Meeting Venue:
Presiding Officer’s office, 4th floor - Tŷ Hywel
Meeting date: 8 October 2019
Meeting time: 08.30 - 08.50
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Names |
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Committee Members: |
Elin Jones AM, Llywydd (Chair) Rebecca Evans AM Darren Millar AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Caroline Jones AM |
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Committee Staff: |
Aled Elwyn Jones (Clerk) |
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Others in attendance |
Ann Jones AM, Deputy Presiding Officer Siwan Davies, Director of Assembly Business Siân Wilkins, Head of Chamber and Committee Service Gwion Evans, Head of the Llywydd's Private Office Elin Roberts, Policy Adviser to the Llywydd Helen Carey, Welsh Government |
The minutes for the meeting were agreed by the Committee for publication
Tuesday
Wednesday
A Committee of the Whole Assembly convened to consider Stage 2 of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill will take place after the meeting. Provisional indications are that the finish time could be around 10pm.
Business Committee noted the 3 Week Timetable of Government Business.
Business Committee determined the organisation of Assembly business and agreed to schedule the following items of business:
Wednesday 6 November 2019 –
Debate on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report: Hepatitis C: Progress towards achieving elimination in Wales (30 mins)
Debate on Petition P-05-854 - Make Learning Disability training mandatory for hospital staff (60 mins)
Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)
Business Managers selected the following motion for debate on 16 October:
NNDM7155 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes a proposal for a Bill on the use of single-use plastics.
2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to:
a) significantly reduce the use of single-use plastics based on the best international practise and research, which would establish Wales as a world-leader in reducing plastic waste;
b) introduce appropriate taxes and levies to significantly reduce the production and use of single use plastics in Wales;
c) introduce a cross-government action-plan including a comprehensive suite of measures to significantly reduce use of single use plastics; and
d) establish targets and milestones for the reduction of specific single-use plastics.
Supported by:
Alun Davies (Blaenau Gwent)
Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central)
David Rees (Aberavon)
Dawn Bowden (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Delyth Jewell (South Wales East)
Hefin David (Caerphilly)
Jack Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside)
Jayne Bryant (Newport West)
Rhianon Passmore (Islwyn)
Vikki Howells (Cynon Valley)
Business Managers noted the paper.
Business Managers agreed the timetable and noted the comments in the letter.
Business Managers considered the options and agreed to schedule a Monday morning slot for the Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform to meet.
Business Managers noted the letters, and agreed to propose the changes to Standing Orders, and the changes to the Finance Committee and the Committee for Equalities, Local Government and Communities’ remits, and to lay a report to this effect.