Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 10 March 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 Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for the Committee meeting

(13.30 - 13.35)

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2 Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.35)

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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)586 - The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025

(Pages 1 - 2)

Order

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 1 - Draft report

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Made Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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3.2 SL(6)587 - The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

(Pages 3 - 5)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 2 - Draft report
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Llywydd, 11 February 2025

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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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4.1 SL(6)585 - The Food (Promotion and Presentation) (Wales) Regulations 2025

(Pages 6 - 8)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 4 - Report
LJC(6)-09-25 - 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 9 - 11)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 6 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 3 March 2025
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 7 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee, 5 March 2025

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6 Papers to note

(13.50 – 13.55)

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6.1 Correspondence from the House of Lords International Agreements Committee to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

(Pages 12 - 18)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 8 - Letter from the House of Lords International Agreements Committee to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 27 February 2025

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6.2 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Llywydd: Bus Services (No 2) Bill

(Pages 19 - 20)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 9 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Llywydd, 5 March 2025

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6.3 General correspondence to note

(Pages 21 - 28)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 10 - Letter to the First Minister, 4 March 2025
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 11 - Letter to the Secretary of State for Wales, 4 March 2025
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 12 - Letter to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, 4 March 2025
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 13 - Letter to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Consolidation of planning law, 19 February 2025
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 14 - Letter to the Chairs’ Forum: Representation on interparliamentary bodies, 30 January 2025

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6.4 Correspondence from the Independent Water Commission: Call for Evidence

(Pages 29 - 33)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 15 - Letter from the Independent Water Commission, 5 March 2025

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6.5 Correspondence with the Business Committee: Report on the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill

(Pages 34 - 37)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 16 - Letter from the Business Committee, 6 March 2025
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 17 - Letter to the Business Committee, 28 February 2025

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6.6 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Great British Energy Bill

(Pages 38 - 40)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-25 - Paper 18 - Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum

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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 - 14.00)

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8 Forward Work Programme

(13.55 – 14.00)

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