Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 7 January 2019

Meeting time: 14.01 - 16.02
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5061


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

David Rees AM (Chair)

Michelle Brown AM

Vikki Howells AM

David Melding AM

Mark Reckless AM

Joyce Watson AM

Adam Price AM (In place of Steffan Lewis AM)

Witnesses:

Mark Drakeford AM, First Minister of Wales

Piers Bisson, Welsh Government

Dr Robert Parry, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk)

Elisabeth Jones (Legal Adviser)

Gareth David Thomas (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, Apologies, Substitutions and Declarations of Interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Steffan Lewis, and Jane Hutt.

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2       Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

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3       Paper(s) to note

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3.1   Paper to note 1 - Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill

3.1 The paper was noted.

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales - consideration of evidence

5.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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6       Briefing from Legal Services on the UK Withdrawal from the EU (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill

6.1 Members received a briefing on the UK Withdrawal from the EU (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill.

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