DRAFT MINUTES

DRAFT MINUTES

Meeting ID	6286
Committee	Business Committee
Date	17/03/2020
Attendees	Elin Jones AM (Chair) Rebecca Evans AM (Member) Darren Millar AM (Member) Caroline Jones AM (Member) Dai Lloyd AM (Member) Siân Gwenllian AM (Member) Ann Jones AM (Guest) Aled Elwyn Jones (Clerk) Manon Antoniazzi (Official) Siwan Davies (Official) Siân Wilkins (Official) Gwion Evans (Official) Helen Carey (Official) Elin Roberts (Official) Bethan Garwood (Official) Lowri Hughes (Official) AMSS Elin Jones (Monitor) AMSS Rebecca Evans (Monitor) AMSS Sian Gwenllian (Monitor) AMSS Caroline Jones (Monitor) AMSS Darren Millar (Monitor) AMSS Ann Jones (Monitor) Access All Committees (Monitor) Business Committee Admin group (Monitor) Business Committee Info group (Monitor) Business Committee - Group Offices (Monitor) Central Admin (Monitor) TRS Admin group (Monitor) TRS - Users (Monitor) Chamber Sec. (Monitor)

Item ID	57233
Item Title	Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Summary	Sian Gwenllian sent her apologies for today’s meeting; Dai Lloyd attended in her place.

Item ID	57234
Item Title	Minutes of the previous meeting
Summary	The minutes for the meeting were agreed by the Committee for publication.

Item ID	57235
Item Title	Organisation of Business
Summary

Item ID	57236
Item Title	This Week's Business
Summary	Business Managers noted the government’s changes and welcomed the approach of focussing on the coronavirus. Business Managers decided to close the public galleries, as the Assembly could carry on meeting in public through broadcasting and the record. Business Managers agreed to postpone all non-government business tomorrow aside from Topical Questions. Tuesday · Voting Time will take place as the last item of business. Wednesday · Voting Time will take place as the last item of business.

Item ID	57237
Item Title	Three Week Timetable of Government Business
Summary	Business Managers noted the changes made by the government to the three week timetable of government business to focus on discussions on the coronavirus.

Item ID	57238
Item Title	Three Week Timetable of Assembly Business
Summary	Business Managers agreed to postpone all non-government business aside Topical Questions for the next three sitting weeks.

Item ID	57243
Item Title	Member Debates - Selection of Motion for Debate
Summary	As Business Managers agreed to postpone all business aside from Topical Questions, there will be no Member Debate.

Item ID	57239
Item Title	Legislation
Summary

Item ID	57240
Item Title	Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill
Summary	Business Managers agreed that they would write to the Children, Young People and Education Committee to make them aware that the Bill will be referred to them, and that they should consider what timetable might be possible in the current circumstances.

Item ID	57241
Item Title	Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee
Summary	Business Managers noted the letter and agreed the proposed timetable for the Bus Services (Wales) Bill with a reporting deadline for Stage 1 of 13 July and for Stage 2 of 16 October 2020. Business Managers noted the high probability that this timetable would also need to change.

Item ID	57242
Item Title	Committees
Summary

Item ID	57244
Item Title	Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Summary	Subject to a general steer for committees to focus on essential business, Business Managers agreed that the LJC Committee could meet outside its usual slot to facilitate evidence from Ministers.

Item ID	57245
Item Title	Standing Orders
Summary

Item ID	57248
Item Title	Amending Standing Orders: Changes resulting from the change of the name of the institution
Summary	Business Managers agreed the draft report on amending Standing Orders. They also agreed to suspend Standing Orders to allow for a motion to agree the Standing Order changes tomorrow, with the changes coming into effect on Wednesday 6 May 2020.

Item ID	57344
Item Title	Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Summary	Business Managers agreed that for the foreseeable future committees should focus on essential business. They also agreed that the Business Committee should meet again tomorrow to consider options for arranging and scheduling business over the coming weeks.