Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 17 February 2025

Meeting time: 13.30
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales

Remote

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Public meeting

(13.30 – 13.55)

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1 Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.30)

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2 Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

(13.30 - 13.35) (Page 1)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 1 - Draft report

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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2.1 SL(6)581 - The Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2025

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

(13.35 – 13.40)

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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3.1 SL(6)580 - The Bread and Flour (Wales) Regulations 2025

(Pages 2 - 4)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 2 - Draft report

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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3.2 SL(6)582 - The Welsh Elections Information Platform Regulations 2025

(Pages 5 - 9)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 3 - Draft report

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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

(13.40 – 13.45)

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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4.1 SL(6)576 - The Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025

(Pages 10 - 12)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 4 - Report
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 5 - Welsh Government response

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5 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(13.45 – 13.50)

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5.1 Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Meetings of inter-ministerial groups

(Pages 13 - 19)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 6 - Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 10 February 2025
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 7 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Inter-Ministerial Group for Elections and Registration, 11 February 2025
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 8 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Transport Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee, 13 February 2025
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 9 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee, 13 February 2025

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6 Papers to note

(13.50 – 13.55)

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6.1 Correspondence from Professor Colin Harvey, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast: Constitutional matters relating to Wales and the island of Ireland

(Page 20)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 10 - Letter from Professor Colin Harvey, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast, 28 January 2025

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6.2 Correspondence related to the Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Employment Rights Bill

(Pages 21 - 30)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 11 - Letter from the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee, 13 February 2025
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 12 - Letter from the Senedd Commission, 13 February 2025
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 13 - Letter to the Senedd Commission, 31 January 2025
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 14 - Letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, 7 February 2025
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 15 - Letter to the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, 31 January 2025

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6.3 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The UK Emissions Trading Scheme

(Pages 31 - 32)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 16 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 10 February 2025

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6.4 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority Consultation

(Pages 33 - 34)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 17 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 12 February 2025

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6.5 Correspondence with the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: 'The future of Welsh law: A programme for 2021 to 2026' Annual Report 2023-24

(Pages 35 - 43)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 18 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 11 February 2025
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 19 - Letter to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 24 January 2025

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6.6 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

(Pages 44 - 51)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 20 - Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 6)
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 21 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 11 February 2025
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 22 - Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 30 January 2025

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

(13.55)

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Private meeting

(13.55 – 15.05)

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8 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Data (Use and Access) Bill: Draft report

(13.55 – 14.15) (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 23 - Draft report
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 24 - Legal Advice Note
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 25 - Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, 14 January 2025

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9 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 6) on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

(14.15 – 14.25)

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10 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Draft report

(14.25 – 14.35) (Pages 52 - 76)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 26 - Draft report

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11 International Agreements

(14.35 – 14.45) (Pages 77 - 85)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 27 - Research Service briefing

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12 The Review of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020: Consideration of key issues

(14.45 – 14.50) (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 28 - Key issues paper

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13 Forward Work Planning

(14.50 – 15.05) (Pages 86 - 92)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-25 - Paper 29 - Forward Work Programme

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