Concise Minutes - Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Monday, 2 March 2020

Meeting time: 09.57 - 11.45

Private

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Dawn Bowden AM (Chair) Huw Irranca-Davies AM Dai Lloyd AM
Witnesses:	Dr Alan Renwick, The Constitution Unit, University College London
Committee Staff:	Helen Finlayson (Clerk) Stephen Aldhouse (Second Clerk) Gerallt Roberts (Deputy Clerk) Gareth Pembridge (Legal Adviser) Tom Lewis-White (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1   The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2   Apologies were received from David Rowlands AM; there was no substitute.

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2 Engagement with the Welsh Youth Parliament

2.1   The Committee considered and agreed its approach to engaging with the Welsh Youth Parliament.

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3 Electoral systems and boundaries: approach to inquiry

3.1   The Committee agreed the itinerary for a visit to Edinburgh to inform its inquiry into electoral systems and boundaries.

3.2   The Committee agreed its approach to gathering evidence to inform its inquiry.

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4 Electoral systems and boundaries: technical briefing

4.1   The Committee received a technical briefing from Dr Alan Renwick of the Constitution Unit, University College London.

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