Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 12 November 2020

Meeting time: 14.13 - 15.37
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6513

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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

David Rees MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Huw Irranca-Davies MS

Dai Lloyd MS

David J Rowlands MS

Witnesses:

Lord True, Cabinet Office UK Government

Bruno Williams, Cabinet Office UK Government

Bridget Micklem, UK Government

Emily Dally, UK Government

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk)

Aled Evans (Legal Adviser)

Nia Moss (Researcher)

Rhun Davies (Researcher)

Lucy Valsamidis (Researcher)

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 Laura Jones.

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.

1.4 The Chair welcomed David Rowlands as a new Member of the Committee.

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2       UK Internal Market Bill: Lord True, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office

2.1 Lord True responded to questions from Members.

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3       Papers to note

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3.1   Paper to note 1: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 2) Trade Bill

3.1.1 The paper was noted.

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3.2   Paper to note 2: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair regarding the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - 9 November 2020

3.2.1 The paper was noted.

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3.3   Paper to note 3: Correspondence from the Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Welsh Language to the Chair regarding the Nutrition Labelling Composition and Standards Provisional Common Framework - 9 November 2020

3.3.1 The paper was noted.

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       UK Internal Market Bill: Lord True - consideration of evidence

5.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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6       UK Internal Market Bill - approach to reporting

6.1 Members considered and agreed their approach.

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7       International agreements

7.1 Members considered and noted the UK-USA Agreement on Technology Safeguards associated with US Participation in Space Launches from the UK

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