Agenda and minutes
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: Sian Gwenllian substituted for Rhun ap Iorwerth, and is expected to have formally joined the Business Committee before the next meeting. The Llywydd thanked Rhun ap Iorwerth for his contribution as a member of the committee. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The minutes for the meeting were agreed by the Committee for publication. |
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Organisation of Business |
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This Week's Business Minutes: Caroline
Jones asked if there will be a government statement on the coronavirus. The
Trefnydd informed her that the government has already issued a written
statement, and that they would update the Assembly if there were any changes. Tuesday ·
Voting Time will take place as the last item of
business. Wednesday · Voting Time will take place before the Short Debate. |
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Three Week Timetable of Government Business Minutes: Tuesday 4th
February 2020 ·
Statement by the Minister for Health and
Social Services: Update on the work of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Paying
for Social Care (45 mins) ·
Debate: Report of the Commission on Justice in
Wales (60 mins) |
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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 26 February 2020 – ·
Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60
mins) ·
Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins) ·
Time allocated to the Brexit Party (60 mins) |
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Debates on Members' Legislative Proposals - selection of motion for debate Minutes: Business
Managers agreed to select the following motion for debate on 5 February: NNDM7239
David Melding To propose
that the National Assembly for Wales: 1. Notes a
proposal for a Bill which requires all new-build homes to be fitted with at
least one electric car charge point. 2. Notes that
the purpose of this Bill would be to ensure that: a) every new
residential building with an associated car parking space has an electric
charging point installed; b) every
residential building that is new or undergoing major renovation, with more than
10 car parking spaces, has cable routes for electric vehicle charge points in
at least 50 percent of the total parking spaces. Supported
by: Angela
Burns Dai
Lloyd David
J Rowlands Huw
Irranca-Davies Jenny
Rathbone Mark
Isherwood Mohammad
Asghar Rhun
ap Iorwerth Russell
George Vikki
Howells |
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Legislation |
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LCM on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill Minutes: Business
Managers agreed to refer the LCM to the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills and
the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committees, with a reporting
deadline of Thursday 12 March. |
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Committees |
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Draft Report on the change to the name and remit of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Minutes: Business
Managers agreed the draft report. |
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Committee membership, chairs and political balance, including d'Hondt Minutes: Business
Managers discussed the paper and agreed that the provisions in the Government
of Wales Act 2006 which set out the d’Hondt formula for allocating committee
places in the event of the Assembly being unable to agree a motion on
membership by two-thirds majority should be integrated into Standing Orders.
This would allow the continued use of the d’Hondt formula as a fallback
mechanism. Business
Managers discussed a range of issues relating to political balance on
committees and committee chairs, especially procedures around how any changes
to the balance between groups during the course of an Assembly are reflected in
the make up of committees and the balance of chairs and asked the Secretariat
to bring forward a paper looking at these issues in greater detail. |
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Any Other Business Plaid
Cymru Committee Membership The
Llywydd informed Business Managers that Sian Gwenllian will be resign her
position as a member of the Assembly Commission and will be replacing Rhun ap
Iorwerth as a member of Business Committee. Rhun ap Iorwerth in turn will be
nominated as a Commissioner. This is part of a wider reshuffle in Plaid Cymru,
involving changes to their places on committees. Business Managers agreed to
take the motions necessary to make these changes on Tuesday afternoon. Grouped
Questions The
Llywydd reminded Business Managers that it is their responsibility to ensure
that any Members asking supplementaries are made aware when questions are
grouped. |