Meeting Venue:
Video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Monday, 7 December 2020
Meeting time: 10.00 - 10.27
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6477
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Names |
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Assembly Members: |
Mick Antoniw MS (Chair) Carwyn Jones MS Dai Lloyd MS David Melding MS |
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Committee Staff: |
P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser) |
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.
2 Instruments previously considered for sifting and now subject to scrutiny under Standing Orders 21.2 and 21.3
2.1 SL(5)664 - The Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
2.2 SL(5)669 - The Environmental Assessments and Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
3 Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
3.1 SL(5)667 - The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
3.2 SL(5)668 - The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
3.3 SL(5)676 - The Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School (Change to School Session Times) Order 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
4 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
4.1 SL(5)662 - The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and, following clarification from the Committee’s legal adviser, agreed to amend the reporting point identified in the draft report, before formally reporting to the Senedd.
4.2 SL(5)663 - The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and the Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified, and to highlight issues as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU.
4.3 SL(5)678 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 21) Regulations 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
4.4 SL(5)671 - The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Saving Provision) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
4.5 SL(5)675 - The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) (Amendment) Order 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and the Government response, and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. In addition, the Committee noted that the Order would be withdrawn and re-laid.
5 Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 but have implications as a result of the UK exiting the EU
5.1 SL(5)665 - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Wales) Order 2020
The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd to highlight issues as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU.
6 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
6.1 SL(5)666 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 20) Regulations 2020
The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.
7 Written Statements under Standing Order 30C
7.1 WS-30C(5)206 - The Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
The Committee noted the statement and the commentary.
8 Papers to note
8.1 Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government: The Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2020
The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government.
8.2 Letter from the Counsel General: Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations)
The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.
8.3 Letter from the First Minister: The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Functions of Local Authorities etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020
The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister.
9 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
The Committee agreed the motion.
10 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Financial Services Bill - consideration of draft report
The Committee considered and agreed its report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Financial Services Bill. The Committee noted that its report would be laid by the required deadline.
11 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill and agreed to consider a draft report at a future meeting.
12 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Internal Market Bill
The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Internal Market Bill, and that the debate in respect of the Legislative Consent Memorandum would be held on plenary on 8 December 2020.