Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Monday, 1 June 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

13.30 - 15.27

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/2722

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

David Melding AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

Suzy Davies AM

William Powell AM

Lindsay Whittle AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Carl Sargeant AM, The Minister for Natural Resources

Rhodri Asby, Welsh Government

Nicola Charles, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Naomi Stocks (Second 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

Apologies were received from Simon Thomas AM, for whom Lindsay Whittle AM substituted.

 

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2   Evidence in relation to the Environment (Wales) Bill

The Committee took evidence in relation to the Environment (Wales) Bill, from Carl Sargeant AM, The Minister for Natural Resources.

 

The Minister agreed to provide the Committee with further information on the application of Section 22 of the Bill; carbon units and carbon trading; the application of charges for carrier bags in England; and the appeal process in Section 74 of the Bill.

 

</AI2>

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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 CLA534 - The National Curriculum (Moderation of Assessment Arrangements for the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Order 2015

 

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

</AI4>

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

 

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4.1 CLA533 - The Care and Support (Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2015

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

4.2 CLA532 - The Care and Support (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2015

 

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

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5   Papers to note

The Committee noted the correspondence.

 

</AI8>

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6   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 to consider the following:

 

</AI9>

<AI10>

6.1 Environment (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence received

 

</AI10>

<AI11>

6.2 Inquiry into Making Laws in the Fourth Assembly: Draft Report

 

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