Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 20 March 2023

Meeting time: 13.30 - 14.34
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13250


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Samuel Kurtz MS (In place of James Evans MS)

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

James Evans MS sent his apologies. Samuel Kurtz MS attended as substitute.

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

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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2.1   SL(6)331 - The Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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2.2   SL(6)334 - The Valuation for Rating (Prescribed Assumptions) (Wales) Regulations 2023

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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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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3.1   SL(6)329 - The Council Tax (Exceptions to Higher Amounts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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

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3.2   SL(6)330 - The Town and Country Planning (North Wales Border Control Post) (EU Exit) Special Development Order 2023

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

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4       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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4.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

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5       Papers to note

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5.1   Correspondence from the Business Committee: Consent in Relation to Statutory Instruments made by UK Ministers

The Committee noted the correspondence with the Business Committee.

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5.2   Correspondence from the Business Committee: Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence with the Business Committee.

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5.3   Correspondence from the Business Committee: The Member Bill procedure

The Committee noted the correspondence with the Business Committee.

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5.4   Correspondence from the Business Committee to the Local Government and Housing Committee: Supplementary LCM (Memorandum No.5) for the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence between the Business Committee and the Local Government and Housing Committee.

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

The motion was agreed.

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7       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to consider a revised report at its next meeting.

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8       Monitoring Report

The Committee noted the monitoring report and agreed to write to the Welsh Government to seek further information on the UK-EU Windsor Framework.

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9       Forward Work Programme

The Committee discussed matters in relation to its forward work programme.

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10    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.4 and the correspondence with the Trefnydd, Counsel General and the Business Committee, and agreed to respond to the Trefnydd

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11    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 6) on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill

The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No. 6 and agreed to consider a draft report at its next meeting.

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12    International Agreements

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the international agreements considered on 13 March 2023.

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