Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Monday, 9 March 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

13.30 - 16.10

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/2598

 

 

Concise Minutes:

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Assembly Members:

 

David Melding AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

Suzy Davies AM

William Powell AM

Simon Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Dylan Hughes, Welsh Government

Ruth Fox, Hansard Society

Terry Kowal, Welsh Government

Huw Davies, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

Stephen Boyce (Researcher)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1    Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

 

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2    Evidence in relation to the Inquiry into Making Laws in the Fourth Assembly

 

The Committee took evidence from the Office of the Legislative Counsel.

 

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3    Evidence in relation to the Inquiry into Making Laws in the Fourth Assembly

 

The Committee took evidence from the Hansard Society.

 

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

 

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4.1  CLA494 - The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015

 

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

 

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

 

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5.1  CLA493 - The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

 

The Committee considered the instrument along with the Government response and will report to the Assembly. The Committee agreed to write to the Minister in relation to the reporting points identified.

 

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6    Papers to note

 

The Committee noted the papers.

 

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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 conduct the remainder of the meeting in private session.

 

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7.1  Law in other Jurisdictions

 

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