Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Aled Elwyn Jones
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions |
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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 ·
The
Leader of the House will be answering FMQs on behalf of the First Minister
today in his absence. ·
Voting
Time will take place after the last item of business. Wednesday ·
Voting
Time will take place after the short debate and before Stage 3 proceedings. ·
There
will be a 10 minute break before Stage 3 proceedings begin. |
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Paper to note: Guidance - Debates on the EU Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration, and on the Draft Budget 2019-20 Minutes: Business
Managers noted the paper. |
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Three Week Timetable of Government Business Minutes: The Llywydd made the point that
the Finance Committee had queried why the debate on the Holtham report, ‘Paying
for Social Care’, is scheduled the day before their debate on their committee
report, ‘The Cost of Caring for an Ageing Population’, (8th and 9th
January 2019, respectively). The Leader of the House stated that they would not
be moving their debate, as the debate on the Holtham report has been long
planned by the government. |
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Three Week Timetable of Assembly Business Minutes: Business Committee noted the
order in which business will be taken next Wednesday, 12 December, as follows.
The BSA will be updated accordingly: Assembly Business ·
Questions to the Assembly Commission (30 mins) ·
Topical Questions (20 mins) ·
90 Second Statements (5 mins) Government Business ·
Debate: International Human Rights Day (60 mins) ·
Debate: Stage 4 of the Childcare Funding (Wales)
Bill (15 mins) Assembly Business ·
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal (30
mins) ·
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) (60
mins)
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Short Debate – Andrew RT Davies (South Wales
Central) (30 mins) Business Committee determined
the organisation of Assembly business and agreed to schedule the following
items of business: Wednesday 16
January 2019 – ·
Debate on the General Principles of the
Autism (Wales) Bill (60 mins)
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Member Debates: Selection of Motion for Debate Minutes: ·
Business Managers selected the
following motion for debate on 12 December: NNDM6860 Jane Hutt To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales 1.
Notes the report by Cardiff Business School, 'The Living Wage Employer
Experience'. 2.
Welcomes the action taken by 174 employers across the public, private and third
sectors in Wales to pay their employees the real living wage. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
identify measures to support more employers in the public, private and third
sectors to adopt the real living wage and become accredited real living wage
employers; and b)
consider strengthening the Code of Practice on Ethical Employment in Supply
Chains in relation to the real living wage. The
Living Wage Employer Experience The
Code of Practice on Ethical Employment in Supply Chains Supporters: Rhun Ap Iorwerth, Dawn Bowden, Jayne Bryant, Hefin David, Mike Hedges, Helen Mary Jones, Julie Morgan, Rhianon Passmore, David Rees, Mick Antoniw, John Griffiths, Vikki Howells, Mark Isherwood, Jenny Rathbone ·
Business Managers agreed to
schedule the next Member Debate in the New Year. |
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Debate on Members' Legislative Proposals: Selection of Motion for Debate Minutes: ·
Business Managers selected the
following motion for debate on 12 December: NNDM6893 Jenny Rathbone To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes a proposal for a bill on waste prevention and recycling. 2.
Notes that the purpose of this bill would be to: a)
prevent waste through placing recycling requirements on food producers and
retailers in respect of packaging and packaging waste; and b)
introduce extended producer responsibilities to ensure that the costs of
recycling and waste management are shared equitably, with producers
contributing to the financial cost of treatment at the end of their product’s
life. ·
Business Managers agreed to schedule
the next Debate on a Member’s Legislative Proposal in the New Year. ·
Business Managers asked the
Secretariat to look at how the tabling process for Members’ Legislative
Proposals can increase the number of motions submitted for selection. Business
Managers raised the possibility of announcing the two debate dates per term in
advance and opening tabling at the start of term, to increase the time
available to Members to consider and table motions. |
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Assembly Business |
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Procedures for the Resignation and Nomination of a First Minister Minutes: Business
Managers noted the paper. |
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Any Other Business The
Llywydd informed Business Managers that she will be announcing the inaugural
Welsh Youth Parliament election results with the names of the 60 successful
candidates at the start of Plenary on Wednesday, and noted the support afforded
by Members in each of the party groups in promoting the Welsh Youth Parliament
work. |