DRAFT MINUTES

DRAFT MINUTES

Meeting ID	13180
Committee	Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Date	23/01/2023
Attendees	Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair) Alun Davies MS (Member) James Evans MS (Member) Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Member) P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk) Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk) Elizabeth Foster (Deputy Clerk) Catherine Roberts (Monitor) Anastasia Smolaka (Monitor) Rhys Jones (Monitor) Nia Moss (Researcher) Sarah Hatherley (Monitor) Josh Hayman (Researcher) Philip Lewis (Researcher) Sara Moran (Researcher) Hedydd Phylip (Monitor) Kathryn Potter (Monitor) Robin Wilkinson (Researcher) Stephen Davies (Monitor) Ben Harris (Monitor) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser) Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser) Huw Williams (Monitor) Central Admin (Monitor) Access All Committees (Monitor) TRS Admin group (Monitor) TRS - Users (Monitor) Legal Advisers - All (Monitor) Access to Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Monitor) Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Monitor) MSS Huw Irranca-Davies (Monitor) MSS Alun Davies (Monitor) MSS James Evans (Monitor) MSS Peredur Owen Griffiths (Monitor) MSS Sioned Williams (Notify) Sioned Williams MS (Member) Claire Butterworth (Witness) David Lloyd-Thomas (Witness) Craig Griffiths (Legal Adviser) Masudah Ali (Legal Adviser) Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser) Gruffydd Owen (MSSS)

Item ID	75292
Item Title	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Summary	Sioned Williams MS attended as a substitute for Peredur Owen Griffiths MS until item 6 who then attended the remainder of the meeting.

Item ID	77128
Item Title	Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session
Summary	The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

Item ID	75293
Item Title	Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Summary

Item ID	75294
Item Title
Comment	Made Negative Resolution Instruments

Item ID	77131
Item Title	SL(6)309 - The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (Wales) Regulations 2022
Summary	The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

Item ID	75297
Item Title	Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Summary

Item ID	75298
Item Title
Comment	Made Negative Resolution Instruments

Item ID	77129
Item Title	SL(6)308 - The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022
Summary	The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

Item ID	77132
Item Title	SL(6)310 - The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No.5) Regulations 2022
Summary	The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

Item ID	75301
Item Title	Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
Summary

Item ID	77148
Item Title	SL(6)301 - The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Summary	The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

Item ID	75303
Item Title	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement
Summary

Item ID	77186
Item Title	Correspondence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Education Ministers Council meeting
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

Item ID	77147
Item Title	Correspondence from the Minister for Economy: Ministerial Forum for Trade
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

Item ID	77179
Item Title	Correspondence from the Minister for Economy: Business and Industry Inter-Ministerial Group
Summary	The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister.

Item ID	77185
Item Title	Food Supplement and Food for Specific Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023: Correspondence and Written Statement from the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and correspondence between the Deputy Minister and the Health and Social Care Committee
Summary	The Committee noted the correspondence and Written Statement from the Deputy Minister and correspondence between the Deputy Minister and the Health and Social Care Committee.

Item ID	77286
Item Title	Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.

Item ID	77470
Item Title	Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Inter-Ministerial Group for Elections and Registration
Summary	The Committee noted a letter it received shortly before the meeting, in relation to a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Elections and Registration to be held on 25 January 2023.

Item ID	75304
Item Title	Papers to note
Summary

Item ID	77133
Item Title	Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations: Intergovernmental relations
Summary	The Committee considered the correspondence from the Secretary of State.

Item ID	77182
Item Title	Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (No.3) on the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill: Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee report
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee.

Item ID	77254
Item Title	Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: The Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2022
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Minister and agreed to draw it to the attention of the Llywydd.

Item ID	77258
Item Title	Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Implications for Devolution briefing
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General to all Members of the House of Lords.

Item ID	77267
Item Title	Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Corrections to Welsh subordinate legislation
Summary	The Committee noted the correspondence with the Counsel General and agreed to write to seek further clarification.

Item ID	77281
Item Title	Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Historic Environment (Wales) Bill
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.

Item ID	77283
Item Title	Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.

Item ID	77291
Item Title	Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Historic Environment (Wales) Bill
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.

Item ID	77292
Item Title	Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General and agreed to write to the UK Government to seek further information, and to copy the correspondence to the Business Committee.

Item ID	77293
Item Title	Correspondence from the Business Committee: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Business Committee.

Item ID	77294
Item Title	Correspondence from the Business Committee: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products)
Summary	The Committee noted the correspondence with the Business Committee.

Item ID	77295
Item Title	Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Welsh Government consenting to UK Government subordinate legislation
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

Item ID	77296
Item Title	Correspondence from the Business Committee: Historic Environment (Wales) Bill
Summary	The Committee noted the letter from the Business Committee.

Item ID	75305
Item Title	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Summary	The motion was agreed.

Item ID	77134
Item Title	Food (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence
Summary	The Committee considered the evidence it received from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

Item ID	77135
Item Title	Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Draft report
Summary	The Committee considered and agreed its draft report.

Item ID	77136
Item Title	Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memoranda No. 3 and No. 4) on the Online Safety Bill: Draft report
Summary	The Committee considered and agreed its draft report.

Item ID	77137
Item Title	Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Summary	The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill and agreed to consider its draft report at a future meeting.

Item ID	77138
Item Title	Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memoranda No.3 and No. 4) on the Procurement Bill
Summary	The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memoranda No. 3 and No. 4) on the Procurement Bill, and agreed to write to the Minister for Finance and Local Government to seek further clarification.

Item ID	77183
Item Title	Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales: interim report
Summary	The Committee considered the report.

Item ID	77189
Item Title	Monitoring report
Summary	The Committee noted the monitoring report.