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Transcript: Transcript for 03/02/2020 - Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(10.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1   The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2   The Chair thanked Delyth Jewell AM for her work on the Committee and welcomed Dai Lloyd AM to his first meeting as a member of the Committee.

(10.30–12.00)

2.

Electing a more diverse Assembly – evidence session on job-sharing

Professor Sarah Childs, Birkbeck, University of London

Councillor Mary Sherwood, City and County of Swansea Council

Dr bob Watt

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1   The Committee heard evidence from the panel.

(12.00)

3.

Papers to note

Minutes:

3.1   The papers were noted.

3.1

Written evidence from the Wales Environment Link on the capacity of the Assembly – January 2020

Supporting documents:

3.2

Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee on the Assembly's capacity – 20 January 2020

Supporting documents:

3.3

Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee on the capacity of the Assembly – 24 January 2020

Supporting documents:

3.4

Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee on the capacity of the Assembly – 24 January 2020

Supporting documents:

3.5

Letter from the Chair of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee on the Assembly's capacity – 27 January 2020

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3.6

Letter from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee on the Assembly's capacity – 27 January 2020

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3.7

Letter from the Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee on the Assembly's capacity – 27 January 2020

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3.8

Letter from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on the Assembly's capacity – 28 January 2020

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3.9

Letter from the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee on the Assembly's capacity – 29 January 2020

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3.10

Letter from the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the Assembly's capacity – 29 January 2020

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3.11

Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee on the Assembly's capacity – 29 January 2020

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3.12

Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee on the Assembly's capacity – 29 January 2020

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3.13

Letter from the Llywydd with additional information following the meeting on 2 December 2019 – 27 January 2020

Supporting documents:

(12.00)

4.

Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting, and from the meetings on 24 February and 2 March

Minutes:

4.1   The motion was agreed.

(12.00–12.15)

5.

Electing a more diverse Assembly – consideration of the oral evidence on job-sharing

Minutes:

5.1   The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12.15–12.25)

6.

Electoral systems and boundaries – approach to inquiry

Minutes:

6.1   The Committee agreed the approach to its inquiry on electoral systems and boundaries.

6.2   The Committee agreed to undertake a visit as part of its inquiry, and to write to the Business Committee to seek permission to do so.

(12.25–12.35)

7.

Forward work programme

Minutes:

7.1   The Committee considered its forward work programme, and agreed to publish its programme for the coming term.