Minutes

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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:

Tuesday

 

·         Voting Time will take place as the last item of business.

Wednesday

 

·         Business Managers agreed to postpone the UKIP debate (scheduled for 4 July 2018) to 19 September 2019.

 

·         Voting Time will 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 11 July 2018 –

 

·         Motion to amend Standing Order 18 in relation to the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013

Wednesday 19 September 2018 –

·         Debate on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee report: Post Legislative Scrutiny of the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 (60 mins)

·         Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins)

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

4.

Legislation

4.1

Letter from HSCS re Timetable for consideration of the Autism (Wales) Bill

Minutes:

Business Managers confirmed their in principle decision of 12 June to refer the Autism (Wales) Bill to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee for Stage 1 consideration, and agreed the deadline for the Stage 1 Committee to report by as 7 December 2018 and the deadline for the completion of Stage 2 Committee proceedings as 22 February 2019.

5.

Committees

5.1

Letter from PAC re additional meeting request

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed a request from the Public Accounts Committee requesting an additional meeting on Tuesday 17 July 2018 to enable the Committee to be able to undertake all its scheduled business prior to the summer recess.

6.

Business Committee

6.1

Collation of guidance issued by the Llywydd under Standing Order 6.17

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed to return to the paper in 2 weeks’ time.

7.

Standing Orders

7.1

Proposals to amend Standing Orders: Section 116C Orders in Council

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed to return to the paper in 2 weeks’ time.

7.2

Proposals to amend Standing Order 18 Public Audit (Wales) Act

Minutes:

Business Managers agreed the report on amending Standing Orders in relation to the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013.  The Committee agreed that the report be laid the following day, alongside a motion to amend Standing Orders, to be considered at next Wednesday’s Plenary.