Agenda and minutes
Venue: Video Conference via Zoom
Contact: Aled Elwyn Jones
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions |
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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The minutes of last week’s meeting were agreed for publication |
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Organisation of Business |
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This Week's Business Minutes: Tuesday ·
Voting Time will take
place after the last item of business. ·
Plenary is unlikely to run
past 7.10pm. Wednesday ·
Voting Time will take
place before the Short Debate. ·
Plenary is unlikely to run
past 7.20pm. The
Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to various changes to This Week’s
Business: ·
the addition of a debate on the new Coronavirus
restrictions to Tuesday’s agenda, alongside a motion to suspend Standing Orders
to allow it to take place; ·
the statement by the Deputy Minister for Economy
and Transport: Update on the Valleys Taskforce and the debate on the Equality
and Human Rights Annual Review 2019-20 have both been reduced in time from 45
to 30 minutes; and ·
the Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales)
Order 2020 has been postponed. Debate
on Coronavirus Restrictions The
Llywydd highlighted that a total of 17 amendments have been tabled to Tuesday’s
debate, and 5 to the Conservative debate on Wednesday, and that she may use her
powers of selection, as usual. Standards
report For
the proper conduct of business, Business Committee agreed to schedule the
debate on the Standards Report as the final item before voting time. |
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Three Week Timetable of Government Business Minutes: The Trefnydd drew
Business Managers’ attention to the following changes: Tuesday 15 December
2020 ·
Proposal
under Standing Order 12.24 to debate the following together but with separate
votes: (30 mins) o
The
Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions and Functions of Local Authorities)
(Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 o
The
Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Restrictions)
(Amendment) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2020 ·
Tuesday 12 January
2021 ·
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. Wednesday 13 January 2021 –
Wednesday 20 January 2021 –
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Legislation |
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions and Functions of Local Authorities) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 Minutes: The Business Committee agreed to set a reporting
deadline of Monday 14 December for the Legislation, Justice and
Constitution Committee to report on the regulations. |
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Update on Legislative Consent Memorandums Minutes: Business
Committee agreed to refer the SLCM on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill to
the Health and Social Care Committee and LJC Committee with a reporting
deadline of 11 January 2021 and the SLCM on the Environment Bill to the Climate
Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee and LJC Committees with a
reporting deadline of 4 February 2021. Business
Committee also agreed not to refer the SLCM on the Internal Market Bill to a
committee. |
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Statutory Instrument Consent Motions Minutes: The
Llywydd informed Business Managers that she will respond to the LJC Committee
chair on this matter and copy in Business Committee. |
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Committees |
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Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee Minutes: Business
Managers agreed to an additional meeting for the Committee on 16 December. |
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Standing Orders |
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Recall Procedures Minutes: The
Llywydd encouraged Business Managers to feedback views from their groups on this and the following paper as they arise
rather than wait for the next meeting. Business
Committee agreed to discuss the paper with their groups and come back to next
week’s meeting with any initial views. |
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Reviewing Standing Orders in relation to political groups Minutes: Business
Committee agreed to discuss the paper with their groups and come back to next
week’s meeting with any initial views. |