Meeting Venue:
Video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Monday, 8 November 2021
Meeting time: 13.30 - 14.06
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12482
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair) Rhys ab Owen MS Peter Fox MS |
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Committee Staff: |
P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Sara Moran (Researcher) Lucy Valsamidis (Researcher) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser) |
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Apologies were received from Alun Davies MS.
2 Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
2.1 SL(6)066 - The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2021
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed its draft report.
3 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
3.1 SL(6)071 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions, International Travel, Notification and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021
The Committee considered the instrument with the Welsh Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
3.2 SL(6)067 - The Representation of the People (Amendment) (Wales) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
The Committee considered the instrument with the Welsh Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
3.3 SL(6)069 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. In addition, the Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government to seek clarification with regard to the wording used in the accompanying written statement to the instrument.
3.4 SL(6)070 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 20) Regulations 2021
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
4 Papers to note
4.1 Correspondence with Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd: Evidence session on the Commission on Justice in Wales report
The Committee noted the correspondence with Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and that he had accepted an invitation to give evidence to the Committee on 22 November 2021.
4.2 Written statement by the Welsh Government: Consent to the UK Government exercising a delegated legislative power in a devolved area in relation to Wales
The Committee noted the statement by the Welsh Government.
5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
The Committee agreed the motion.
6 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill - consideration of draft report
The Committee considered its draft report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill, and agreed to finalise it outside of Committee. The Committee noted the report would be laid by the required deadline.
7 Legislative Consent Memoranda - briefing
The Committee noted the briefing on Legislative Consent Memoranda and agreed to continue to monitor the Memoranda being laid before the Senedd by the Welsh Government.
8 International agreements considered on 1 November 2021 - consideration of draft report
The Committee considered and agreed its report on the international agreements considered at its meeting on 1 November 2021. The Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government to seek further information in relation to a number of issues related to the UK/Switzerland: Convention on social security coordination, and to draw this agreement to the attention of the Health and Social Care Committee. In addition, the Committee noted that its report would be shared with the House of Lords International Agreements Committee.