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The proposed changes were agreed in Plenary on Wednesday 31 January 2024.</a></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="show-more__container show-more__container--committees"> <button class="button__show-more button__show-more--committees" type="button" aria-label="Committee News expand/collapse"> <i class="material-icons button__icon button__icon--down button__icon--pink button__icon--large" aria-hidden="true"> chevron_right </i> <span class="bottom-link__text is-active">More</span> <span class="bottom-link__text">Less</span> </button> </div> </div> <div class="card-folded-border committee-card__container"> <span class="table__title">Current Work</span> <div class="card__list-items"> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=44233">Committee chair job sharing</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=42734&Opt=0">Limited review of the Consolidation Bill procedures</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=40064">Senedd Reform</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=40338&Opt=0">Review of proxy voting</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=39593&Opt=0&AIID=73788">Review of Standing Order 34 and remote participation</a></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="show-more__container show-more__container--committees"> <button class="button__show-more button__show-more--committees" type="button" aria-label="Current Work expand/collapse"> <i class="material-icons button__icon button__icon--down button__icon--pink button__icon--large" aria-hidden="true"> chevron_right </i> <span class="bottom-link__text is-active">More</span> <span class="bottom-link__text">Less</span> </button> </div> </div> </div> <div class="umb-grid"> <div class="grid-section"> <div > <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-md-7 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="grid-text__container"> <h2 class="grid-text__title">Role of the Business Committee</h2> <div class="grid-text__body-text grid-text__body-text--mobile-visible"><p>The Committee usually meets weekly in private when the Senedd is in session, to comment on proposals for the organisation of Government business and to determine the organisation of Senedd business in Plenary. The minutes for these meetings will be published once agreed by the Committee.</p> <p>The Committee may choose to meet in public on an ad hoc basis, to make recommendations on the general practice and procedure of the Senedd in the conduct of its business, including any proposals for the re-making or revisions of Standing Orders.</p> <p>These meetings will be subject to the normal procedures for public meetings and members of the public are welcome to sit in the public gallery to observe them. Information on how to attend a meeting of the Committee can be found in the Attend a Committee Meeting section.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-5 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="grid-text__container"> <h2 class="grid-text__title">The Senedd Timetable</h2> <div class="grid-text__body-text grid-text__body-text--mobile-visible"><p style="font-weight: 400;">The Business Committee must publish a timetable every six months that:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>outlines timetables for Plenary meetings;</li> <li>establishes times available for other committee meetings within the Senedd;</li> <li>establishes times for meetings of political groups;</li> <li>outlines dates for oral questions to be taken in Plenary meetings.</li> </ul></div> <a class="grid-text__link grid-text__link--hover" href="/senedd-business/senedd-timetable/" > <span class="grid-text__link-text">View the Senedd Timetable</span> <i class="material-icons button__icon button__icon--no-margin" aria-hidden="true">chevron_right</i> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div > <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-md-12 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="section-heading"> <h2>Reports produced by the Business Committee </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div > <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-md-6 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="button-list__container"> <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=37153" class="button white-background-button white-background-button__full-width"> <p class="white-background-button__text"> Proposals to change Standing Orders <i class="material-icons button__icon button__icon--small" aria-hidden="true">chevron_right</i> </p> </a> <a href="https://senedd.wales/senedd-business/legislation/" class="button white-background-button white-background-button__full-width"> <p class="white-background-button__text"> Timetables for Bills <i class="material-icons button__icon button__icon--small" aria-hidden="true">chevron_right</i> </p> </a> <a href="https://senedd.wales/senedd-business/legislative-consent/" class="button white-background-button white-background-button__full-width"> <p class="white-background-button__text"> Timetables for Legislative Consent Memoranda <i class="material-icons button__icon button__icon--small" aria-hidden="true">chevron_right</i> </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="button-list__container"> <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41001" class="button white-background-button white-background-button__full-width"> <p class="white-background-button__text"> Timetable for the Welsh Government’s draft budget <i class="material-icons button__icon button__icon--small" aria-hidden="true">chevron_right</i> </p> </a> <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=37150" class="button white-background-button white-background-button__full-width"> <p class="white-background-button__text"> Committee Portfolios and Responsibilities <i class="material-icons button__icon button__icon--small" aria-hidden="true">chevron_right</i> </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div > <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-md-12 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="section-heading"> <h2>Remit </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div > <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-md-4 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="hide-image-for-mobile"> <img class="image-crop__grid" src="/media/dyibq1st/buscomm_5a.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=600&height=284&rnd=132393100914630000" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-8 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="grid-text__container"> <div class="grid-text__body-text grid-text__body-text--mobile-visible"><p>The Business Committee is responsible for the organisation of Senedd Business. It is the only Committee whose functions and remit is set out in Standing Orders. Its role is to “facilitate the effective organisation of Senedd proceedings” as stated in <a href="https://senedd.wales/en/bus-home/Pages/bus-assembly-guidance.aspx">Standing Order 11.1.</a></p> <p>The Presiding Officer chairs the meetings, which is attended by the Trefnydd and a Business Manager from each of the other political group represented in the Senedd.</p> <p>The Committee usually meets weekly in private when the Senedd is in session, to comment on proposals for the organisation of Government business and to determine the organisation of Senedd business in Plenary. The minutes for these meeting will be published once agreed by the Committee.</p> <p>The Committee may choose to meet in public on an ad hoc basis, to make recommendations on the general practice and procedure of the Senedd in the conduct of its business, including any proposals for the re-making or revisions of <a href="https://senedd.wales/en/bus-home/Pages/bus-assembly-guidance.aspx">Standing Orders.</a></p> <p>These meetings will be subject to the normal procedures for public meetings and members of the public are welcome to sit in the public gallery to observe them. Information on how to attend a meeting of the Committee can be found in the <a href="https://senedd.wales/en/visiting/senedd/attending-committee-meetings/Pages/attending-committee-meetings.aspx">Attend a Committee Meeting</a> section.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div > <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-md-12 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="section-heading"> <h2>Guidance </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div > <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-md-7 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="grid-text__container"> <div class="grid-text__body-text grid-text__body-text--mobile-visible"><p>These guides have been produced to assist Members to understand various aspects of Senedd Business.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-5 column"> <div class="col-container" > <div class="button-list__container"> <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/dwka4rmd/guide-to-early-plenary-business-2021_en.pdf" class="button white-background-button white-background-button__full-width"> <p class="white-background-button__text"> Guide to early Plenary business after the May 2021 election (PDF, 175KB) <i class="material-icons button__icon button__icon--small" aria-hidden="true">chevron_right</i> </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="committee__call-to-action-container"> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 column"> <div class="section-heading"> <h2>Committee Members</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row committee-members-section"> <div class="current-committee-members-list"> <div class="person-search-result-item"> <a class="link" href="/people/elin-jones-ms/" aria-labelledby="1453-name"> <img class="person-search-result-item__image" data-src="https://business.senedd.wales/UserData/2/6/1/Info00000162/bigpic.jpg" alt="Rt. 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