Meeting date: 26 March 2015

 

Paper X (Private) - Forward Work Programme

 

Purpose

1.        The purpose of this paper is to:

–   outline the Committee’s work programme for the summer term. The Committee’s provisional forward work programme is attached at Annexe A. 

Forthcoming work

Local Government (Wales) Bill

2.        The Committee will consider its draft report on 22 April.  The final version will need to be agreed on 30 April in order to meet the reporting deadline of 8 May.

3.        Stage 2 proceedings on the Bill will take place in Committee on Wednesday 24 June and Thursday 2 July.

Renting Homes (Wales) Bill

4.        The Committee will hear from the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty on 22 April 2015. There will then be seven evidence sessions with stakeholders, before the Minister returns to Committee on 20 May. 

5.        Members may wish to note that it will be necessary to use the afternoon of Thursday 14 May for evidence gathering, but it is not anticipated at this stage that we will need to use any other afternoon slots.

6.        Consideration of the draft report will take place on 10 June, with the final version needing to be agreed on 18 June in order to meet the reporting deadline of 26 June.

7.        Stage 2 proceedings on the Bill will take place in Committee in September/October.

Heritage (Wales) Bill

8.        We understand that the Heritage (Wales) Bill will be introduced by the Welsh Government after Easter.

9.        In line with usual practice, we expect the Business Committee to write to the Committee in advance of the introduction of the Bill to seek Members’ views on the draft timetables for consideration.

Action

10.     The Committee is invited to:

–  note the contents of the paper and the provisional forward work programme at Annexe A.

 

 

 

 

Annexe A – Forward Work Programme

22.04.15 Wednesday	Renting Homes (Wales) Bill: evidence from the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty Local Government (Wales) Bill: consideration of draft report
30.04.15 Thursday	Renting Homes (Wales) Bill: evidence from stakeholders Local Government (Wales) Bill: consideration of final report
06.05.15 Wednesday	Renting Homes (Wales) Bill: evidence from stakeholders
14.05.15 Thursday	Renting Homes (Wales) Bill: evidence from stakeholders [please note we will be using our afternoon slot to take evidence from stakeholders]
20.05.15 Wednesday	Renting Homes (Wales) Bill: evidence from the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty Renting Homes (Wales) Bill: consideration of main themes

 

Half term recess (25.05.15 – 29.05.15)
04.06.15 Thursday	The following work to be undertaken during this term.  Dates to be confirmed. §  Consideration of the Heritage Bill; §  Local Government Bill – stage 2 proceedings; §  Renting Homes Bill – stage 1 report
10.06.15 Wednesday
18.06.15 Thursday
24.06.15 Wednesday
02.07.15 Thursday
08.07.15 Wednesday
16.07.15 Thursday
Summer recess (20.07.15 – 11.09.15)