Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 4 February 2019

Meeting time: 14.00 - 15.38
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5275


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

David Rees AM (Chair)

Michelle Brown AM

Alun Davies AM

Huw Irranca-Davies AM

David Melding AM

Mark Reckless AM

Joyce Watson AM

Witnesses:

Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General and Brexit Minister

Simon Brindle, Welsh Government

Dr Robert Parry, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk)

Manon George (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2        Huw Irranca-Davies AM declared an interest as he is Chair of the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee and Chair of the European Advisory Group. Mr Irranca-Davies agreed to absent himself from asking questions that related to these roles.

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2       Scrutiny session with the Brexit Minister

2.1 The Minister responded to questions from Members.

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3       Papers to note

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3.1   Paper to note 1 - Correspondence from the First Minister of Wales, to the Llywydd regarding legislating to Brexit - 11 January 2019

3.1 The paper was noted.

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3.2   Paper to note 2 - Correspondence from Ken Skates, Minister for Economy and Transport regarding clarification of the response to the report on ports preparedness - 25 January 2019

3.2 The paper was noted.

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3.3   Paper to note 3 - Correspondence from Steve Barclay MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to Lord Boswell, Chair of the EU Select Committee regarding an update on international trade agreements - 25 January 2019

3.3 The paper was noted.

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3.4   Paper to note 4 - Correspondence from Lord Boswell, Chair of the EU Select Committee regarding Post-Brexit UK-EU inter-institutional relations and the role of the devolved institutions - 25 January 2019

3.4 The paper was noted.

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3.5   Paper to note 5 - Correspondence from Stephen Kinnock MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Post-Brexit Funding for Nations, Regions and Local Areas regarding their report on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund - 28 January 2019

3.5 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 Brexit Minister - consideration of evidence

5.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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