Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Policy: Marc Wyn Jones  Legislation: Gareth Williams

Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed Alun Ffred Jones and Kirsty Williams who were substituting for Rhodri Glyn Thomas and Peter Black respectively, given their roles on the Assembly Commission.

 

1.2        The Chair also welcomed Mark Drakeford who was substituting for Mike Hedges.

 

1.3        The Chair welcomed Rhodri Glyn Thomas who was attending to participate in Stage 2 proceedings of the National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Bill, in his capacity as an Assembly Commissioner and the Member in Charge of the Bill.

(09:30 - 11:30)

2.

National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Bill - Stage 2: Consideration of Amendments

Papers: Marshalled List of Amendments, 21 June 2012

              Groupings of Amendments, 21 June 2012       

 

In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee will dispose of amendments to the Bill in the following order:

 

Sections 1 – 3

   

Supporting documents:

Marshalled List of Amendments, 21 June 2012

Groupings of Amendments, 21 June 2012

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Chair said that the Committee would consider the amendments in the following order:

 

Section 1 – 3.

 

2.2 The Committee disposed of the following amendments:

 

Section 1:

 

Amendment 1A (Suzy Davies) was not moved.

 

Amendments 1, 2 and 3 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas) were agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Section 2:

 

Amendment 11 (Bethan Jenkins) was withdrawn, in accordance with Standing Order 26.66 (i).

 

Amendment 13 (Suzy Davies):

 

For

Against

Abstain

Janet Finch-Saunders

Mark Isherwood

Mark Drakeford

Alun Ffred Jones

Bethan Jenkins

Gwyn Price

Ken Skates

Joyce Watson

Kirsty Williams

 

0

2

7

0

Amendment 13 was not agreed to.

 

 

Amendment 16 (Aled Roberts):

 

For

Against

Abstain

Mark Drakeford

Alun Ffred Jones

Bethan Jenkins

Gwyn Price

Ken Skates

Joyce Watson

Kirsty Williams

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

Mark Isherwood

0

7

2

0

Amendment 16 was agreed to.

 

 

Amendment 17 (Aled Roberts):

 

For

Against

Abstain

Mark Drakeford

Alun Ffred Jones

Bethan Jenkins

Gwyn Price

Ken Skates

Joyce Watson

Kirsty Williams

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

Mark Isherwood

0

7

2

0

Amendment 17 was agreed to.

 

 

Amendment 18 (Aled Roberts) was not moved.

 

 

Amendment 19 (Aled Roberts):

 

For

Against

Abstain

Alun Ffred Jones

Bethan Jenkins

Kirsty Williams

 

Janet Finch-Saunders

Mark Isherwood

Mark Drakeford

Gwyn Price

Ken Skates

Joyce Watson

 

0

3

6

0

Amendment 19 was not agreed to.

 

 

Amendments 20 and 21 (Aled Roberts) were not moved.

 

Amendment 4A (Bethan Jenkins) was not moved.

 

Amendment 4 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 12 (Bethan Jenkins) was not moved.

 

Amendment 5 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 14 (Suzy Davies), was withdrawn in accordance with Standing Order 26.66 (i).

 

 

Amendments 6 and 7 (Rhodri Glyn Thomas) were agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Amendment 15 (Suzy Davies) was withdrawn, in accordance with Standing Order 26.66 (i).

 

 

Section 3: No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

2.3 The Bill, as amended was deemed agreed.

 

2.4 The Committee requested that the Commissioner, prepare a revised Explanatory Memorandum, in accordance with Standing Order 26.27.

 

2.5 The Chair informed the Committee that Stage 3 proceedings would begin on Friday 22 June 2012.

 

 

(11:30 - 11:35)

3.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Item 4

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(11:35 - 11:50)

4.

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Local Government Finance Bill: Agreement of Report

Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Local Government Finance Bill

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee considered and agreed the report.  The Chair said that the report would be laid before the Assembly by Monday 25 June 2012.

5.

Papers to note

Supporting documents:

5a

Paper 1 - Submission from BBC Wales for the Inquiry into the Welsh Premier football league

Supporting documents: