Minutes
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Apologies & announcements Minutes: Apologies
for absence were received from the Deputy Presiding Officer. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The
minutes were noted by the Committee for publication. |
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Organisation of Business |
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This Week's Business Minutes: The
Minister for Finance and Government Business updated the Committee on changes
to Government Business on Tuesday. Business
Committee agreed that Voting Time would take place before the Short Debate on
both Tuesday and Wednesday. |
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Three week timetable of Government Business Minutes: Business
Committee noted the 3 Week Timetable of Government Business. |
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Three week timetable of Assembly Business Minutes: Business
Committee determined the organisation of business and agreed to schedule the
following items of business: Wednesday 19 November
2014 – ·
Motion
to approve the Assembly Commission's Budget 2015/16 (30 mins) ·
Time
allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins) ·
Time
allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins) ·
Time
allocated to the Welsh Liberal Democrats (60 mins) ·
Short
Debate - Darren Millar (Clwyd West) (30 mins) |
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Committees |
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Letter from the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee: Request for further time for Stage 1 scrutiny Minutes: Business
Managers agreed a request from the Environment and Sustainability Committee to
hold additional meetings on non-business days or during the Christmas recess
period to allow further time for Stage 1 scrutiny. |
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Public Accounts Committee: Request to visit Dublin Minutes: Business
Managers agreed a request from the Public Accounts Committee to visit the
Dail’s Public Accounts Committee in Dublin on Wednesday 19 November – Thursday
20 November 2014. |
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The Standards of Conduct Committee's Report on Registration and Declaration of Members' Interests Minutes: Business
Managers agreed to consult with their groups and return to the question of
whether to agree in principle to the Standards of Conduct Committee’s
recommendations at their meeting on 11 November 2014. |
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Any Other Business The
Welsh Government will be laying an LCM on the Consumer Rights Bill on Tuesday
21 October. However, it is unlikely there will be time for the full five week
scrutiny by Committee as the provisions have been introduced by amendment in
the second House. The Minister alerted Business Committee that a formal paper
will be brought to the next meeting. |