Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 23 September 2019

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.17
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5635


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

David Rees AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

Huw Irranca-Davies AM

Mandy Jones AM

David Melding AM

Witnesses:

James Duddridge, Department for Exiting the European Union

Alastair Paton, Department for Exiting the European Union

Emma Edworthy, Welsh Government

Andrew Gwatkin, Welsh Government

Eluned Morgan AM, Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Rhys Morgan (Second Clerk)

Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk)

Nia Moss (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 Delyth Jewell.

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2       Scrutiny session with the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language

2.1     The Minister responded to questions from Members.

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3       Scrutiny session with James Duddridge MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)

3.1     The Minsiter responded to questions from Members.

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4       Papers to note

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4.1   Paper to note 1: Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the Chair regarding attendance at Committee meeting - 12 September 2019

4.1.1  The paper was noted.

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4.2   Paper to note 2: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Brexit Minister to the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee regarding inter-institutional relations - 13 September 2019

4.2.1  The paper was noted.

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4.3   Paper to note 3: Report by the Centre for Cross Border Studies on a new common charter for cooperation within and between these islands - 19 September 2019

4.3.1  The paper was noted.

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

5.1     The motion was agreed.

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6       Scrutiny session with the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language - consideration of evidence

6.1     Members considered the evidence received.

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7       Scrutiny session with James Duddridge MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union) - consideration of evidence

7.1     Members considered the evidence received.

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8       Scrutiny of common UK policy frameworks: draft scrutiny process

8.1     Members considered an agreed the draft scrutiny process.

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9       Scrutiny of international agreements: draft scrutiny process

9.1     Members considered an agreed the draft scrutiny process.

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