Minutes

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

Tuesday

·         Voting Time will take place after the last item of business.

Wednesday

·         Voting Time will 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 14 March 2018 –

·         Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal (30 mins)

·         Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee report on Teachers’ Professional Learning and Education (60 mins)

·         Time allocated to the United Kingdom Independence Party (60 mins)

Business Managers decided that these issues should be covered in the broader paper on Standing Orders, and were comfortable in the short term with leaving the reference to section 29 in Standing Orders 17.7 and 17.8, despite section 29 of the Act having been repealed.  The Llywydd noted that if a broad review of Standing Orders were not to happen, Business Committee will need to return to the d’Hondt issue.

Business Managers agreed to the proposed Standing Order change on the Draft Budget (detailed at Annex A of the paper).  Business Managers could not agree on any of the proposals on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Programme, and so the current Standing Order requirements for an annual debate remain.