Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Monday, 16 March 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

13.30 - 16.26

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/2599

 

 

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:

 

Jeff Godfrey, Welsh Government

Jane Hutt AM, The Minister for Finance and Government Business

Rt. Hon. Sir David Lloyd Jones, Law Commission

Gill Lambert, Welsh Government

Elaine Lorimer, Law Commission

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser)

Daniel Greenberg (Expert Advisor)

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 Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance and Government Business.

The Minister undertook to provide the Committee with information regarding the protocol for government White Papers and draft Bills  and a note on the changes made to the draft Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill as a result of consultation prior to its subsequent introduction.

 

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

 

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3.1  CLA495 - The Regulation of Private Rented Housing (Designation of Licensing Authority) (Wales) Order 2015

 

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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4    Papers to note

The Committee noted the papers

 

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

The Committee resolved to break from proceedings until 3pm

 

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

The Committee took evidence from the Rt.Hon Sir David Lloyd Jones, Chair of the Law Commission and Elaine Lorimer, Chief Executive of the Law Commission.

 

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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 resolved to conduct the remainder of the meeting in private session.

 

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