Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Assembly Members:
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Mick Antoniw AM (Chair)
Dawn Bowden AM
Carwyn Jones AM
Mandy Jones AM
Dai Lloyd AM
David Melding AM
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Witnesses:
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Amanda Bebb, Association of Electoral
Administrators
Rhys George, Association of Electoral
Administrators
Lisa James, Welsh Government
Bethan Roberts, Welsh Government
Peter Stanyon, Association of Electoral
Administrators
Elan Closs Stephens, Electoral Commission in
Wales
Rhydian Thomas, Electoral Commission
Chris Warner, Welsh Government
Bob Posner, Electoral Commission
Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive & Clerk
of the Assembly
Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General and Brexit
Minister
Nia Morgan, Director of Finance
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Committee Staff:
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P Gareth Williams (Clerk)
Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)
Alex Hadley (Deputy Clerk)
Manon George (Researcher)
Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser)
Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)
Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)
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<AI1>
1
Introduction, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
Apologies were received from Suzy Davies AM,
David Melding AM attended as substitute.
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill:
Evidence session 9
The Committee took evidence from Amanda Bebb,
Wales Deputy Chair, Association of Electoral Administrators; Peter
Stanyon, Chief Executive, Association of Electoral Administrators;
Rhys George, Electoral Services Manager, Association of Electoral
Administrators; Professor Elan Closs Stephens, Electoral
Commissioner for Wales; Bob Posner, Chief Executive, Electoral
Commission; and Rhydian Thomas, Head of Electoral Commission,
Wales.
The Electoral Commission agreed to provide
additional information on voter registration in Scotland.
The Chair suspended the meeting under Standing
Order 17.47 for 5 minutes before item 3.
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill:
Evidence session 10
The Committee took evidence from the Counsel
General.
The Counsel General agreed to provide
information concerning Section 27 of the Bill before the end of
Stage 1.
</AI3>
<AI4>
4
Instruments that raise no reporting
issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
</AI4>
<AI5>
4.1
SL(5)406 - The Rural Affairs
(Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019
The Committee considered the instrument and
was content.
</AI5>
<AI6>
5
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.2 or
21.3
</AI6>
<AI7>
5.1
SL(5)409 The Nitrate Pollution Prevention
(Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to seek clarification from the Welsh Government on the
second technical point raised.
</AI7>
<AI8>
6
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 -
previously considered
</AI8>
<AI9>
6.1
SL(5)398 - The Animals and Animal
Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits)
(Wales) Regulations 2019
The Committee noted the Government
response.
</AI9>
<AI10>
7
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.7
</AI10>
<AI11>
7.1
C(5)032 - The Regulation and Inspection
of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6, Savings and
Transitional Provisions) Order 2019
The Committee considered and noted the
Order.
</AI11>
<AI12>
8
Written statements under Standing Order
30C
</AI12>
<AI13>
8.1
WS-30C(5)128 - The Competitiveness of
Enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (Revocation) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2019
The Committee noted the statement and the
commentary.
</AI13>
<AI14>
8.2
WS-30C(5)129 - The Common Agricultural
Policy and Market Measures (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2019
The Committee noted the statement and the
commentary.
</AI14>
<AI15>
8.3
WS-30C(5)130 - The Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations
2019
The Committee noted the statement and the
commentary.
</AI15>
<AI16>
9
Paper(s) to note
</AI16>
<AI17>
9.1
Letter from Robin Walker MP,
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the European
Union: Regulations made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI17>
<AI18>
9.2
Letter from Llywydd: Senedd and Elections
(Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI18>
<AI19>
9.3
Letter from the Counsel General:
Developments of National Significance (Wales) (Amendment)
Regulations 2019
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI19>
<AI20>
9.4
Letter from the Minister for Finance and
Trefnydd: Amending subordinate legislation - timescales
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI20>
<AI21>
9.5
Letter from the Minister for Finance and
Trefnydd: Written statements under Standing Order 30C
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI21>
<AI22>
9.6
Letter from the Counsel General: Drafting
of regulations
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI22>
<AI23>
9.7
Letter from the Minister for Energy,
Environment & Rural Affairs: The Legislative Consent Memorandum
in relation to the Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage
Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI23>
<AI24>
9.8
Letter from Revd Gethin Rhys,
Cytûn, to the First Minister: Arrangements for devolved
legislation before and after Brexit
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI24>
<AI25>
9.9
Letter from the Minister for
International Relations and the Welsh Language: UK Trade Bill -
Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI25>
<AI26>
9.10 Letter
from the Solicitor General to the Counsel General: Legislation
(Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence.
</AI26>
<AI27>
10
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill:
Evidence session 11
The Committee took evidence from Manon
Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly and Nia
Morgan, Director of Finance.
</AI27>
<AI28>
11
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to
resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following
business:
The Committee agreed the motion.
</AI28>
<AI29>
12
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill:
Consideration of evidence
The Committee considered the evidence.
</AI29>
<AI30>
13
Commencement orders
The Committee considered the paper and agreed
to write to the Welsh Government.
</AI30>
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