Concise Minutes - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 22 January 2018

Meeting time: 14.30 - 16.20
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4491


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw AM (Chair)

Mandy Jones AM

Dai Lloyd AM

David Melding AM

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Tanwen Summers (Second Clerk)

Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair led the Committee in welcoming Mandy Jones AM.

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

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2.1   SL(5)163 - The Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2017

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2.2   SL(5)164 - The Regulated Services (Penalty Notices) (Wales) Regulations 2017

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<AI5>

2.3   SL(5)169 - The Land Transaction Tax (Administration) (Wales) Regulations 2018

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2.4   SL(5)167 - The Land Transaction Tax (Specified Amount of Relevant Rent) (Wales) Regulations 2018

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2.5   SL(5)168 - The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendment to Schedule 5) Regulations 2018

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2.6   SL(5)171 - The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) Regulations 2018

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2.7   SL(5)172 - The Land Transaction Tax (Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2018

The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

</AI9>

<AI10>

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

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<AI11>

3.1   SL(5)170 - The Land Transaction Tax (Tax Bands and Tax Rates) (Wales) Regulations 2018

The Committee considered the instrument along with the Government response and will report to the Assembly in line with the merits points identified.

The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to express its disappointment in the Government’s response.

</AI11>

<AI12>

4       Papers to note

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<AI13>

4.1   Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales to the Llywydd re: The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

The Committee noted the letter from the Secretary of State.

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<AI14>

4.2   Written statement by the Welsh Government: The EU (Withdrawal) Bill

The Committee noted the statement.

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<AI15>

4.3   Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs re: SL(5)150 The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2017

The Committee noted the letter and agreed to consider further in private session.

</AI15>

<AI16>

4.4   Written statement by the Welsh Government: Amendments to the UK's Trade Bill proposed by the Scottish and Welsh Governments.

The Committee noted the statement.

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<AI17>

4.5   Interparliamentary Forum on Brexit 2nd meeting, 18 January 2018

The Committee noted the statement from the Forum.

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<AI18>

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

The motion was agreed.

</AI18>

<AI19>

6       Legal advice note: consideration of subordinate legislation other than statutory instruments

The Committee considered the advice.

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<AI20>

7       The Powers in the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to make subordinate legislation

The Committee considered the paper.

</AI20>

<AI21>

8       SICM(5)2 - The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017: Draft Report

The Committee considered and agreed the report.

</AI21>

<AI22>

9       Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Bill: Draft Report

The Committee considered and agreed the report.

</AI22>

<AI23>

10   Stronger Voice for Wales: Draft Report

The Committee considered the report and agreed to consider a final version at the next meeting.

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