Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 1 March 2021

Meeting time: 14.00 - 15.38
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/11096


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

David Rees MS (Chair)

Huw Irranca-Davies MS

Dai Lloyd MS

Nick Ramsay MS

David J Rowlands MS

Jack Sargeant MS (In place of Alun Davies MS)

Witnesses:

Jane Hutt MS, Deputy Minister and Chief Whip

Andew Gwatkin, Welsh Government

Paula Walsh, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Aled Evans (Legal Adviser)

Rhun Davies (Researcher)

Sara Moran (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1  The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Alun Davies, and Jack Sargeant attended as substitute.

1.3 Huw Irranca-Davies declared an interest as Chair of the European Advisory Group, Chair of the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee, and Chair of the Regional Investment Steering Group.

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2       Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip

2.1 The Deputy Minister and Chief Whip responded to questions from Members.

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3       Papers to note

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3.1   Paper to note 1: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair regarding common frameworks - 22 February 2021

3.1.1 The paper was noted.

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3.2   Paper to note 2: Food and feed safety and hygiene provisional common framework - Hybu Cig Cymru / Meat Promotion Wales

3.2.1 The paper was noted.

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3.3   Paper to note 3: Performance of the Welsh Government’s Network of Overseas Offices throughout 2020-21

3.3.1 The paper was noted.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the meetings on 8 March 2021 and 15 March 2021

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip - consideration of evidence

5.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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