Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Mike Hedges MS (Chair)
Alun Davies MS
Samuel Kurtz MS
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Witnesses:
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Claire Fife, Welsh Government
Dr James George, Welsh Government
Dewi Jones, Welsh Government
Dion Thomas, Welsh Government
Catrin Huws, Welsh Government
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Committee Staff:
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P Gareth Williams (Clerk)
Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)
Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)
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<AI1>
1
Introduction, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
Apologies were received from Adam Price MS,
who was representing the Committee at the Equality and Social
Justice Committee’s evidence session with Lord Timpson, UK
Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing
Reoffending.
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<AI2>
2
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or
21.3
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<AI3>
2.1
SL(6)632 - The Education (School Day and
School Year) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
The Committee considered the instrument and
was content.
</AI3>
<AI4>
3
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 -
Previously considered
</AI4>
<AI5>
3.1
SL(6)623 - The Infrastructure Consent
(Examination and Decision) (Procedure) (Wales) Regulations
2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI5>
<AI6>
3.2
SL(6)624 - The Infrastructure Consent
(Compulsory Acquisition) (Wales) Regulations 2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
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<AI7>
3.3
SL(6)625 - The Infrastructure Consent
(Pre-Application and Application Procedure and Transitional
Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI7>
<AI8>
3.4
SL(6)627 - The Environmental Protection
(Single-use Vapes) (Wales) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations
2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI8>
<AI9>
3.5
SL(6)621 - The Infrastructure Consent
(Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI9>
<AI10>
3.6
SL(6)622 - The Infrastructure Consent
(Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI10>
<AI11>
3.7
SL(6)630 - The Welsh Elections Financial
Assistance Scheme (Disabled Candidates) Regulations
2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI11>
<AI12>
4
Inter-Institutional Relations
Agreement
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<AI13>
4.1
Correspondence from the Welsh Government:
Meetings of inter-ministerial groups
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Welsh Government in relation to meetings of: the
Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;
the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee; the
Inter-Ministerial Group meeting on Work and Pensions; and the
Culture and Creative Industries Inter-Ministerial Group.
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<AI14>
5
Papers to note
</AI14>
<AI15>
5.1
Correspondence to the Welsh Government:
Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets)
(Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence to the
Welsh Government.
</AI15>
<AI16>
5.2
Correspondence from the Welsh Government:
The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's reports on the
Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum and the
Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on
the Planning and Infrastructure Bill
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI16>
<AI17>
5.3
Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary
for Local Government and Housing: The Allocation of Housing and
Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations
2025
The Committee noted the correspondence
from the Cabinet Secretary for Local
Government and Housing.
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<AI18>
6
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and
(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the
meeting
The motion was agreed.
</AI18>
<AI19>
7
Legislative Consent Memoranda on the
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Draft report
The Committee agreed its draft report.
</AI19>
<AI20>
8
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill: Draft
report
The Committee agreed its draft report subject
to minor changes to be agreed outside the Committee meeting.
</AI20>
<AI21>
9
Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Planning and Infrastructure
Bill: Draft report
The Committee agreed its draft report.
</AI21>
<AI22>
10
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed to consider
a draft report at a future meeting.
</AI22>
<AI23>
11
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: Draft report
The Committee agreed its draft report.
</AI23>
<AI24>
12
Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Employment Rights Bill: Draft
report
The Committee considered the Supplementary
Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed its draft report in
respect of the memorandum.
</AI24>
<AI25>
13
Review of the implementation of the UK-EU
Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Draft report chapter on
cross-cutting issues
The Committee agreed an introductory chapter
to the report, to be agreed jointly with other Senedd committees.
The Committee also formally noted the submission received from the
Wales Council for Voluntary Action.
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<AI26>
14
Consolidation Acts of the Senedd: The
role of the responsible committee
The Committee received a briefing as to the
role of the responsible committee in scrutinising Consolidation Acts of the Senedd.
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<AI27>
15
The Welsh Government's exercise to
consolidate planning law in Wales: Briefing from Welsh Government
officials
The Committee received a briefing from
Welsh Government officials.
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<AI28>
16
Planning (Wales) Bill: Approach to
scrutiny (subject to the Bill's introduction)
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<AI29>
17
Planning (Consequential Provisions)
(Wales) Bill: Approach to scrutiny (subject to the Bill's
introduction)
The Committee considered and agreed its
approach to scrutiny of the forthcoming Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill
(subject to the Bill's
introduction).
</AI29>
<AI30>
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Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Mental Health Bill: Draft
report
The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum
(Memorandum No. 4) and agreed its draft report.
</AI30>
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