Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Monday, 18 November 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

13:30 - 16:07

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/senedd-tv.htm

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

David Melding (Chair)

Suzy Davies

Joyce Watson (In place of Julie James)

Eluned Parrott

Jocelyn Davies (In place of Simon Thomas)

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Fiona Hyslop MSP, Scottish Government

Michael Gilmartin, Scottish Government

Dr Hywel Ceri Jones, Wales Governance Centre

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1    Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Julie James AM and Simon Thomas AM.   Joyce Watson AM and Jocelyn Davies AM substituted.

 

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

The Committee considered the Instruments and was content.

 

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2.1  CLA330 - The Home Energy Efficiency Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

 

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2.2  CLA327 - The Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (Modification of Enactments and other Provisions) Order 2013

 

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

The Committee considered the Instruments and will report to the Assembly.

 

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3.1  CLA328 - The Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013

 

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3.2  CLA329 - The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013

 

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4    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

The Committee agreed to hold the meeting in Private session until 2pm.

 

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4.1  Consideration of Revised Legislative Consent Memorandum Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

 

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4.2  Draft Report on the Education (Wales) Bill

 

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5    Evidence in relation to the Inquiry into Wales' role in the EU decision-making process

The Committee took evidence from Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Minister for Culture and External Affairs, Scottish Government and Michael Gilmartin, Senior Policy Officer, European and External Affairs, Scottish Government.

 

 

 

 

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6    Evidence  in relation to the Inquiry into Wales' role in the EU decision-making process

The Committee took evidence from Dr Hywel Ceri Jones, Chair of the External Advisory Board, Wales Governance Centre.

 

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7    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

The Committee agreed to hold the remainder of the meeting in private session.

 

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7.1  Paper to note

 

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