Agenda and minutes
Venue: Zoom
Contact: Aled Elwyn Jones
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: The Llywydd welcomed the Members to the meeting. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed for publication. |
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Organisation of Business |
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This week's business Minutes: The
Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the addition of two statements to
Tuesday’s agenda: ·
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change:
Affordability, Second Homes and the Welsh Language (45 mins) ·
Statement by the Minister for Education and
Welsh Language: Curriculum Reform – Next Steps (45 mins) The
Trefnydd also drew Business Managers’ attention to the fact that she would be
answering First Minister’s questions this week, and the statement on the
Legislative Programme would be delivered by the Counsel General, in the absence
of the First Minister. Tuesday ·
There will be no Voting Time. ·
Plenary is unlikely to run past 7.05pm. Wednesday ·
Voting Time will take place before
the first Short Debate. ·
Plenary is unlikely to run
past 6.30pm. |
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Three week timetable of Government Business Minutes: The
Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the following changes: Tuesday
13 July 2021 ·
Statement
by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Convention on our
Constitutional Future (30 mins) ·
Statement
by the Minister for Education: Cymraeg 2050 (30 mins) ·
Statement
by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Trees and Timber (30 mins) Wednesday
14 July 2021 ·
Statement
by the First Minister: The Coronavirus Control Plan (45 mins) Tuesday 14 September 2021 ·
LCM on the Environment
Bill ( Darren
Millar and Sian Gwenllian raised concerns about significant Welsh Government
policy announcements being made to the media rather than to the Senedd. The
Llywydd stated that it was her long-held view that significant policy
announcements should be made in Plenary, and that she would continue to use her
discretion to accept Topical Questions relating to such matters. The Trefnydd
thanked Business Managers for raising the issue and agreed to feed their
concerns back to Ministers. |
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Three week timetable of Senedd Business Minutes: Business
Committee agreed to schedule the following items of business: Wednesday
22 September 2021 – ·
Time
allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins) ·
Time
allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins) |
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Legislation |
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Update on current Legislative Consent Memorandums Minutes: Business
Committee noted the latest position on LCMs, and agreed to refer
the Supplementary LCM on the Armed Forces Bill to the Equality and Social
Justice Committee and the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee with
a reporting deadline of 21 October 2021. |
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Letters from Committee Chairs on the Environment Bill LCM Minutes: The
Trefnydd informed Business Committee that the Minister for Climate Change had agreed
to attend the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee on 12 July, and
has received the request to attend the Climate Change, Infrastructure and
Environment Committee before summer recess, and will reply in due course. The
Trefnydd drew Business Committee’s attention to the fact that the government
have extended the time for the LCM debate on 14 September to 45 minutes. The
Minister will respond to the committees’ recommendations during the debate. The
Trefnydd also informed Business Committee that the government is currently
awaiting a response from the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food on a request to reschedule the Lords Third Reading in order to provide
more time for scrutiny in the Senedd. |
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Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill LCM Minutes: Business
Committee agreed to refer the LCM to the Legislation and Justice Committee, who
may wish to invite the Equality and Social Justice Committee to attend, with a
reporting deadline of 14 October 2021. The Committee asked for a paper to
clarify where justice and policing should sit in the committee remits. |
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Tabling arrangements |
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Summer tabling arrangements 2021 Minutes: Business
Committee confirmed
the arrangements for tabling plenary business during the summer recess period
and agreed the usual arrangements for the tabling of Written Questions. |
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Establishment and remits of committees |
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Establishing committees: remaining membership and timetable Minutes: Business
Committee agreed the allocations of committee membership, including allocating
a place to Jane Dodds on the Equality and Social Justice Committee. Business
Committee agreed a timetable which allows the Legislation, Justice and
Constitution Committee to meet weekly, with all other committees meeting
fortnightly. Some committees will also have the option of an extra slot in
certain weeks. The Committee also agreed that that the Finance Committee could
hold additional meetings for the purpose of budget scrutiny. Business
Committee also agreed the committee timetable for the final week of term, with
an expectation that committees would meet fully virtually. Business
Committee agreed to table motions to elect Members to committees tomorrow. |
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Sixth Senedd Committees: Scrutiny of the First Minister Committee Minutes: Business
Managers agreed to discuss with their groups and return to the matter at next
week’s meeting. |
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Sixth Senedd Committees: Llywydd's Committee Minutes: Business
Committee agreed that the Deputy Presiding Officer should Chair the Llywydd’s
Committee, and to add motions to establish the committee and agree its
membership to next Wednesday’s agenda. |
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Welsh Government Budget 2022-23 |
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Letter from the Minister Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd Minutes: Business
Committee agreed to consult with the Finance Committee on the budget timetable
and return to the matter at the first meeting in September. |
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Papers to note |
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Letters from Andrew RT Davies and Paul Davies MSs Minutes: Business
Committee noted the letters, with their content having been discussed under the
Three Week Timetable of Government Business item. |
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Any Other Business Procedural
work The
Llywydd informed Business Committee that the secretariat will provide a paper
after the summer recess on the Business Committee approach to procedural
review. The Llywydd expressed that she would like the Committee to hold
additional sessions, in public, for the purpose of considering procedural
issues, given the Committee’s decision not to include procedures within the
remit of another committee. Member
Ballot The
Llywydd informed Business Committee that she will announce in Plenary this
afternoon that the first ballot of this Senedd for Member Bills will be held on
22 September. Information on the process will be circulated to Members before
the end of the day. Oral
statements The
Trefnydd raised that some Members has been quoting from the text of draft oral
statements issued to them under embargo , rather than the statement as
delivered, and that this was not appropriate. Business Managers agreed to
remind their Members that statements need to be checked against delivery in the
Chamber. |