Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 4 March 2024

Meeting time: 13.33 - 14.36
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13735


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Adam Price 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 issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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2.1   SL(6)454 - The National Health Service Joint Commissioning Committee (Wales) Regulations 2024

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

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2.2   SL(6)455 - The Education (Student Finance) (Fee Limit and Loan Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024

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

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2.3   SL(6)456 - The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

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

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2.4   SL(6)457 - The Special School Residential Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2024

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

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2.5   SL(6)458 - The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Amendment) and Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024

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

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3       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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3.1   SL(6)440 - The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2024

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

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3.2   SL(6)453 - The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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4       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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4.1   Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Inter-Ministerial Group meetings

The committee noted correspondence received in relation to meetings of the following:

·         the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee,

·         the Culture and Creative Industries Inter-Ministerial Group, and

·         the Sport Inter-Ministerial Group.

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4.2   Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, and agreed to write to Welsh Government to seek further clarity.

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4.3   Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: The Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government.

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4.4   Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Environment and Rural Affairs (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

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4.5   Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

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5       Papers to note

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5.1   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Welsh Government's draft budget for 2024-25

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution in response to the Committee’s report on the Welsh Government’s draft budget.

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

The Committee agreed the motion.

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7       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill: Draft report

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report, subject to minor changes.

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8       Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: Draft report

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report. It also agreed to write to the Welsh Government to seek further clarity regarding the Legislative Consent Memoranda, and that it would copy the correspondence to the Finance Committee.

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9       Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Automated Vehicles Bill

The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed to consider a draft report at its next meeting.

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10    House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry - The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative Consent: Discussion

The Committee discussed the House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry and agreed that it would submit evidence, a draft of which would be considered at a future meeting.

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