Concise Minutes - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 8 July 2019

Meeting time: 14.35 - 15.27
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5447


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw AM (Chair)

Suzy Davies AM

Dai Lloyd AM

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Rachael Davies (Deputy Clerk)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

Rhiannon Lewis (Legal Adviser)

Sam Mason (Legal Adviser)

Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser)

 

<AI1>

1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Carwyn Jones AM.

</AI1>

<AI2>

2       Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

</AI2>

<AI3>

2.1   SL(5)426 - The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

</AI3>

<AI4>

2.2   SL(5)428 - The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2019

The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

</AI4>

<AI5>

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

</AI5>

<AI6>

3.1   SL(5)425 - The Whelk Fishing (Wales) Order 2019

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Assembly in line with the merits point identified.

</AI6>

<AI7>

3.2   SL(5)427 - The Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 (Reliefs) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019

The Committee considered the instrument, along with the Government response, and agreed to report to the Assembly in line with the merits point identified.

</AI7>

<AI8>

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

</AI8>

<AI9>

4.1   SL(5)430 - The Cancellation of Student Loans for Living Costs Liability (Wales) Regulations 2019

The Committee considered the instrument, and agreed to report to the Assembly in order to highlight issues as a result of the UK exiting the EU.

</AI9>

<AI10>

5       Written statements under Standing Order 30C

</AI10>

<AI11>

5.1   WS-30C(5)136 - The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Committee noted the statement and the commentary.

</AI11>

<AI12>

6       Statutory instruments requiring consent: Brexit

</AI12>

<AI13>

6.1   SICM(5)23 - The Electronic Commerce Directive (Adoption and Children) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Committee noted the statement and the commentary. The Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government in relation to the decision not to table a motion for debate.

</AI13>

<AI14>

7       Correspondence from the Counsel General - Intergovernmental Relations and Common Frameworks

The Committee noted the correspondence.

</AI14>

<AI15>

8       Paper(s) to note

</AI15>

<AI16>

8.1   Letter from the Counsel General: Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.

</AI16>

<AI17>

8.2   Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Llywydd: Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill

The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Llywydd.

</AI17>

<AI18>

8.3   Letter from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language: Trade Bill – Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 3)

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language.

</AI18>

<AI19>

8.4   Letter from the First Minister to the Llywydd: International obligations which bind the UK

The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister to the Llywydd.

</AI19>

<AI20>

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

The Committee agreed the motion.

</AI20>

<AI21>

10    Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill: Draft report

The Committee considered its draft report on the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill, and agreed to consider a further draft at the next meeting.

</AI21>

<AI22>

11    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill

The Committee considered the legal advice note on the LCM on the Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill.

</AI22>

<AI23>

12    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill

The Committee considered the legal advice note on the LCM on the Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill.

</AI23>

<AI24>

13    Forward Work Programme

The Committee considered the terms of reference for a future inquiry into legislative consent, devolution and Brexit, and agreed to consider further detail for the inquiry at its next meeting.

</AI24>

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