Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 2 March 2020

Meeting time: 13.30 - 13.51
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5897

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	David Rees AM (Chair) Mandy Jones AM Dai Lloyd AM David Melding AM
Committee Staff:	Alun Davidson (Clerk) Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk) Aled Evans (Legal Adviser) Sara Moran (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 Huw Irranca-Davies AM and Alun Davies AM.

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2 Paper to note

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2.1 Paper to note 1: Performance Report on the Welsh Government Overseas Network - Quarter 3 2019/20

2.1.1 The paper was noted.

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

3.1 The motion was agreed.

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4 Correspondence from the Chair of the House of Lords European Union Committee to the Chair regarding continuing engagement with the devolved legislatures - consideration of response

4.1 Members agreed to send the draft correspondence, subject to agreed changes.

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5 House of Lords EU Internal Market Sub-Committee inquiry into state aid - consideration of response

5.1 Members agreed to send the draft correspondence, subject to agreed changes.

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6 Scrutiny of international agreements

6.1 Members considered the Agreement on Arrangements between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and UK following the Withdrawal of UK from the EU, the EEA Arrangement and other Agreements applicable between UK and EEA EFTA States by virtue of UK's Membership of the EU

6.1.1 Members agreed to write to the Welsh Government to seek information in respect of the Separation Agreement.

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