Minutes

The minutes for the meeting were agreed by the Committee for publication.

Tuesday

·         Business Managers agreed that Voting Time would be after the last item of business. 

Wednesday

·         Business Managers agreed that voting Time would take place before the Short Debate.

Business Committee noted the 3 Week Timetable of Government Business.

Business Committee determined the organisation of Assembly business and agreed to schedule the following items of business:

Wednesday 4 October 2017 –

·         Debate on the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee report: Communities First – Lessons learnt  (60 mins) postponed to 25 October

·         Debate on the Culture Welsh Language and Communications Committee's report ‘Achieving the Ambition – Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s new Welsh Language Strategy’ (60 mins)

Wednesday 11 October 2017 –

·         Time allocated to The United Kingdom Independence Party (60 mins) -moved from 4 October

Wednesday 18 October 2017 –

·         Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv) (60 mins)

·         Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)

·         Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)

·         Business Committee selected a motion for debate on 4 October:

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Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)

Adam Price (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr)

David Melding (South Wales Central)

Mike Hedges (Swansea East)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the need to mitigate global warming and support the Paris Accord of the 21st Conference of the Parties (“Paris Agreement”) by cutting carbon emissions and notes that this aligns with the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.

2. Notes that the sustainable development principle was embedded in the Assembly by the Government of Wales Act 1998.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to commission further research into the feasibility of a personal carbon accounts pilot scheme in Wales.

‘Paris Accord of the 21st Conference of the Parties (‘Paris Agreement’)’

‘Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015’

‘Government of Wales Act 1998’

·         Business Managers agreed to schedule the next Individual Members Debate on 18 October.

·         Business Managers agreed in principle to refer the Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Bill to the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee (EAAL) for Stage 1 consideration.

·         Business Managers agreed to write to the Chair of the EAAL Committee to consult on Stage 1 and Stage 2 timetable.

Business Managers agreed to return to the paper at next week’s meeting.

Business Managers agreed a request by the Standards of Conduct Committee to allow an additional meeting on alternate Tuesdays if required.

Business Managers noted the paper.

Business Managers discussed the paper and whether Business Committee could lend its support to a view expressed by the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee that the National Assembly should be responsible for determining the procedure to be applied to the making of subordinate legislation by the Welsh Ministers.  Business Managers agreed to confirm their response following the meeting.