Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 16 May 2022

Meeting time: 13.30 - 14.35
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12831


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Attendance

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Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Rhys ab Owen MS

Alun Davies MS

Peter Fox MS

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk)

Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

There were no apologies or substitutions.

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2       Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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2.1   SL(6)198 - The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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3       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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3.1   SL(6)200 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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4       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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4.1   SL(6)188 - The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered and noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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4.2   SL(6)190 - The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2022

The Committee considered and noted the response from the Welsh Government and, in private session, agreed to seek further clarification from the Welsh Government.

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5       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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5.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Economy: Freeport policy in Wales

The Committee noted the correspondence, press notice and Written Statement from the Minister for Economy.

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5.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Inter-ministerial Group (IMG) for Housing, Local Government and Communities

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government and the Written Statement by the Minister for Climate Change.

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6       Papers to note

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6.1   Correspondence from the Llywydd to the Leader and Co-chair of the UK Delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly: UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, Brussels 12-13 May 2022

The Committee noted the correspondence between the Llywydd and the Leader and Co-chair of the UK Delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) regarding the first meeting of the UK-EU PPA, at which the Senedd was represented by Alun Davies MS on behalf of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, and Sam Kurtz MS on behalf of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee.

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6.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Health and Care Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services.

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6.3   Correspondence from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee to the Minister for Climate Change: Exclusion to the UK Internal Market Act for single use plastics

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee to the Minister for Climate Change.

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6.4   Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government.

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6.5   Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change and, in private session agreed to draw the correspondence to the attention of the House of Lords International Agreements Committee.

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6.6   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Queen's Speech 2022

The Committee noted the correspondence and Written Statement from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution and, in private session, agreed to respond to the Counsel General seeking further information ahead of his attendance before the Committee on 20 June.

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7       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

The Committee agreed the motion.

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8       The Queen's Speech 2022

The Committee considered the research briefing on the Queen’s Speech 2022.

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