Enterprise and Business Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 4 July 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 11:49

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400002_04_07_2013&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Nick Ramsay (Chair)

Byron Davies

Keith Davies

Julie James

Alun Ffred Jones

Eluned Parrott

Joyce Watson

Julie Morgan

Mike Hedges

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

John Griffiths, Minister for Culture and Sport

John TC Davies, Welsh Government

Victoria Minshall-Jones, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Sarah Beasley (Clerk)

Kath Thomas (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

Gareth Pembridge (Legal Advisor)

 

 

 

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

 

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2    Active Travel (Wales) Bill: Stage 2 - Consideration of Amendments

 

2.1 In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee disposed of the following amendments to the Bill:

 

Section 1:

 

Amendment 33 - Eluned Parrott

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Eluned Parrott

Alun Ffred Jones

 

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

0

4

5

0

Amendment 33 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 1 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 2 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Section 2:

 

Amendment 3 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 4 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 5 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 47 – Byron Davies

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Eluned Parrott

 

 

Alun Ffred Jones

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

0

3

6

0

Amendment 47 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 6 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 


Amendment 7B– Byron Davies

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Eluned Parrott

 

Alun Ffred Jones

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

0

3

6

0

Amendment 7B was not agreed.

 

Amendment 7A (Eluned Parrott) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 7 – John Griffiths

For

Against

Abstain

Eluned Parrott

Alun Ffred Jones

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

 

 

7

2

 

Amendment 7 as amended was agreed.

 

Amendment 8 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 9 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 10 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 34– Eluned Parrott

For

Against

Abstain

Byron Davies

Eluned Parrott

Alun Fred Jones

 

Nick Ramsay

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

0

3

6

0

Amendment 34 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 11 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 


Amendment 35– Eluned Parrott

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Eluned Parrott

Alun Fred Jones

 

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

0

4

5

0

Amendment 35 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 12 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 13 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 14 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Section 3:

 

Amendment 36 – Eluned Parrott

For

Against

Abstain

Eluned Parrott

Alun Fred Jones

 

 

 

 

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

0

2

7

0

Amendment 36 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 15 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 16 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 17 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 18 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 37 (Eluned Parrott) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Section 4:

 

Amendment 19 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 


Amendment 38 – Eluned Parrott

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Eluned Parrott

Alun Fred Jones

 

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

0

4

5

0

Amendment 38 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 20 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Section 5:

 

Amendment 48 – Byron Davies

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

 

 

Eluned Parrott

Alun Fred Jones

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

2

7

 

Amendment 48 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 21 (John Griffiths) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Section 6:

 

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore Section 6 was deemed agreed.

 

To insert new section:

 

Amendment 39 – Eluned Parrott

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Eluned Parrott

Alun Fred Jones

 

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

4

5

 

Amendment 39 was not agreed.

 


Section 7:

 

Amendment 22A – Alun Ffred Jones

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Eluned Parrott

Alun Fred Jones

 

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

4

5

 

Amendment 22A was not agreed.

 

Amendment 22B - Alun Ffred Jones was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 22C - Alun Ffred Jones was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 22 – John Griffiths as amended was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 49 – Byron Davies

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

 

Eluned Parrott

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

2

6

 

Amendment 49 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 31 was withdrawn.

 

Amendment 40 was withdrawn during proceedings with the agreement of the Committee.

 

Section 8:

 

Amendment 23 – John Griffiths

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Alun Ffred Jones

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

Eluned Parrott

 

 

8

1

 

Amendment 23 was agreed.

 

 

 

As amendment 23 was agreed, amendments 41 and 42 fell

 

Amendment 43 – Eluned Parrott

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Alun Ffred Jones

Eluned Parrott

 

Eluned Parrott

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

4

5

 

Amendment 43 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 44 – Eluned Parrott

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Alun Ffred Jones

Eluned Parrott

 

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

4

5

 

Amendment 44 was not agreed.

 

 

To insert a new section:

 

Amendment 24A – Byron Davies

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Alun Ffred Jones

Eluned Parrott

 

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

4

5

 

Amendment 24A was not agreed.

.

Amendment 24B – Byron Davies

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Alun Ffred Jones

Eluned Parrott

 

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

4

5

 

Amendment 24B was not agreed.

 


Amendment 24 – John Griffiths

For

Against

Abstain

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Alun Ffred Jones

Eluned Parrott

 

5

4

 

Amendment 24 was agreed.

 

Section 9:

 

Amendment 25 – John Griffiths

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

Eluned Parrott

Alun Ffred Jones

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

2

 

Amendment 25 was agreed.

 

As amendment 25 was agreed, amendment 32 fell

 

Section 10:

 

Amendment 45 – Eluned Parrott

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

Eluned Parrott

Alun Ffred Jones

 

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

 

 

4

5

 

Amendment 45 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 50 – Byron Davies

For

Against

Abstain

Nick Ramsay

Byron Davies

 

Eluned Parrott

Alun Ffred Jones

Joyce Watson

Keith Davies

Mike Hedges

Julie James

Julie Morgan

 

2

7

 

Amendment 50 was not agreed.

 

 

Section 11:

 

Amendment 26 – John Griffiths was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 27 – John Griffiths was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 28 – John Griffiths was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Long Title:

 

Amendment 29 – John Griffiths was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

Amendment 30 – John Griffiths was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

 

As amendment 39 was not agreed, amendment 46 fell.

 

2.2 The Chair advised that all sections of the Bill had been agreed by the Committee and, as all amendments had been disposed of, Stage 3 would commence from 5 July 2013.

 

 2.3 Under Standing Order 26.27, Members agreed that the Welsh Government should prepare a revised Explanatory Memorandum.

 

 

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