Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Monday, 2 June 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

14.45 - 17.00

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_02_06_2014&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

David Melding AM (Chair)

Suzy Davies AM

Joyce Watson AM (In place of Julie James AM)

Eluned Parrott AM

Simon Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Peter Black AM, Commissioner

Emyr Roberts, Natural Resources Wales

Sarah Rochira, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

Stephen Boyce (Researcher)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

<AI1>

1    Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

 

Apologies were received from Julie James AM.   Joyce Watson AM substituted.

 

</AI1>

<AI2>

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

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

2.1  CLA403 - The Education (Amendments Relating to the Inspection of Education and Training) (Wales) Regulations 2014

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

2.2  CLA404 - The Education (Notification of School Term Dates) (Wales) Regulations 2014

 

The Committee considered the instruments and was content

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

3    Papers to Note

 

The Committee noted the paper.

 

</AI5>

<AI6>

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

 

The Committee agreed to conduct the next item of business in private.

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

4.1  Draft Report on SICM3 - The Public Bodies (Abolition of Food from Britain) Order 2014

 

</AI7>

<AI8>

5    Evidence in relation to the inquiry into disqualification of membership from the National Assembly for Wales

The Committee took evidence from Peter Black AM.

 

</AI8>

<AI9>

6    Evidence in relation to the inquiry into disqualification of membership from the National Assembly for Wales

 

The Committee took evidence took evidence from Dr Emyr Roberts, Chief Executive, Natural Resources Wales.

 

</AI9>

<AI10>

7    Evidence in relation to the inquiry into disqualification of membership from the National Assembly for Wales

 

The Committee took evidence from Sarah Rochira, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales.

 

</AI10>

<AI11>

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

 

The Committee agreed to conduct the remainder of the meeting in private.