Agenda and minutes

Venue: Tŷ Hywel

Contact: Graeme Francis 

Items
No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

The Llywydd welcomed Members to the meeting.

2.

Minutes of the previous meeting

Minutes:

The Minutes of the previous meeting were agreed for publication.

3.

Organisation of Business

3.1

This week's business

Minutes:

The Trefnydd drew Business Committee’s attention to the following changes:

                                  

Tuesday

 

  • Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Local Government Elections (30 mins)

 

  • Voting time will take place as the last item of business.
  • Plenary is unlikely to run past 5.15pm.

 

Wednesday 

 

Business Committee noted that Plaid Cymru intend to change their member on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee from Cefin Campbell to Rhys ab Owen. Business Committee also agreed to schedule a Motion to suspend Standing Orders to enable the Short Debate to take place as the topic for the debate was not tabled by the deadline.

 

The Llywydd therefore drew Business Committee’s attention to the following addition to the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting:

 

  • Motion to elect a Member to a committee (5 mins)
  • Motion to suspend Standing Orders (5 mins)

 

  • Voting Time will take place before the Short Debate.
  • Plenary is unlikely to run past 7.20pm. 

 

3.2

Three week timetable of Government Business

Minutes:

The Trefnydd drew Business Committee’s attention to the following changes:

 

Tuesday 17 May 2022 -

 

·         Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Reducing vulnerability to flood risk and the independent review of the 2020-21 flooding (30 mins)

·         Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine (30 mins)

·         The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2022 (15 mins)

 

3.3

Three week timetable of Senedd Business

Minutes:

Business Committee agreed the following amendment to scheduled business:

 

Wednesday 25 May 2022 –

 

·         Debate on petition P-06-1249: Provide a clinical pathway, medical care, and specialists for people with Tourette’s syndrome in Wales (30 mins)

·         Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins) 

 

Business Committee agreed to schedule the following items of business:

 

Wednesday 8 June 2022 -

·         Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: Report on storm overflows in Wales (30 mins)

·         Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee report: Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner: An update (60 mins)

·         Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins) 

 

 

 

4.

Legislation

4.1

The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2022

Minutes:

The Business Committee agreed that the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee should report on The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2022 by the morning of Tuesday17 May 2022.

 

5.

Senedd Timetable

5.1

Recess dates

Minutes:

Business Committee confirmed recess dates for the Autumn Half Term and Christmas 2022 and agreed provisional recess dates for Spring Half Term and Easter 2023. 

 

Recess

Dates

Whitsun Half Term

 

Mon 30 May 2022- Sun 5 June 2022

Summer Recess

Mon 18 July 2022 – Sun 11 September 2022

Autumn Half Term

 

Mon 31 October 2022 – Sun 6 November 2022

Christmas Recess

 

Mon 19 December 2022 – Sun 8 January 2023

*Spring Recess

Monday 20 February 2023 – Sunday 26 February 2023

*Easter Recess

Monday 3 April 2023 – Sunday 23 April 2023

 

* Provisional dates to be confirmed by Business Committee.

 

6.

Committees

6.1

Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee - request for a debate in Plenary

Minutes:

Business Committee agreed the Petitions Committee’s request for a debate on petition P-06-1249 Provide a clinical pathway, medical care, and specialists for people with Tourette’s syndrome in Wales to be scheduled on 25 May. 

 

7.

Any Other Business

Minutes:

The Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

Business Committee noted that Alun Davies MS and Samuel Kurtz MS would be representing the Senedd at the inaugural meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly on 12-13 May. The Committee agreed it would return to a discussion of the permanent membership at a future meeting.