Concise Minutes - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 21 January 2019

Meeting time: 14.30 - 15.48
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5029

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Mick Antoniw AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Suzy Davies AM Carwyn Jones AM Mandy Jones AM Dai Lloyd AM
Witnesses:	Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Graham Rees, Welsh Government Tamsin Brown, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Manon George (Researcher) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser) Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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2 Subordinate legislation subject to no procedure

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2.1 SL(5)300 - The Spring Traps Approval (Wales) Order

The Committee noted the Order along with the letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs.

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3 Proposed negative instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.3B

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3.1 pNeg(5)08 - The Flood and Water (Amendments) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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3.2 pNeg(5)10 - The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Committee considered the proposed negative instruments and was content. With regard to pNeg(5)08, The Flood and Water (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the Committee agreed to write to the Minister to ask for a more thorough explanation of why the regulations are to be made on an England and Wales basis.

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4 Proposed negative instruments that raise reporting issues under Standing Order 21.3B

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4.1 pNeg(5)09 - The Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Committee considered the instrument and will report to the Assembly in line with the recommendation that the Welsh Government uplifts the Regulations to be subject to the affirmative procedure.

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5 Legislative Consent Memoranda on the UK Fisheries: Evidence session

The Committee took evidence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs. The Minister informed the Committee that a further relevant meeting was taking place this week and an update would be sent to the Committee following that meeting.

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6 Progress of the Review into Inter-Governmental Relations

The Committee noted the correspondence in relation to the progress of the review into Inter-Governmental relations.

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7 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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8 Legislative Consent Memoranda on the UK Fisheries Bill: Consideration of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence received from the Minister for Energy, Environment and Rural Affairs.

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9 Review of Statutory Instruments requiring Consent: Brexit and Written Statements made under Standing Order 30 C

The Committee considered the review paper and agreed to lay before the Assembly a short report.

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