Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Monday, 25 June 2018

Meeting time: 13.45 - 15.40
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4783


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Jane Hutt AM (Temporary Chair)

Suzy Davies AM

Mark Isherwood AM

Steffan Lewis AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Jack Sargeant AM

Witnesses:

Cat Jones, Hub Cymru Africa

Aileen Burmeister, Fair Trade Wales

Fadhili Maghiya, Sub Sahara Advisory Panel

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Second Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Deputy Clerk)

Joe Champion (Researcher)

Manon George (Researcher)

Nia Moss (Researcher)

 

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1       Motion under Standing Order 17.22 to elect a Temporary Chair

1.1 The Clerk opened the meeting in the absence of the Chair of the Committee, and stated that Jane Hutt had been nominated as Temporary Chair. No objections were received, therefore Jane Hutt was duly elected.

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2       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2.1 The Temporary Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

2.2 Apologies were received from David Rees and Michelle Brown.

2.3 Jane Hutt declared an interest as a Trustee of the Vale for Africa charity. Steffan Lewis declared an interest as a Member of the Wales Centre for International Affairs. Jenny Rathbone declared an interest as a patron of Hayaat Women Trust.

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3       Hub Cymru Africa - evidence session

 3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

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4       Papers to note

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4.1   Paper to note 1 - Correspondence from Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, regarding the implications of future trade policy - 11 June 2018

4.1 The paper was noted.

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4.2   Paper to note 2 - Correspondence from the Llywydd to the First Minister regarding the EU (Withdrawal) Bill and environmental law - 14 June 2018

4.2 The paper was noted.

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4.3   Paper to note 3 - Correspondence from Mick Antoniw, Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance regarding the intergovernmental agreement on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill - 19 June 2018

4.3 The paper was noted.

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4.4   Paper to note 4 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to Mick Antoniw, Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, regarding the intergovernmental agreement on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill - 19 June 2018

4.4 The paper was noted.

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4.5   Paper to note 5 - Correspondence from the Llywydd to Karl Heinz Lambertz, President European Committee of the Regions regarding the Committee of the Regions - 19 June 2018

4.5 The paper was noted.

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4.6   Paper to note 6 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance regarding the inter-governmental agreement between the Welsh and UK governments - 19 June 2018

4.6 The paper was noted.

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4.7   Paper to note 7 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance regarding the Brexit transition inquiry - 19 June 2018

4.7 The paper was noted.

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4.8   Paper to note 8 - Correspondence from Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Exiting the EU, regarding the Brexit transition inquiry - 20 June 2018

4.8 The paper was noted.

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4.9   Paper to note 9 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy to Angus MacNeil MP, Chair of the House of Commons Select Committee on International Trade, regarding UK trade strategy post Brexit - 21 June 2018

4.9 The paper was noted.

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6       Hub Cymru Africa - consideration of evidence

6.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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7       Briefing on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

7.1 Members received a briefing on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.

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