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Apologies & announcements Minutes: Apologies were received from the
Presiding Officer. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The minutes were noted by the Committee
for publication. |
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Organisation of Business |
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This Week's Business Minutes: The Minister for Finance and Government Business updated the Committee
on changes to Government Business on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Voting Time would be after
the final item of business. On Wednesday, Business Committee agreed that Voting
Time would take place before the Short Debate. |
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Three week timetable of Government Business Minutes: Business Committee noted the 3 Week
Timetable of Government Business. |
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Three week timetable of Assembly Business Minutes: Business Committee determined the
organisation of business and agreed to schedule the following items of
business: Wednesday 9 December 2016 - ·
Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order
11.21(iv) (60 mins) Wednesday 13 January 2016 - ·
Draft Wales Bill (180 mins) Business Committee agreed
to re-schedule the following item of business: Wednesday 9 December 2016 –
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Individual Member Debate: Selection of Motion for Debate Minutes: Business Committee selected the two tabled motions for
debate. Wednesday
2 December 2015 o NNDM5881 Mike Hedges (Swansea East) Aled Roberts (North Wales) To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises the
importance of steel production to the Welsh economy.
a) continue to do all that
it can to support the steel industry during these difficult times.
Wednesday 9 December 2015 o NNDM5885 Bethan Jenkins (South Wales West) Suzy Davies (South Wales West) Eluned Parrott (South Wales Central) To propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Recognises the value of the arts and creativity in the education and
development of our young people; providing a rich experience in their own right
but also helping to improve a child's concentration, stimulating their
imagination and creativity, building confidence, raising aspiration and giving
them a greater understanding and empathy for others; 2. Notes with concern that over the last decade constraints on local
authority budgets have put non-statutory music services under increasing
pressure; 3. Notes the conclusion of the task and finish group on music services
in Wales that key challenges facing music services in Wales include the
disparity of existing provision and growing inequality of opportunity to access
services; and 4. Calls on the Welsh Government to develop a national strategy on music
education so that every child has the opportunity to participate in a range of
musical experiences, to reduce financial barriers to accessing these services
and to ensure that high quality services are sustained despite reductions in
school and local authority budgets. |
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Scrutiny of the Draft Wales Bill Minutes: Business Managers considered a paper setting
out possible options for scrutinising the Draft Wales Bill in Plenary. Business
Managers decided to table a 3 hour Plenary debate on Wednesday 13 January and
return to the matter again next week to decide on the structure of the debate. |
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Legislation |
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Legislative Consent: Trade Union Bill Minutes: Business
Committee considered a paper from the government regarding a Legislative
Consent Memorandum (LCM) in relation to the Trade Union Bill. Business
Managers agreed to refer the LCM to the Enterprise and Business Committee for
scrutiny. The Business Committee also agreed that the Committee should report
on the LCM by Thursday 21 January 2016 to allow the Legislative Consent Motion
to be debated in Plenary on Tuesday 26 January 2016. |
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Committees |
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Letter from the Health and Social Care Committee: Public Health (Wales) Bill Minutes: Business Committee further considered the request
by the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee (HSC) to extend its
reporting deadline for the Public Health (Wales) Bill from Friday 27 November
2015 to 11 December 2015. Business Managers agreed to return to the matter
following the HSC’s committee meeting on Wednesday should the committee require
more time. |