Concise Minutes - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Tuesday, 7 May 2019

Meeting time: 08.30 - 10.45
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5785


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw AM (Chair)

Dawn Bowden AM

Carwyn Jones AM

Mandy Jones AM

Dai Lloyd AM

David Melding AM

Witnesses:

Kirsty Williams AM, Minister for Education

John Pugsley, Welsh Government

Elin Jones AM, Llywydd, Llywydd

Anna Daniel, Head of Strategic Transformation

Matthew Richards, Head of the Legal Service, Head of the Legal Service

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Alex Hadley (Deputy Clerk)

Manon George (Researcher)

Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser)

Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Suzy Davies AM. David Melding AM attended as a substitute.

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2       Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 12

The Committee took evidence from Kirsty Williams AM, Minister for Education, and John Pugsley, Head of Subject Support 7-19 Branch, Welsh Government.

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

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3.1   SL(5)382 - Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Committee noted the updated Government response.

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4       Paper(s) to note

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4.1   Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government in relation to the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Committee noted the correspondence.

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following item

The Committee agreed the motion.

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6       Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence.

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7       Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 13

The Committee took evidence from Elin Jones AM, Llywydd and Member in Charge of the Bill; Anna Daniel, Assembly Commission; and Matthew Richards, Assembly Commission.

 

The Committee agreed to write to the Llywydd with additional questions.

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

The Committee agreed the motion.

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9       Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence.

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