Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 6 November 2017

Meeting time: 09.00 - 10.55
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4438

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	David Rees AM (Chair) Michelle Brown AM Suzy Davies AM Steffan Lewis AM Rhianon Passmore AM Nathan Gill AM Dai Lloyd AM David Melding AM (Temporary Chair) Jane Hutt AM
Witnesses:	Alun Cairns MP, Secretary of State for Wales Robin Walker, Department for Exiting the European Union
Committee Staff:	Alun Davidson (Clerk) Nia Moss (Researcher) P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Alys Thomas (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies were received from Huw Irranca-Davies, Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Dawn Bowden, Mark Isherwood, Jeremy Miles and Eluned Morgan.

1.2 Jane Hutt and Rhiannon Passmore attended as substitutes.

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2 The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and its implications for Wales - Evidence session with the UK Government

2.1 The witnesses answered questions from Members.

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Wales and the Minister to seek answers to questions not reached during the session.

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3 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting

3.1 The motion was agreed.

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4 The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and its implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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