Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Monday, 9 March 2020

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.22
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5898


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

David Rees AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

Huw Irranca-Davies AM

Mandy Jones AM

Dai Lloyd AM

David Melding AM

Witnesses:

Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General and Brexit Minister

Piers Bisson, Welsh Government

Simon Brindle, Welsh Government

David Henig, European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)

Niclas Poitiers, Bruegel

Fabian Zuleeg, European Policy Centre

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk)

Aled Evans (Legal Adviser)

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        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 Counsel General and Minister for European Transition

2.1 The Counsel General and Minister for European Transition responded to questions from Members.

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3       UK-EU future relationship negotiations - a view from Brussels

3.1 The witnesses 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 Llywydd to the Chair regarding the Social Partnership (Wales) Bill - 25 February 2020

4.1.1 The paper was noted.

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4.2   Paper to note 2: Correspondence from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language to the Chair in follow-up to the 10 February committee meeting - 3 March 2020

4.2.1 The paper was noted.

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4.3   Paper to note 3: Correspondence from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language to the Chair regarding the UK’s trade negotiations with the USA - 4 March 2020

4.3.1 The paper was noted.

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) 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 Counsel General and Minister for European Transition - consideration of evidence

6.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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7       Changes to freedom of movement after Brexit - follow-up work

7.1 Members agreed to undertake the proposed follow-up work.

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8       Social Partnership (Wales) Bill - consideration of response

8.1 Members agreed to send the draft response, subject to agreed changes.

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