<OpeningPara>The
Business Committee is responsible for the organisation of Senedd Business. Its
role is to “facilitate the effective organisation of Senedd proceedings” as
stated in Standing Order 11.1.</OpeningPara>
<OpeningPara>The
Presiding Officer chairs the meetings, which are attended by the Trefnydd and a
Business Manager from each of the other political groups represented in the
Senedd.</OpeningPara>
News
<news>On
31 March 2026, the Committee published its legacy report - Issues for the
Seventh Senedd’s Business Committee.</news><link>https://laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld18040-en.pdf</link>
<news>On
21 July 2025, the Committee published its report on its Sixth Senedd procedural
priorities.</news><link>https://laiddocuments.senedd.wales/cr-ld17351-en.pdf</link>
<news>In
April 2025, the Committee agreed to hold a series of additional meetings until
the end of this Senedd term in order to consider procedural
matters.</news><link>https://business.senedd.wales/ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeId=699</link>
<news>The
Business Committee’s consultation as part of its reviews of the Public Bill and
Member Bill processes closed on Friday 28 March 2025 and the responses have
been
published.</news><link>https://business.senedd.wales/mgConsultationDisplay.aspx?id=586&cp=yes</link>
<news>On
22 January 2025, the Committee published its report on amending Standing Order
12.19 which allows for the new ‘Open Debates’ to take place. The proposed
changes were agreed in Plenary on Wednesday 29 January
2025.</news><link>https://senedd.wales/media/gdnp3eex/cr-ld16927-e.pdf</link>
Current Work
<inquiry>Proposal
for a longer form
debate</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=45151</link>
<inquiry>Review
of the Public Bill and Member Bill
processes</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=45113</link>
<inquiry>Consideration
of procedural matters ahead of the Seventh
Senedd</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=45150</link>
<inquiry>Committee
chair job
sharing</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=44233</link>
<inquiry>Limited
review of the Consolidation Bill
procedures</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=42734</link>
<inquiry>Senedd
Reform</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=40064</link>
<inquiry>Review
of proxy
voting</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=40338&Opt=0</link>
<inquiry>Review
of Standing Order 34 and remote
participation</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=39593&Opt=0&AIID=73788</link>
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