Meeting Venue:
Hybrid - Committee Room 3, Senedd,
and Video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Monday, 19 June 2023
Meeting time: 13.32 - 16.08
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13371
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair) Alun Davies MS James Evans MS Peredur Owen Griffiths MS |
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Witnesses: |
Professor Catherine Barnard, Trinity College Cambridge Professor Simon Usherwood, Open University |
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Committee Staff: |
P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk) Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
There were no apologies or substitutions.
2 UK - EU governance inquiry: Evidence Session
The Committee received evidence from Professor Catherine Barnard and Professor Simon Usherwood.
3 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
3.1 SL(6)362 - The Equality Act 2010 (Relevant Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
4 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement
4.1 Written Statement from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Common Procurement Vocabulary (Amendment) Regulations 2023
The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister.
4.2 Correspondence from the First Minister: British-Irish Council Summit
The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister.
4.3 Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee
The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.
5 Papers to note
5.1 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023
The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.
5.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.
5.3 Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord Bellamy KC
The Committee noted the correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.
5.4 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence with the Minister.
6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
The motion was agreed.
7 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Victims and Prisoners Bill
The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Victims and Prisoners Bill and agreed to consider its draft report at a future meeting.
8 UK - EU governance inquiry: Consideration of evidence
The Committee considered the evidence it received from Professor Catherine Barnard and Professor Simon Usherwood.
9 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill and agreed to consider its draft report at a future meeting. The Committee also considered the correspondence with the First Minister.
10 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 5) on the Online Safety Bill: Draft report
The Committee agreed its draft report.
11 Consideration of correspondence: Welsh Government's Elective Home Education Statutory Guidance
The Committee agreed its response to the correspondence it considered during its meeting on 12 June 2023 relating to the Welsh Government’s Elective Home Education Statutory Guidance.
12 International agreements
The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the international agreements it considered on 12 June 2023.
Made Negative Resolution Instruments
Made Negative Resolution Instruments
Affirmative Resolution Instruments
13 Consideration of the House of Commons' Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee's inquiry into Devolution Capability in Whitehall
The Committee considered the House of Commons' Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee's inquiry into Devolution Capability in Whitehall. The Committee agreed to consider its draft submission to the inquiry at a future meeting.
14 Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Update
The Committee discussed recent developments in relation to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.