Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Aled Elwyn Jones
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions |
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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The Minutes from the previous meeting were agreed for publication. |
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Organisation of Business |
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This Week's Business Minutes: Start time and
break Business Managers
agreed that the start time should remain at 11.00 and the break should come
after the questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd, at approximately
13.15. |
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Three Week Timetable of Government Business Minutes: The Trefnydd drew
Business Managers’ attention to the addition of a set of schools regulations to
15 July: Wednesday 15 July
2020 ·
Proposal
to debate the following items together but with separate votes: (15 mins) o
The
Curriculum Requirements (Amendment of paragraph 7(5) of Schedule 17 to the
Coronavirus Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (15 mins) o
The
Maintained Schools (Amendment of Paragraph 7 of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus
Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020 Sian Gwenllian
requested that the Agriculture Bill LCM be delayed from 15 July, due to where
it is currently in the UK Parliament timetable. The Trefnydd agreed to look
into this and return to the matter next week. |
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Three Week Timetable of Senedd Business Minutes: Business Committee agreed to schedule the following items of
business: Wednesday 16 September 2020: ·
Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60
mins) |
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Legislation |
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) (Amendment)(No. 6) Regulations 2020 Minutes: The Business Committee agreed to set a
reporting deadline of Friday 10 July for the Legislation, Justice and
Constitution Committee to report on the regulations. |
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The Curriculum Requirements (Amendment of paragraph 7(5) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020 Minutes: The Business Committee agreed to set a
reporting deadline of Friday 10 July for the Legislation, Justice and
Constitution Committee to report on the regulations. |
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Maintained Schools (Amendment of Paragraph 7 of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020 Minutes: The Business Committee agreed to set a
reporting deadline of Friday 10 July for the Legislation, Justice and
Constitution Committee to report on the regulations. |
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Letter from the Chairs of EAAL and LJC Committees Minutes: The Business Committee agreed to extend the
reporting deadline on the LCM to 1 October for the External Affairs and
Additional Legislation and Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committees |
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Letter from the Chair of LJC Committee Minutes: The Business Committee agreed to extend the
reporting deadline on the LCM to 17 July for the Climate Change, Environment
and Rural Affairs and Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committees. |
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Letter from the Chair of EIS Committee Minutes: Business Managers noted a letter from the
Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee, in which it was
explained that the Committee would not be producing a new report on the Non-Domestic
Ratings (Public Lavatories) Bill LCM. The Committee had already reported
on the LCM on a previous Bill on the same subject, which had been guillotined
by the 2019 General Election. |
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Committees |
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Letters from chairs of Petitions, CWLC and CYPE Committees: requesting Plenary debates Minutes: The Business Committee discussed the requests
and agreed to schedule the CWLC and Petitions debates for half an hour each on
8 July. The Committee also agreed to schedule the CYPE debate for one hour on
15 July. |
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Committee timetable Minutes: The Business
Committee agreed the revised committee timetable. The Committee invited the
Chairs of the PAC and the CYPE Committee to consider calling the meetings that
they wish to hold in recess during the week commencing 3 August 2020 to align
with plenary. The Trefnydd asked that committees be aware that Ministers will
not be available to give evidence to any meetings that take place during
recess. The Business
Committee also agreed to the request from the EAAL Committee to meet for an
hour in the afternoon on Tuesday 30 June to accommodate the Secretary of State
for Wales’s attendance. |
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Establishment and proposed membership of the Llywydd's Committee Minutes: Business
Managers agreed to keep the committee small, and to that end the Chair of
Finance should represent their group as well as the Committee |
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Standing Orders |
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Public Audit (Wales) Act - Amendment to Standing Orders Minutes: Business Committee agreed to propose the
recommended change to Standing Order 18.10. |
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Plenary |
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Hybrid Plenary Minutes: The Business
Committee noted the further information that had been requested, and agreed to
trial hybrid plenary meetings on 8 and 15 July, to prepare the Senedd for the
autumn term. The Llywydd asked
Business Managers to encourage Members to attend training on the remote voting
system this week. |
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Any Other Business Minutes: Feedback on Committee scrutiny of Covid
recovery Darren Millar asked for feedback on the
discussion at the Chairs’ Forum in relation to oversight of COVID recovery. The
DPO confirmed that there was a consensus around a sub-committee of the
Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister being formed for this
particular issue, and that officials were preparing options. Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform Darren Millar noted
recent social media comments made by the Chair of the Committee on Senedd
Electoral Reform. The Llywydd informed the Committee that David Rowlands had
resigned as a member of the Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform, and indicated
that the Brexit Party will not nominate a replacement. This leaves the
committee with three members: two Labour (including the chair) and one Plaid
Cymru. Darren
Millar suggested that the Committee should therefore draw its work to a close;
the Llywydd said she
would be taking advice on these matters. |