Agenda and minutes
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: The Llywydd welcomed the Members to the meeting. |
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Establishment and remits of committees |
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Sixth Senedd Committees - remits Minutes: Business
Committee agreed the titles and remits of committees, and agreed to propose motions to be considered in Plenary tomorrow. Business Committee agreed to return to the establishment of a Scrutiny of the First Minister Committee and the Llywydd’s Committee at a later date. The
Committee also agreed to propose a motion tomorrow for the allocation of chairs
between political groups. The
committees to be established and the allocation of chairs are as follows: ·
Children,
Young People and Education Committee - Labour; ·
Health
and Social Care Committee – Welsh Conservatives; ·
Economy,
Trade and Rural Affairs - Welsh Conservatives; ·
Climate
Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee - Plaid Cymru; ·
Equality
and Social Justice - Labour; ·
Culture,
Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International
Relations – Plaid Cymru; ·
Local
Government and Housing - Labour; ·
Finance
Committee – Plaid Cymru; ·
Public
Accounts and Public Administration Committee – Welsh Conservatives; ·
Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee - Labour; ·
Standards
of Conduct Committee – Labour; ·
Petitions
Committee – Labour. Business
Committee agreed that each policy and legislation committee should have six
Members, and each specialist committee four, aside from the Public Accounts and
Public Administration Committee which will have five, as prescribed in Standing
Orders. The
Committee agreed in principle that nominations and elections for Chairs would
take place next Tuesday, with a view to agreeing the remaining membership of as
many committees as possible next Wednesday. |
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Sixth Senedd Committees - Ministerial responsibilities Minutes: Business Managers
agreed to consider the paper overnight and confirm that they are content the
Ministerial responsibilities are all covered by the remits of the committees,
as required by SO 16.4(ii). |
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Sixth Senedd Committees - draft report Minutes: Business
Committee asked for the report to be amended in light of today’s discussions,
so that it could be agreed out of Committee and laid tomorrow. |
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Senedd Commission |
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Senedd Commission Minutes: Business
Committee noted the three Members proposed by the political groups as Senedd
Commissioners: Plaid Cymru – Rhun ap Iorwerth; Conservatives - Janet
Finch-Saunders; Labour - Ken Skates. A majority
on Business Committee agreed that the additional member would be Joyce Watson,
Darren Millar objected to the fourth member being from the Labour group. Business
Committee agreed to table the motion to appoint the Senedd Commissioners to be
considered in Plenary tomorrow. |
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Any Other Business First
Supplementary Budget Business
Committee agreed to prioritise agreeing the membership of the Finance Committee
to ensure that the Committee can scrutinise the supplementary budget. |