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Transcript: Transcript for 02/12/2019 - Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform - Fifth Senedd
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(10.15-10.20) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1 Apologies were received from Delyth Jewell AM; Dai Lloyd AM
substituted. |
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(10.20-11.50) |
Oral evidence session with the Llywydd and Assembly Commission Elin Jones AM, Llywydd Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly Anna Daniel, Head of Strategic Transformation, Assembly Commission Matthew Richards, Head of Legal Services, Assembly Commission Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the
panel. 2.2 The Llywydd agreed to provide additional information to the
Committee. |
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Oral evidence session on the diversity of the Assembly - evidence session with the Llywydd and Assembly Commission |
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Oral evidence session on the capacity of the Assembly - evidence session with the Llywydd and Assembly Commission |
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(11.50-11.55) |
Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting. Minutes: 3.1 The motion was agreed. |
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(11.55-12.10) |
Oral evidence session with the Llywydd and Assembly Commission - consideration of the evidence Minutes: 4.1 The Committee discussed the evidence
received. 4.2 Members agreed to ask the Llywydd to provide the Committee with
the following additional information: ·
Measures
by which the capacity of the Assembly could be increased without increasing the
size of the Assembly. ·
Examples
of devolved legislatures which have arrangements for working collaboratively
with other tiers of governance as part of their formal parliamentary business. ·
Analysis
of the Assembly’s sitting times and number of sitting weeks, and any
implications for the Assembly’s capacity and the exercise of Members’ other
roles and responsibilities. ·
Updated
estimated costs of any increase in the number of Assembly Members. ·
Information
about how measures to encourage diversity might be framed so as to fall within
the Assembly’s legislative competence. ·
Views
on the extent to which the current devolution framework enable the collection
of Assembly election candidate data, and any actions the Assembly Commission or
others could take without the need for further legislation. |
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Oral evidence session on the diversity of the Assembly - consideration of the evidence |
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Oral evidence session on the capacity of the Assembly - consideration of the evidence |
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(12.10-12.30) |
Forward work programme Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered and agreed its forward work programme. |
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(12.30-12.40) |
Public engagement strategy Minutes: 6.1 The Committee agreed its public engagement strategy. |