Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 4 May 2020

Meeting time: 11.15 - 11.50
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6105


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw MS (Chair)

Suzy Davies MS

Carwyn Jones MS

Dai Lloyd MS

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair confirmed that, in accordance with Standing Order 34.19, he had determined that the public were excluded from the Committee’s meeting in order to protect public health.

 

There were no apologies or substitutions.

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2       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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2.1   SL(5)531 - The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Assembly in line with the reporting points identified.

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2.2   SL(5)538 - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Order 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Assembly in line with the reporting point identified.

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2.3   SL(5)539 – The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Assembly in line with the reporting points identified.

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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)534 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

The Committee noted the Government response.

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4       Paper(s) to note

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4.1   Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Finance And Trefnydd.

 

Under Standing Order 17.24A, Suzy Davies AM declared an interest.

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4.2   Letter from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language: Ministerial Forum for Trade

The Committee noted the letter from Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language.

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5       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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6       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Agriculture Bill - draft report

The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to consider it again, following minor amendments, at the meeting on 11 May.

 

The Committee noted the extended reporting deadline of 14 May, as agreed by Business Committee.

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Before closing the meeting the Chair stated that, if for any reason he dropped out of the meeting for technical reasons, the Committee had agreed that Carwyn Jones AM would become Temporary Chair in accordance with Standing Order 17.22.

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