Meeting Venue:
Video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Monday, 4 July 2022
Meeting time: 13.31 - 15.14
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12896
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair) Rhys ab Owen MS Alun Davies MS James Evans MS |
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Committee Staff: |
P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk) Nia Moss (Researcher) Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser) Aled Evans (Legal Adviser) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
There were no apologies or substitutions.
Prior to the meeting the Committee agreed to meet virtually as opposed to in person as originally noted on the published agenda.
2 Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Made Negative Resolution Instruments
2.1 SL(6)216 - The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) (No. 1) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
Affirmative Resolution Instruments
2.2 SL(6)221 - The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
2.3 SL(6)223 - The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
3 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Made Negative Resolution Instruments
3.1 SL(6)217 - The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and the Welsh Government response, and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
3.2 SL(6)218 - The Provision of Information by Head Teachers to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
3.3 SL(6)219 - The Education (Temporary Exceptions for Individual Pupils and Children) (Wales) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and the Welsh Government response, and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
3.4 SL(6)220 - The Education in Multiple Settings (Wales) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and the Welsh Government response, and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
Affirmative Resolution Instruments
3.5 SL(6)228 - The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
4 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
4.1 SL(6)213 - The Welsh Language Standards (No. 8) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered and noted the response from the Welsh Government.
4.2 SL(6)207 - The Novel Foods (Authorisations) and Smoke Flavourings (Modification of Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered and noted the response from the Welsh Government.
4.3 SL(6)212 - The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered and noted the response from the Welsh Government.
5 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement
5.1 Written Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Attendance at Inter-Governmental meeting on 16 June
The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
5.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The EU Agencies (Revocations) Regulations 2022
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language.
5.3 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: The Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change and agreed that it would write to the Minister regarding a number of matters.
5.4 Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee - 15 June 2022
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government.
6 Papers to note
6.1 Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Retained EU Law Interactive Dashboard
The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.
6.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Agricultural Wages Order 2022
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.
6.3 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change to the Llywydd: Social Housing (Regulation) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change to the Llywydd.
6.4 Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Finance Committee: Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Finance Committee.
6.5 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change to the Llywydd: Genetic Technologies (Precision Breeding) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change to the Llywydd.
6.6 Correspondence from the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee to the First Minister: First Minister’s legislative statement: environmental governance Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee to the First Minister.
6.7 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution and the Minister for Social Justice: UK Government Bill of Rights
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution and the Minister for Social Justice to the Llywydd.
7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
The motion was agreed.
8 Legislative Consent: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
The Committee considered the briefing on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, and noted the letter from the Minister for the Economy to the Llywydd.
9 Legislative Consent Memorandum: UK Infrastructure Bank Bill
The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill and the Legal Advice Note. The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Finance and Local Government, ahead of considering its draft report at a future meeting.
10 Wales in the UK - legislating in a changing constitutional context
The Committee considered the thematic summary of the discussions which took place at its stakeholder event ‘Wales in the UK - legislating in a changing constitutional context’ and agreed to publish the summary and accompanying background briefing.
11 Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017
The Committee noted the briefing and agreed to write to the Welsh and UK Government to seek clarification on a number of issues.
12 Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Approach to scrutiny (subject to the Bill's introduction)
The Committee considered and its agreed its approach to scrutinising the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill.