Agenda and minutes
Venue: Tŷ Hywel
Contact: Graeme Francis
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: The Llywydd welcomed 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: Tuesday The Trefnydd drew
Business Managers’ attention to the following change:
Siân Gwenllian asked that consideration be
given to extending the time allocated to the above statement further, in light
of the pressures experienced in the NHS over the Christmas period. The Llywydd
indicated that she would be flexible on the timings to ensure a sufficient
number of Members are able to be called to make contributions. Wednesday
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Three week timetable of Government Business Minutes: The Trefnydd drew Business
Managers’ attention to the following additions to the timetable: Tuesday 24 January 2023 ·
Statement
by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: School Improvement and the
Information Landscape (30 mins) ·
Statement
by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Census 2021 – Welsh Language
Results (30 mins) ·
The
Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (15
mins) ·
The
Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment)
Regulations 2023 (15 mins) The Committee considered a note on the
structure and timings for the first instance of an Initial Consideration debate
on a Consolidation Bill - the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill, which is
scheduled for Tuesday 17 January. |
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Three week timetable of Senedd Business Minutes: Business Committee agreed to the following
additions to the timetable: Wednesday 1 February 2023 -
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Legislation |
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The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rate) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 Minutes: The Business
Committee agreed to refer the Regulations to the Legislation, Justice and
Constitution Committee and the Finance Committee for scrutiny, and requested
that the committees report by Monday 23 January 2023 to enable the regulations
to be considered by the Senedd on Tuesday 24 January 2023. |
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Update on LCMs Minutes: Business Committee
considered an update from the Trefnydd and agreed to:
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Correspondence from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill Minutes: Business Committee
noted the letter and the concerns expressed in relation to the expedited
timetable of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales)
Bill. The Llywydd indicated that she had met with the Chair of the Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee in December and agreed that officials will
draft a report for Business Committee detailing the lessons learnt from the
scrutiny process on this Bill, which can be referenced in the event of any
future request for an expedited timetable for scrutiny of a Bill. |
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Correspondence from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Minutes: Business Committee
noted the letter and the concerns raised by the Legislation, Justice and
Constitution Committee regarding the potential implications for that
Committee, and the business of the
Senedd, which may arise as a result of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and
Reform) Bill introduced in the UK Parliament. Darren Millar
suggested that Business Committee may wish to consider establishing an
additional committee in order to respond to concerns about scrutiny capacity.
Business Committee agreed to monitor developments and to maintain a dialogue
with the Welsh Government, whilst keeping all options open. |
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Correspondence from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill Minutes: Business Committee
considered the recommendations made by the Legislation, Justice and
Constitution Committee in its report on the Bill and agreed to respond to
accept both recommendations addressed to the Business Committee. |
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Papers to note - Correspondence between the First Minister and the Finance Committee regarding scrutiny of the financial implications of Bills Minutes: Business Committee
noted the letters and agreed to await a further response from the First
Minister to the Finance Committee before giving any further consideration to
the practice of voting on the Financial Resolution motion for Bills on the same
day as the Stage 1 debate. |