Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 3 December 2020

Meeting time: 14.01 - 15.04
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6516


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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:

Professor Kenneth Armstrong, University of Cambridge

Professor Nicola McEwan, University of Edinburgh

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 Laura Jones was not in attendance.

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.

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2       Common UK policy frameworks - Evidence session with academics

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

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3       Papers to note

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3.1   Paper to note 1: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair regarding the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - 23 November 2020

3.1.1 The paper was noted.

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3.2   Paper to note 2: Preparedness in Wales for the end of the transition period - Consultation responses

3.2.1 The paper was noted.

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3.3   Paper to note 3: Provisional Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene Common Framework

3.3.1 The paper was noted.

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3.4   Paper to note 4: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) - 1 December 2020

3.4.1 The paper was noted.

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Evidence session with academics - consideration of evidence

5.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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6       Consideration of international agreements

6.1 Members considered and noted the following agreements:

6.1.1 Lugano Convention

6.1.2 UK-Norway Reciprocal Recognition of Civil Judgments

6.1.3 UK-Faroes Fisheries Framework Agreement

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7       Consideration of forward work programme

7.1 Members considered and agreed to the forward work programme.

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