Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 6 January 2020

Meeting time: 13.30 - 15.16
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5890


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

David Rees AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

Huw Irranca-Davies AM

Delyth Jewell AM

Mandy Jones AM

David Melding AM

Witnesses:

Mark Drakeford AM, First Minister of Wales

Des Clifford, Welsh Government

Dr Robert Parry, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Rhys Morgan (Second Clerk)

Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk)

Aled Evans (Legal Adviser)

Nia Moss (Researcher)

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        Apologies were received from Ed Sherriff, Welsh Government

1.3        Huw Irranca-Davies declared an interest as Chair of the European Advisory Group, Chair of the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee, and Chair of the Regional Investment Steering Group.

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2       Scrutiny session with the First Minister

2.1     The First 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 Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language to the Chair regarding Assembly scrutiny of international agreements - 9 December 2019

3.1.1  The paper was noted.

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3.2   Paper to note 2: Correspondence from the Chair of the Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform to the Chair regarding potential implications for Assembly committees of any change in the size of the Assembly - 16 December 2019

3.2.1  The paper was noted.

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3.3   Paper to note 3: Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister regarding the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - 18 December 2019

3.3.1  The paper was noted.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) 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 First Minister - consideration of evidence

5.1     Members considered the evidence received.

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6       Approach to scrutiny of EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

6.1     Members agreed to the approach to the scrutiny of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill.

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7       Consideration of forward work programme

7.1     Members considered and agreed to the forward work programme.

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