Y Pwyllgor Biliau Diwygio

Reform Bill Committee

29/02/2024

Aelodau'r Pwyllgor a oedd yn bresennol

Committee Members in Attendance

Darren Millar
David Rees Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor
Committee Chair
Heledd Fychan
Sarah Murphy

Y rhai eraill a oedd yn bresennol

Others in Attendance

Jane Dodds Aelod o’r Senedd dros Ganolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru
Member of the Senedd for Mid and West Wales

Swyddogion y Senedd a oedd yn bresennol

Senedd Officials in Attendance

Georgina Owen Ail Glerc
Second Clerk
Helen Finlayson Clerc
Clerk

Cofnodir y trafodion yn yr iaith y llefarwyd hwy ynddi yn y pwyllgor. Yn ogystal, cynhwysir trawsgrifiad o’r cyfieithu ar y pryd. Lle mae cyfranwyr wedi darparu cywiriadau i’w tystiolaeth, nodir y rheini yn y trawsgrifiad.

The proceedings are reported in the language in which they were spoken in the committee. In addition, a transcription of the simultaneous interpretation is included. Where contributors have supplied corrections to their evidence, these are noted in the transcript.

Cyfarfu’r pwyllgor yn y Senedd a thrwy gynhadledd fideo.

Dechreuodd y cyfarfod am 09:30.

The committee met in the Senedd and by video-conference.

The meeting began at 09:30.

1. Cyflwyniadau, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

Good morning. Can I welcome members of the committee and the public to this morning's meeting of the Reform Bill Committee? We are here this morning to do some work and discuss our forward work programme in relation to a second Bill that will be coming towards us. Before we do that, can I just go through some housekeeping? We have not received apologies, and I'm pleased to see you're all with us. We are operating in hybrid. I remind everyone that the public section is broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and a transcript of the proceedings will be published in the usual way. We do operate bilingually and therefore if simultaneous translation is required, please ensure, if you are on Zoom, that you have set the interpretation to English for Welsh-to-English simultaneous translation. For those in the room, there is no scheduled fire alarm, but if one does take place, please ensure we leave in an orderly manner by the directions of the ushers. 

2. Papurau i'w nodi
2. Papers to Note

We now move on to item 2, papers to note. Members will have received these papers in readiness for the Stage 1 debate, but we will now need to officially note them. They are the response from the Standards of Conduct Committee regarding the Stage 1 report, the response from the Business Committee regarding the Stage 1 report, the response from the Senedd Commission regarding the Stage 1 report, the response from the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd regarding the Stage 1 report, the response from the Counsel General and Minister for Constitution regarding the Stage 1 report, and a second response from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution regarding the Stage 1 report. All those responses were in relation to the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill. Are Members content to note those papers? I see they are. 

3. Cynnig o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42 (ix) i benderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o weddill y cyfarfod hwn, ac ar gyfer eitem 1 yn y cyfarfod ar 13 Mawrth 2024
3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of this meeting, and for item 1 at the meeting on 13 March 2024

Cynnig:

bod y pwyllgor yn penderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o weddill y cyfarfod, ac ar gyfer eitem 1 yn y cyfarfod ar 13 Mawrth 2024, yn unol â Rheol Sefydlog 17.42(ix).

Motion:

that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting, and for item 1 of the meeting on 13 March 2024, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix).

Cynigiwyd y cynnig.

Motion moved.

We now move on to item 3, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public for the remainder of this morning's meeting and for item 1 of the meeting scheduled for 13 March 2024. Are Members content to do so? I see they are. Therefore, we now move into private session for the remainder of today's meeting and the first item on 13 March. 

Derbyniwyd y cynnig.

Daeth rhan gyhoeddus y cyfarfod i ben am 09:32.

Motion agreed.

The public part of the meeting ended at 09:32.