Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 25 September 2017

Meeting time: 14.05 - 16.33
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4433


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

David Rees AM (Chair)

Dawn Bowden AM

Suzy Davies AM

Mark Isherwood AM

Steffan Lewis AM

Jeremy Miles AM

Eluned Morgan AM

Witnesses:

Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

Dr Hugh Rawlings CB, Director, Welsh Government

Piers Bisson, Public Service Reform Division

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Rhys Morgan (Second Clerk)

Sara Rees (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

Nia Moss (Researcher)

 

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Transcript

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1       Introductions, Apologies, Substitutions and Declarations of Interest

1.1 Apologies were received from Michelle Brown. There was no substitute.

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2       The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and its implications for Wales - evidence session

2.1 The Committee took evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Mark Drakeford, and his officials, Piers Bisson and Hugh Rawlings.

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3       Papers to note

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3.1   Paper to note 1 - Correspondence from the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding the Welsh Government's draft budget 2017-18

3.1a The Committee noted the correspondence.

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3.2   Paper to note 2 - Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Wales regarding the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

3.2a The Committee noted the correspondence.

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3.3   Paper to note 3 - Correspondence from the Chair of the Constitutional Affairs Committee to the Secretary of State for Wales regarding the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

3.3a The Committee noted the correspondence.

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3.4   Paper to note 4 - Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Wales regarding the Committee's report on the implications of Brexit for Welsh ports

3.4a The Committee noted the correspondence.

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3.5   Paper to note 5 - Correspondence from Lord Jay of Ewelme regarding the report by the House of Lords EU Committee

3.5a The Committee noted the correspondence.

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3.6   Paper to note 6 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government regarding 'Brexit and Fair Movement of People'

3.6a The Committee noted the correspondence.

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3.7   Paper to note 7 - Correspondence from the Llywydd regarding the implementation of the Wales Act 2017

3.7a The Committee noted the correspondence.

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3.8   Paper to note 8 - Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Wales to the Llywydd regarding the implementation of the Wales Act 2017

3.8a The Committee noted the correspondence.

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3.9   Paper to note 9 - Correspondence from the First Minister regarding Welsh Government amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

3.9a The Committee noted the correspondence.

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3.10Paper to note 10 - Legislative Consent Memorandum - the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

3.10a The Committee noted the Legislative Consent Memorandum.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       The implications for Wales of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union - monitoring the negotiations.

5.1 The Committee received a briefing from the Research Service on the latest round of exit negotiations between the UK Government and the European Union, and noted the content of the paper.

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6       Forward work programme

6.1 Members considered the Committee’s forward work programme and agreed to launch an inquiry into resilience and preparedness: the Welsh Government’s administrative and financial response to Brexit.

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