Agenda and minutes
Venue: Video Conference via Zoom
Contact: Aled Elwyn Jones
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: Apologies were received from Caroline Jones |
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Minutes of the previous meeting |
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Organisation of Business |
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This Week's Business Minutes: This
Week’s Business The
Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the three changes to This Week’s
Business: ·
The statement by the Minister for Economy,
Transport and North Wales on economic reconstruction has been withdrawn. ·
The LCM on the Internal Market Bill has been
postponed to 8 December. ·
A statement by the First Minister on December
Coronavirus restrictions has been added as the last item of business. Tuesday ·
Voting Time will take
place after the last item of business. ·
Plenary is unlikely to run
past 5.40pm. Wednesday ·
Voting Time will
take place before the Short Debate. ·
Plenary is unlikely to run
past 7.15pm. |
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Three Week Timetable of Government Business Minutes: The
Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the following changes: Tuesday
8 December 2020 ·
Statement by the Minister for Economy and
Transport: Burns Recommendations - Next Steps (45 mins) ·
LCM on the United Kingdom Internal Market
Bill (45 mins)
Tuesday
8 December 2020 ·
LCM on the Medicines and
Medical Devices Bill (15 mins) |
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Three Week Timetable of Senedd Business Minutes: Business
Committee agreed to schedule the following items of business. Business Managers
were briefed on matters relevant to the scheduling of the debate of Report
03-20. Wednesday 9 December
2020 – ·
Standards of Conduct Committee report –
Report 03-20 (15 mins) Wednesday 13
January 2021 – ·
Debate on petition P-05-1032 Legislate to
prevent people from changing Welsh house names (30 mins) ·
Time allocated to the Independent Alliance
for Reform Group (60 mins) |
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Committees - Letters from the Chair of the Petitions Committee |
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Change to threshold for considering debates on petitions Minutes: Business
Committee noted the letter and agreed to write to the Petitions Committee
setting out Business Managers’ views on changing the threshold for considering
debates on petitions. |
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Letter requesting a debate on a petition Minutes: Business
Committee agreed to schedule a debate on the petition on 13 January 2021. |
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Standing Orders |
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Early Business Procedures Minutes: Business
Managers considered the proposals and agreed to discuss the issues raised with
their groups before returning to the issue at the meeting of 15 December. |
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Any other business Business
Committee agreed to hold additional meetings of the Business Committee on the
following Mondays at 11am – 1pm: ·
18 January; ·
1 February; and ·
22 February. Objections The
Llywydd asked Business Managers to provide advanced notice, where possible, if
they intend to object to items when participating remotely, rather than in the
Chamber. Coronavirus
– December restrictions Darren
Millar asked about options for holding a debate (and vote) on the December
Coronavirus restrictions , prior to the vote on the made-affirmative
regulations, expected to be held on 15 December. Business Managers were briefed
on options relating to non-Government debates. |