Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel
Meeting date: Monday, 24 April 2023

Meeting time: 11.30 - 13.52
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13312


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

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

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)343 - The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Authorisations and Modifications of Authorisations) (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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3.1   SL(6)341 - The Food Additives, Food Flavourings, and Novel Foods (Authorisations) and Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023

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

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3.2   SL(6)345 - The Education Workforce Council (Main Functions) (Wales) (Amendments Relating to Parental Bereavement Leave and Shared Parental Leave) 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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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)336 - The Duty of Candour Procedure (Wales) Regulations 2023

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

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4.2   SL(6)340 - The Construction Contracts (Exclusion) (Wales) Order 2023

The Committee noted the correspondence with the Minister for Climate Change.

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 6, 9 and 10

The motion was agreed.

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6       Food (Wales) Bill: Draft report

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

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7       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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7.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Plant Health and Phytosanitary Conditions (Oak Processionary Moth and Plant Pests) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

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7.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Legislative amendments to allow a change in Salmonella Serotyping

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

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7.3   Written Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister.

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8       Papers to note

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8.1   Correspondence from the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee to the Llywydd: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill

The Committee noted the letter from the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee to the Llywydd

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8.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Economy: Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

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8.3   Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Electoral Reform White Paper

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.

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8.4   Written Statement by the First Minister: Update on Senedd Reform

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the First Minister.

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8.5   Written Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: The UK Government's Non-Domestic Rating Bill

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister.

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8.6   Written Statement by the Minister for Economy: Update on Border Controls

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister.

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8.7   Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice to the Llywydd: Victims and Prisoners Bill

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Social Justice to the Llywydd.

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8.8   Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government response to the Committee's Report on the Welsh Government's Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Procurement Bill

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

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8.9   Correspondence from the Finance Committee to Committee Chairs: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

The Committee noted the letter from the Finance Committee to committee chairs.

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8.10 Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence with the Minister.

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8.11 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

The Committee noted the response from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.

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9       Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Draft report

The Committee agreed its draft report.

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10    International agreements

The Committee noted the following international agreements:

 

 

 

The Committee agreed to consider its draft report on the agreements at a future meeting. The Committee also agreed to draw the international agreements to the attention of relevant Senedd Committees.

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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