Concise Minutes - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 15 January 2018

Meeting time: 14.30 - 16.13
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4916


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw AM (Chair)

Dai Lloyd AM

David Melding AM

Witnesses:

Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance

Nick Howard, Welsh Government

Joanne McCarthy, Research Service

David Richards, Welsh Government

Gareth Howells

Simon Thomas AM

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Tanwen Summers (Second Clerk)

Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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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)162 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) Order 2017

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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

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3.1   SL(5)158 - The Ringing of Certain Captive-bred Birds (England and Wales) Regulations 2017

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

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3.2   SL(5)161 - The Landfill Disposals Tax (Administration) (Wales) Regulations 2018

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

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3.3   SL(5)160 - Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

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

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4       Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 but have implications as a result of the UK exiting the EU

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4.1   SL(5)159 - The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2017

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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5       Papers to note

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5.1   Welsh Government Statement: The Welsh Government Prosecution Code

The Committee noted the statement.

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5.2   Trade Bill: Legislative Consent Memorandum

The Committee noted the Legislative Consent Memorandum.

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6       Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

The Committee received evidence from Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance.

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7       Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2

The Committee received evidence from Simon Thomas AM, Chair of the Finance Committee and Member in Charge of the Bill.

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

The motion was agreed.

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9       Consideration of evidence : Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill

The Committee considered the evidence from Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Simon Thomas AM, Chair of the Finance Committee and Member in Charge of the Bill.

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10   EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Progress of European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

The Committee noted the paper.

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