Meeting Venue:
Remote - Digital
Meeting date: 18 October 2022
Meeting time: 09.01 - 09.19
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Names |
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Committee Members: |
Elin Jones MS, Llywydd (Chair) Lesley Griffiths MS Siân Gwenllian MS Darren Millar MS |
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Committee Staff: |
Graeme Francis (Clerk) Yan Thomas (Deputy Clerk) |
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Others in attendance |
David Rees MS, Deputy Presiding Officer Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk Siwan Davies, Director of Senedd Business Siân Wilkins, Head of Chamber and Committee Service Julian Luke, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Helen Carey, Welsh Government |
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
The Llywydd welcomed Members to the meeting. Apologies were received from Jane Dodds.
2 Minutes of the previous meeting
The Minutes of the previous meeting were agreed for publication.
3 Organisation of Business
3.1 This week's business
The Trefnydd drew Business Managers’ attention to the following changes:
Tuesday
The Trefnydd requested the Business Committee’s agreement to schedule a debate on an LCM on the Energy Prices Bill on Wednesday 19 October, with a suspension of Standing Orders to enable the debate to take place. The request was agreed in light of the accelerated timetable for the passage of the Bill at Westminster, with the Bill have been introduced on 12 October and an intended date of Royal Assent on 25 October. As a result of the lack of time available, Business Committee agreed not to refer the LCM for committee scrutiny.
Consequently, the following items have been added to Wednesday’s agenda:
3.2 Three week timetable of Government Business
Business Committee agreed to schedule the following items of business:
Wednesday 26 October –
Wednesday 16 November 2022 -
3.3 Three week timetable of Senedd Business
Business Committee agreed to schedule the following items of business:
Wednesday 16 November 2022 -
3.4 Debates on Members' Legislative Proposals - selection of motion for debate
Business Committee agreed to schedule the following motion for debate on Wednesday 26 October 2022:
NNDM8108 Sioned Williams
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes a proposal for a take-up of benefits Bill
2. Notes that the purpose of the Bill would be to:
a) ensure that more money ends up in Welsh people’s pockets by increasing take up of Welsh and local authority support payments;
b) place a duty on all public sector organisations to maximise take-up of Welsh and local authority benefits;
c) require public bodies to streamline and make consistent throughout Wales the method of application for such benefits.
4 Legislation
4.1 Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill LCM
Business Committee considered the request for an extension to the reporting deadline for the LCM on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. On the basis that a debate on the LCM has been scheduled for 8 November as a result of the timetable for the Bill at Westminster, Business Committee concluded that it is currently not possible for the reporting deadline to be extended. The Trefyndd indicated that, should the parliamentary timetable change, the Government would be willing to revisit the timetable for scrutiny of the LCM.
5 Senedd Business
5.1 Note on Acting Chair and other roles available to chair plenary proceedings
Business Committee noted the paper on the various roles available to chair proceedings and agreed to table a motion to propose that Paul Davies MS is elected as Acting Chair of Plenary Meetings under Standing Order 6.23A, for consideration on 26 October.
6 Any other business
Business Managers noted arrangements for a technical briefing on Business Committee’s current work on the recommendations of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform, which will take place on 19 October.