Agenda and minutes

Venue: Presiding Officer’s office, 4th floor - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Aled Elwyn Jones 

Items
No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

2.

Minutes of the previous meeting

Minutes:

The minutes for the meeting were agreed by the Committee for publication.

3.

Organisation of Business

3.1

This Week's Business

Minutes:

Statements on the Independent Evaluation of the Emergency Ambulance Services Clinical Response Model and the OECD Education Review and Recommendations have been swapped.

 

The Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure will be making Statement on Future of Local Bus Services (45 mins).

 

The Leader of the House will be answering questions on behalf of the First Minister who is on a visit to the USA. Opposition Leaders will ask questions without notice as usual.

 

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.

3.2

Three Week Timetable of Government Business

Minutes:

Business Committee noted the 3 Week Timetable of Government Business.

3.3

Three Week Timetable of Assembly Business

Minutes:

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

 

Wednesday 22 March 2017 –

 

·         Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv) (60 mins)

·         Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)

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

4.

Legislation

4.1

LCM on the Farriers (Registration) Bill

Minutes:

Business Committee considered a paper from the government regarding a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) in relation to the Farriers (Registration) Bill.

 

Business Managers agreed to refer the LCM to the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee for scrutiny. The Business Committee also agreed that the Committee should report on the LCM by Thursday 23 March 2017 to allow the Legislative Consent Motion to be debated in Plenary on Tuesday 28 March 2017.

5.

Standing Orders

5.1

Proposals to amend Standing Order 23 - Public Petitions

Minutes:

Business Managers considered a draft report on the proposed changes to Standing Order 23 for changing the current procedure for Public Petitions arrangements.

 

Business Managers agreed the report and to table a motion to revise Standing Orders for debate on 8 March 2017.

Any Other Business

The Leader of the House provided an update on the Digital Economy Bill.

 

The Llywydd urged Business Managers to discuss her Topical Questions proposals among themselves outside committee, with a view to finding some common ground before discussing it again in Committee.