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Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: Neil Hamilton sent his apologies, due to attending a
Memorial Service in London. Gareth Bennett was present as a substitute. |
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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: Tuesday ·
Voting
Time will take place after the last item of business. Wednesday ·
No
topic has been tabled for the Short Debate. Voting Time will take place as the
last item of business. |
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Three Week Timetable of Government Business Minutes: Business Managers queried the time allocated to
government statements on 27th November, given that some Assembly
business had been moved to that day to accommodate the Stage 3 debate on the
Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill during Assembly time on 5th December.
The following statements will now be allocated 30mins each: ·
Statement by the Cabinet
Secretary for Local Government and Public Services: Update on the Our Valleys,
Our Future Delivery Plan ·
Statement by the Leader of
the House and Chief Whip: Update on Implementation of the Violence Against
Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act |
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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: Tuesday 20
November 2018 ·
Statement
by the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee: United
Nations Universal Children’s Day (30 mins) Tuesday 27
November 2018
Wednesday 5
December 2018 –
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Letter from CYPE: request for a statement on Universal Children's Day Minutes: Business
Managers agreed the request. |
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Member Debates: Selection of Motion for Debate Minutes: ·
Business Managers selected the
following motion for debate on 21 November: NNDM6862 - Bethan Sayed To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Regrets that funding for further education has been under significant pressure
in recent years as a result of funding cuts. 2.
Notes that the further education sector has been placed under extra demand, in
part due to the Welsh Government’s policies relating to lifelong learning,
skills and employability, which have been clarified in the recent employability
plan updated in a written statement in September 2018. 3.
Expresses concern that staff in further education institutions are considering
strike action over insufficient pay and concerns over heavy workloads. 4.
Proposes that there be no further reduction in the amount of funding received by
the further education sector and that its position as key to productivity,
skills, training and employability in the Welsh economy be recognised. Supporters: Mohammad
Asghar Sian
Gwenllian Helen
Mary Jones ·
Business Managers agreed to
return next week to the issue of when to schedule the next Member Debate. |
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Legislation |
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Letter from Finance Committee: Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill Minutes: Business
Managers agree to extend the Stage 2 deadline to 8 February 2019. |
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Timetable for consideration of the Legislation (Wales) Bill Minutes: Business
Managers agreed in principle to refer the Legislation (Wales) Bill to CLA Committee
for consideration. Business
Managers agreed to defer a decision on the timetable for the Bill in order to
consult the CLA Committee, and return to the matter at a future meeting. |
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Letter from CCERA: UK Agriculture Bill LCM Minutes: Business
Managers agreed to extend the reporting deadline on the LCM to 4 January 2019. Members
also noted the Committee’s comments regarding the timetabling of LCMs and
Ministerial availability for scrutiny. |
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Committees |
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The effect of a Member resigning and leaving a group Minutes: Business
Managers discussed the paper and agreed that further discussions should take
place outside of committee, with a view that a motion to fill the CCERA vacancy
be tabled and considered in Plenary this week. |
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Assembly Business |
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Review of Oral Assembly Questions Minutes: The
Llywydd re-iterated her intention to call UKIP last for Leaders and
Spokespeople questions and alternate the Conservatives and Plaid in the ration
6:5, as the first questioners, as of this week. Business
Managers agreed to return to the two other proposals of changing the number of
questions asked and timing. |
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Christmas tabling arrangements Minutes: Business
Managers agreed the proposed tabling arrangements during the Christmas recess
period. |
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Any Other Business Gareth
Bennett informed Business Managers that UKIP would like to re-nominate Neil
Hamilton as a member of the Assembly Commission. Business Managers again
indicated that they had no reason to think their Members would vote any
differently in Plenary this time, and therefore agreed that there was no point
in Business Committee tabling such a motion. That being the case, Gareth
Bennett informed Business Managers that UKIP would like to nominate David
Rowlands as a member of the Assembly Commission and Business Managers agreed to
table a motion to be added to tomorrow’s Plenary agenda. He
also informed Business Managers that UKIP would like to nominate David Rowlands
as their alternate member of the Standards of Conduct Committee. A motion will
be tabled and added to tomorrow’s Plenary agenda. |