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
Mark Isherwood MS
Adam Price MS
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Witnesses:
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Rt Hon the Baroness Carr of
Walton-on-the-Hill, The Royal Courts of Justice
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Committee Staff:
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P Gareth Williams (Clerk)
Owain Davies (Second Clerk)
Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk)
Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)
Elizabeth Foster (Deputy Clerk)
Megan Ford (Deputy Clerk)
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<AI1>
1
Introduction, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
There were no apologies or substitutions.
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
Evidence session with the Lady Chief
Justice
The Committee received evidence in relation to
its justice remit from the Lady Chief
Justice.
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Instruments that raise no reporting
issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
</AI3>
<AI4>
3.1
SL(6)721 - The Environment (Air Quality
and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order
2026
The Committee noted the instrument and was
content.
</AI4>
<AI5>
3.2
SL(6)722 - The Local Health Boards
(Directed Functions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations
2026
The Committee noted the instrument and was
content.
</AI5>
<AI6>
3.3
SL(6)724 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Value
of Differential Multipliers) (Wales) Regulations 2026
The Committee noted the instrument and was
content.
</AI6>
<AI7>
3.4
SL(6)726 - The Renters’ Rights Act
2025 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2026
The Committee noted the instrument and was
content.
</AI7>
<AI8>
4
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or
21.3
</AI8>
<AI9>
4.1
SL(6)717 - The Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order
2026
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with reporting point
identified.
</AI9>
<AI10>
4.2
SL(6)718 - The Social Partnership and
Public Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2026
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with reporting points
identified.
</AI10>
<AI11>
4.3
SL(6)723 - The National Health Service
(Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2026
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with reporting points
identified.
</AI11>
<AI12>
4.4
SL(6)727 - The Closure of European Union
Legacy Agriculture Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2026
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with reporting points
identified.
</AI12>
<AI13>
4.5
SL(6)729 - The Non-Domestic Rating
(Artificial Avoidance Arrangements) (Local Lists) (Wales)
Regulations 2026
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with reporting points
identified.
</AI13>
<AI14>
4.6
SL(6)730 - The Renting Homes (Model
Written Statements of Contract) (Wales) (Amendments etc.)
Regulations 2026
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with reporting point
identified.
</AI14>
<AI15>
4.7
SL(6)720 - The Education (Student
Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations
2026
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with reporting points
identified.
</AI15>
<AI16>
5
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously
considered
</AI16>
<AI17>
5.1
SL(6)696 - The Infrastructure (Wales) Act
2024 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI17>
<AI18>
6
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 and 21.3 -
previously considered
</AI18>
<AI19>
6.1
SL(6)719 - The Recognition of
Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International
Recognition Agreements (Regulation and Inspection of Social Care)
(Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI19>
<AI20>
7
Inter-Institutional Relations
Agreement
</AI20>
<AI21>
7.1
Correspondence from the Welsh Government:
Meetings of inter-ministerial groups
The Committee noted correspondence from the
Welsh Government in relation to a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial
Group on UK-EU relations.
</AI21>
<AI22>
8
Papers to note
</AI22>
<AI23>
8.1
Correspondence from the Counsel General
and Minister for Delivery to Adam Price MS: Proposed removal of
urban development corporation planning powers
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to Adam Price MS.
</AI23>
<AI24>
8.2
Correspondence from the Counsel General
and Minister for Delivery: Swansea Residential Women's
Centre
The Committee noted the correspondence with
the Counsel General and Minister for
Delivery and agreed to write back to her prior to the
Committee’s upcoming evidence session in March with the
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and
Rural Affairs, and the Counsel General and Minister for
Delivery.
</AI24>
<AI25>
8.3
Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary
for Housing and Local Government to the Finance Committee: Revised
Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment on the
Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and
Local Government to the Finance Committee.
</AI25>
<AI26>
8.4
Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary
for Finance and Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade, and Rural
Affairs Committee: The Welsh Government's response to the Economy,
Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee report on the Development of
Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales)
Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and
Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs
Committee.
</AI26>
<AI27>
8.5
Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary
for Housing and Local Government: The Welsh Government's responses
to Committees' reports on the Building Safety (Wales)
Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and
Local Government.
</AI27>
<AI28>
8.6
Correspondence from the Deputy First
Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Welsh Government
Draft Budget 2026-27
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet
Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel
General and Minister for Delivery.
</AI28>
<AI29>
8.7
Correspondence to the Cabinet Secretary
for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Legislative Consent
Motion Debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)
Bill
The Committee noted its correspondence to the
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice,
Trefnydd and Chief Whip.
</AI29>
<AI30>
9
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and
(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's
meeting
The motion was agreed.
</AI30>
<AI31>
10
Evidence session with the Lady Chief
Justice: Consideration of evidence
The Committee considered the evidence received
from the Lady Chief Justice. The
Committee agreed to write to the UK Government on issues arising
during the evidence session.
</AI31>
<AI32>
11
Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Children's Wellbeing and
Schools Bill: Draft report
The Committee was informed that another
supplementary legislative consent
memorandum was anticipated to be laid in respect of the Bill, and
that the reporting deadline would be extended as a result.
Therefore, the Committee agreed to consider a revised report on
both memoranda at a future meeting.
The Committee noted correspondence from Home
Ed Cymru and Education Otherwise Association.
</AI32>
<AI33>
12
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems)
Bill: Draft report
The Committee agreed its draft report.
</AI33>
<AI34>
13
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Oral update
Members received an oral update on the
Memorandum. The Committee agreed to consider a draft report during
its meeting on 9 February.
</AI34>
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