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Introductions, apologies and substitutions |
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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The
minutes for the meeting were agreed by the Committee for publication. |
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Organisation of Business |
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This Week's Business Minutes: Tuesday ·
The Government added a statement
to Tuesday’s Plenary agenda: Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education:
Securing the Right to a Suitable Education for all Children (45 mins) ·
Voting Time will take place after
the last item of business. Wednesday ·
Voting Time will take place
before the Short Debate. |
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Three Week Timetable of Government Business Minutes: Business Committee noted
the 3 Week Timetable of Government Business. Rhun ap Iorwerth raised
the fact that a Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social
Services on Winter Pressures (45 mins) had been added to the Plenary agenda for
Tuesday 13 February. He felt that the
topic should be the subject of a debate instead of a statement, so that
opposition parties could table amendments.
The Leader of the House stated that she would feed back to the Cabinet
Secretary for Health and Social Services, but noted that during last week’s
questions on the Business Statement and Announcement she had promised a
statement on the matter. |
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Three Week Timetable of Assembly Business Minutes: Business
Committee determined the organisation of Assembly business and agreed to
schedule the following items of business: Wednesday
28 February 2018 – ·
Questions to the Assembly Commission
(30 mins) ·
Time allocated to the Welsh
Conservatives (60 mins) ·
Time allocated to Plaid
Cymru (60 mins) ·
Time allocated to Plaid
Cymru (60 mins) |
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Committees |
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Request for a Committee debate Minutes: Business
Managers agreed to a request for a debate on the petition ‘Calling on the Welsh
Government to ban the use of Wild Animals in Circuses in Wales’ which has
reached 6,398 signatures. |
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Business Committee |
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Oral Assembly Questions Minutes: Business
Managers agreed to discuss the proposed areas of reform with their groups. Regarding
the proposal for a broader review of Standing Orders, the Llywydd asked
Business Managers to continue to discuss outside of committee. |
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Legislation |
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Paper to note - Revised timetable for consideration of the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill Minutes: Business
Managers noted the paper. |
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Any Other Business Business
Managers agreed to return to the issues of d’Hondt for committee membership as
well as statements/debates on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Programme in
two weeks’ time as Standing Order issues which
require resolving in the short term. The
Leader of the House raised with Business Managers that following the latest
reshuffle there were some overlaps or discrepancies between Ministerial
portfolios and Committee remits, as evidenced during budget scrutiny. The
Llywydd asked that the secretariat explore any obvious areas that could be
easily aligned, in advance of a potential discussion at the Chairs’ Forum on 7
February. |