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Apologies & announcements |
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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The
minutes were noted by the Committee for publication. |
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Organisation of Business |
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This Week's Business Minutes: On
Tuesday, Voting Time would be after the final item of business. On Wednesday,
Business Committee agreed that Voting Time would take place before the Short
Debates. |
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Three week timetable of Government Business Minutes: Business
Committee noted the 3 Week Timetable of Government Business. |
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Three week timetable of Assembly Business Minutes: Business
Committee determined the organisation of business and agreed to schedule the
following items of business: Wednesday 10 December
2014 ·
Debate
by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv) (60 mins) Wednesday 14 January
2015 ·
Debate
on the Public Accounts Committee Report on Senior Management Pay (60 mins) ·
Time
allocated to the Welsh Conservatives (60 mins) ·
Time
allocated to Plaid Cymru (60 mins) Business
Committee agreed to re-schedule the following item of business: Wednesday 10 December
2014 ·
Time
allocated to the Welsh Conservatives ( |
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Individual Member Debate: Selection of Motion for Debate Minutes: Due
to the quality of motions tabled, Business Committee selected the four motions
for debate. The dates for the motions on assisted dying and autism will be in
the new year, and will be determined by the Business Committee at future
meetings: Wednesday 3 December 2014 NNDM5625 Mike Hedges (Swansea East) Jocelyn Davies (South
Wales East) Peter Black (South Wales
West) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Believes
that policing (excluding the UK National Crime Agency and national security)
should be devolved. Wednesday 10 December 2014 NNDM5630 Antoinette Sandbach (North
Wales) Bethan Jenkins (South
Wales West) Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff
Central) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Notes that: a)
women have made a huge contribution to the working life of Wales and continue
to be a vital part of the Welsh economy; b)
it is nearly 100 years since women got the vote and nearly 40 years since the
Equal Pay Act; c)
the Welsh Government has an important part to play in ensuring that there is
not institutional discrimination present in the workplace. 2.
Calls on the Welsh Government not to award any procurement contracts or Welsh
Government grant monies to any company that does not have any female directors
on their board. Date to be determined NNDM5636 Simon Thomas (Mid and West
Wales) Julie Morgan (Cardiff
North) Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd) Alun Ffred Jones (Arfon) Angela Burns (Carmarthen
West and South Pembrokeshire) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: Supports
the principles of the Assisted Dying Bill. The
Assisted Dying Bill is available at: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/assisteddying.html
Date to be determined NNDM5639 Mark Isherwood (North
Wales) To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales: 1.
Welcomes the achievement of the Welsh Government's autistic spectrum disorder
strategic action plan. 2.
Notes that more needs to be done to meet the needs of children and adults with
autism in Wales. 3.
Believes that placing specific duties on local authorities and health boards
would lead to greater clarity on the care and support that people with autism
can expect. 4.
Calls upon the Welsh Government to introduce an Autism Act for Wales. The
Welsh Government's autistic spectrum disorder strategic action plan is
available at: http://wales.gov.uk/strategy/strategies/autism/asdplane.pdf?lang=en |
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Legislation |
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Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum: Deregulation Bill Minutes: Business
Committee considered a paper from the Government regarding a Supplementary
Legislative Consent Memorandum (SLCM) in relation to the Deregulation Bill. Business
Managers agreed to refer the SLCM to the Environment and Sustainability
Committee for scrutiny. The Business Committee also agreed that the Committee
should report on the SLCM by Thursday 8 January 2015 to allow the Supplementary
Legislative Consent Motion to be debated in Plenary on Tuesday 13 January 2015. |