Minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies & announcements

Minutes:

Richard Ward, Clerk of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, attended the meeting as part of a two-day visit to the Assembly while Parliament is dissolved.

2.

Minutes of the previous meeting

Minutes:

The minutes were noted by the Committee for publication.

3.

Organisation of Business

3.1

This Week's Business

Minutes:

The Minister for Finance and Government Business updated the Committee on changes to Government Business on Tuesday.

 

Business Committee agreed that Voting Time would take place after the last item of business on both Tuesday and Wednesday.

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 business and agreed to schedule the following items of business:

 

Wednesday 20 May 2015 –

 

·         Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee's report on its inquiry into educational outcomes for children from low income households (60 mins)

 

·         Debate on the Enterprise and Business Committee's report on assisting young people into Work (60 mins)

 

·         Time allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins)

4.

Legislation

4.1

Environment (Wales) Bill

Minutes:

Business Managers confirmed their in principle decision of 21 April to refer the Environment (Wales) Bill to the Environment and Sustainability Committee for Stage 1 consideration, and agreed the deadline for the Stage 1 Committee to report by as 9 October 2015 and the deadline for the completion of Stage 2 Committee proceedings as 4 December 2015.