Minutes - Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

Presiding Officer’s office, 4th floor - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: 14 May 2019

Meeting time: 08.30 - 08.54

Private

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Attendance

Category	Names
Committee Members:	Rebecca Evans AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Russell George AM Gareth Bennett AM
Committee Staff:	Aled Elwyn Jones (Clerk)
Others in attendance	Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive & Clerk of the Assembly Siwan Davies, Director of Assembly Business Siân Wilkins, Head of Chamber and Committee Service Gwion Evans, Head of the Llywydd's Private Office Elin Roberts, Policy Adviser to the Llywydd Helen Carey, Welsh Government

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Darren Millar, Neil Hamilton, and the Deputy Presiding Officer sent their apologies; they were representing the Assembly at a BIPA conference in Co. Wicklow. Russell George substituted for Darren Millar, and Gareth Bennett substituted for Neil Hamilton.

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2 Minutes of the previous meeting

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3 Organisation of Business

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3.1 This Week's Business

Tuesday

· Voting Time will take place after the last item of business.

· Plenary is unlikely to run past 6.20pm.

Wednesday

· All voting will take place before the short debate.

· Plenary is unlikely to run past 7.00pm.

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3.2 Three Week Timetable of Government Business

Business Committee noted the 3 Week Timetable of Government Business.

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3.3 Three Week Timetable of Assembly Business

Business Committee determined the organisation of Assembly business and agreed to schedule the following items of business:

Wednesday 12 June 2019 –

· Time allocated to the Plaid Cymru (60 mins)

· Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)

· Time allocated to the United Kingdom Independence Party (60 mins)

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4 Legislation

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4.1 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade Bill

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade Bill

Business Managers noted the supplementary Memorandum and that the debate is scheduled for 21 May. They agreed that in light of the Parliamentary timetable, there was no time for committee scrutiny.

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5 Committees

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5.1 Request from the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee to undertake a formal off-site visit

Request from the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee to undertake a formal off-site visit

Business Managers agreed the request.

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6 Assembly Business

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6.1 Timings for 30 minute opposition debates in Plenary

Timings for 30 minute opposition debates in Plenary

Business Managers agreed to change all 30 minute opposition debates to the same structure as Members’ Legislative Proposal debates.

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6.2 Committee Membership

The effect of recent changes to group membership on committees

Business Managers discussed the paper and agreed to continue discussions outside of the Committee and return to the matter next week.

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7 Business Committee

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7.1 Collation of guidance issued by the Llywydd under Standing Order 6.17

Collation of guidance issued by the Llywydd under Standing Order 6.17

Business Managers discussed the paper and agreed to return to the issue of Spokespeople’s questions next week.

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