managers that Caroline Jones had resigned as a member of the Assembly Commission. The Llywydd asked that UKIP let Business Committee know of its nomination for a replacement Commissioner.

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