Agenda and minutes
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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: The
Llywydd informed Business Managers that, further to discussions after last week’s
meeting, the leader of the UKIP group will be called to ask two leaders’
questions to the First Minister each week, and UKIP may ask 2 spokespeople
questions on three OAQ sessions of their choice. They will not be called to ask
spokespeople questions to other Ministers. Where they do not have spokespeople
questions, the Llywydd will make every effort to call them for supplementary
questions where possible. UKIP will notify the Llywydd by the end of the day
today on their choice of three OAQ slots; whilst they are free to amend their
choices at the start of any term, they will need to notify the Llywydd of any changes. The
Llywydd also informed Business Managers that there will be a review of the
Visitor Code of Conduct, particularly in relation to the public gallery,
following last week’s climate change debate. Tuesday ·
Voting
Time will take place after the debate on ‘the Primary Care Model for Wales’, and
before the Llywydd and First Minister’s addresses to mark the twentieth
anniversary of devolution. ·
Plenary
is unlikely to run past 6.05pm. Wednesday ·
Business Managers noted that
Plaid Cymru had tabled two 30 minute debates and subsequently withdrawn one,
and so their debate will now last 60 minutes. ·
All
voting will take place before the Short Debate. ·
Plenary
is unlikely to run past 7.00pm. |
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Three Week Timetable of Government Business Minutes: Business Managers noted the small number of
government debates over the next three weeks. |
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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
22 May 2019 – ·
Debate on the Petitions Committee report:
Petition P-05-784 Prescription drug dependence and withdrawal – recognition and
support (60 mins) Wednesday
5 June 2019 – ·
Time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60
mins) ·
Time allocated to the Plaid Cymru (60 mins) ·
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)
(60 mins) |
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Member Debates: Selection of Motion for Debate Minutes: ·
Business Managers selected the
following motion for debate on 15 May: NNDM7002 Jenny Rathbone Dai Lloyd Joyce Watson To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Believes that healthy, nourishing school meals can make an essential
contribution to pupils’ wellbeing, attainment, and positive behaviour. 2.
Notes that this month’s Children’s Commissioner’s report A Charter for Change:
Protecting Welsh Children from the Impact of Poverty provides worrying evidence
that a significant number of pupils are not getting their entitlement set out
in the healthy eating in maintained schools guidance. 3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to: a)
clarify whether the standards of school meals are the responsibility of school
governors, local authorities or the Welsh Government and what action is being
taken to ensure they are being monitored; and b)
outline what action is being taken to increase the amount of food for schools
being procured locally as part of its emphasis on the foundational economy. A Charter for Change:
Protecting Welsh Children from the Impact of Poverty Healthy eating in
maintained schools: Statutory guidance for local authorities and governing
bodies Supported by: Darren
Millar David J
Rowlands Mike Hedges Russell
George Vikki Howells ·
Business Managers also selected
the following motion for debate on 5 June: NNDM7029
John
Griffiths Dawn
Bowden Mike
Hedges To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Calls on the Welsh Government to produce a tackling poverty strategy, with a
detailed budget and action plan for implementation. 2.
Calls on the First Minister to clarify the areas of responsibility for tackling
poverty within each ministerial portfolio. 3.
Acknowledges and drives accountability on progress made on the tackling poverty
agenda. Supported by: Jayne Bryant Sian
Gwenllian Vikki
Howells Huw
Irranca-Davies Mark
Isherwood Dai Lloyd Lynne Neagle Jenny Rathbone David Rees David J Rowlands |
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Assembly Business |
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Timings for 30 minute opposition debates in Plenary Minutes: Business
Managers discussed the paper and agreed to return to it next week after
consulting with their groups. |
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The effect of recent changes to group membership on committees Minutes: Business
Managers discussed the paper and agreed to continue discussions outside of the
Committee. |
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Any Other Business Standards
Committee – Gareth Bennett Before
Easter, the Assembly endorsed the Standards Committee’s recommendation that
Gareth Bennett be removed from being a member of that Committee for the
remainder of this Assembly. The
Standards Committee is next expected to meet on 14 May, and so any change would
need to be made this week for it to have effect in time. Business Managers
agreed to table a motion to remove Gareth Bennett as a member of the Standards
of Conduct Committee; to be taken during tomorrow’s Plenary. The Committee will
return to the issue of a nomination to fill the resulting vacancy in due
course. |