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Business Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 4 - Ty Hywel |
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Meeting date: |
Tuesday, 1 November 2011 |
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Meeting time: |
08:45 - 09:00 |
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Minutes: |
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Committee Members: |
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Rosemary Butler (Chair) Peter Black Jocelyn Davies William Graham Jane Hutt |
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Committee Staff: |
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Aled Elwyn Jones (Clerk)
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Others in attendance: |
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David Melding, Deputy Presiding Officer Adrian Crompton, Director of Assembly Business Siân Wilkins, Head of Legislation and Chamber Services Peter Greening, Welsh Government Craig Stephenson, Principal Private Secretary to the Presiding Officer
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1. Apologies & announcements
1(i) There were no apologies.
2. Proposed changes to Standing Orders following the Assembly powers referendum
2(i) Mechanisms for individual Members to propose Orders in Council to be made under section 109 of the Government of Wales Act 2006
Business Managers agreed to:
(i) amend Standing Order 25.26 to 25.34 to require the Business Committee to refer any proposals tabled by a Member that has achieved the support of at least ten Members from three different political groups, including at least one Member from a group with an executive role, to a committee for consideration, followed by a plenary debate;
(ii) insert a new Standing Order stating that no motion passed calling for a section 109 Order to be made would have effect unless supported by two thirds of Members; and
(i) changes to Standing Orders 26.86 and 24.14 – 24.17 in light of the decisions above.
Transcript
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