Meeting Venue:
Hybrid - Committee Room 4, Tŷ Hywel,
and Video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Monday, 18 September 2023
Meeting time: 13.07 - 15.27
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13478
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair) Alun Davies MS James Evans MS Adam Price MS |
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Witnesses: |
Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales Piers Bisson, Welsh Government Des Clifford, Welsh Government |
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Committee Staff: |
P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk) Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk) Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
There were no apologies or substitutions.
2 Scrutiny session with the First Minister
The Committee received evidence from the First Minister.
3 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
3.1 SL(6)299 - The Seed (Equivalence) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2022
The Committee noted the further response from the Welsh Government.
3.2 SL(6)370 - The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations and General Directions 2023
The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.
4 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement
4.1 Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister for Economy: The Inter-Ministerial Group on UK-EU Relations
The Committee noted the Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister.
4.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister.
4.3 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: The Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister.
5 Papers to note
5.1 Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Healthy Food Environment
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy Minister.
5.2 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.
5.3 Correspondence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language to the Children, Young People and Education Committee: The Welsh Government's Elective Home Education Guidance
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister to the Children, Young People and Education Committee.
5.4 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee.
5.5 Written submission: UK-EU Governance inquiry
The Committee noted the written submission provided to the inquiry.
6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
The Committee agreed the motion.
7 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill and agreed to consider its draft report at a future meeting.
8 Procedures required for scrutiny of regulations flowing from the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
The Committee agreed a response to a letter from the Business Committee regarding its proposals to amend Standing Orders to accommodate the procedures required for scrutiny of regulations flowing from the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
9 Forward Work Planning
The Committee considered its forward work programme for the coming weeks.
10 The Committee's consideration of Consolidation Bills
The Committee considered matters relating to Consolidation Bills ahead of a more substantial review of the Consolidation Bill scrutiny process.