Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 1, Senedd
Meeting date: Monday, 11 December 2023
Meeting time: 13.30 - 15.50
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13580
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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: |
Debra Carter, Welsh Government Ruth Cornick, Welsh Government Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government Simon Tew, 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 Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session
The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government.
3 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
3.1 SL(6)422 - The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Wales) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2023
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
3.2 SL(6)421 - The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
4 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
4.1 SL(6)406 - The Prohibition on the Incineration, or the Deposit in Landfill, of Specified Waste (Wales) Regulations 2023
The Committee noted the response from the Minister for Climate Change.
4.2 SL(6)417 - The Apprenticeships (Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for Wales) (Modification) Order 2023
The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.
5 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement
5.1 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-Ministerial Group
The Committee noted the correspondence from the
Minister for Climate Change.
5.2 Correspondence from Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.
6 Papers to note
6.1 Correspondence from the Chair of the Petitions Committee: The Environmental Information Regulations 2004
The Committee noted the correspondence from the
Petitions Committee and the highlighted petition. It also noted correspondence from the Petitioner to the Petitions Committee.
6.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change to the Llywydd: Renters (Reform) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from the
Minister for Climate Change to the Llywydd.
6.3 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change to the Finance Committee: Infrastructure (Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from the
Minister for Climate Change to the Finance Committee.
6.4 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: Residential lettings practices
The Committee noted the correspondence from the
Minister for Climate Change.
7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
The Committee agreed the motion.
8 Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence
The Committee considered the evidence provided by the Minister for Finance and Local Government, and agreed to write to the Minister with supplementary questions.
9 Inquiry into UK-EU governance: Update
The committee considered and agreed its approach to publicising its report on UK-EU governance
10 The future of Welsh law: A programme for 2021 to 2026 - Annual Report 2022-2023
The Committee considered the Annual Report and agreed to invite the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution to attend a general scrutiny session in the new year, during which the Annual Report could be given further consideration.
11 Procedures for the scrutiny of legislation relating to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and UK-wide common policy frameworks: Draft response to the Business Committee
The Committee agreed its response to the Business Committee on procedures for the scrutiny of legislation relating to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and UK-wide common policy frameworks.
12 Forward Work Programme
The Committee noted and agreed to the forward work programme of the Committee.