Meetings

The implications for Wales of leaving the European Union

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.

 

 

Meeting: 20/11/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Monitoring the EU Negotiations

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8.1        Members were updated on the emerging issues surrounding EU negotiations.

Meeting: 23/10/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Monitoring the EU Negotiations

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7.1 Members were updated on the emerging issues surrounding EU negotiations.

Meeting: 28/06/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Brexit update

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The Committee listened to the update and discussed the issues raised.

 

The Committee agreed to seek to work collaboratively with other UK legislatures on matters relating to Brexit.

 

The Committee also agreed to adopt such an approach to all of its future inquiries.

Meeting: 22/05/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

Update from Brussels

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Minutes:

3.1 The Clerk and Research Service provided an update from Brussels, which was noted by Members.

Meeting: 15/05/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 6.6 Paper from the NHS Confederation: Brexit and the NHS

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Meeting: 15/05/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 6.2 Correspondence from the Chief Executive of the Arts Council of Wales: negotiating a new creative relationship between Wales and Europe

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Meeting: 03/04/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

The Great Repeal Bill - Briefing from the Assembly's Chief Legal Adviser

See: the Great Repeal Bill: White Paper

Minutes:

5.1 Members received a briefing from the Assembly’s Chief Legal Adviser.

Meeting: 27/03/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 1.)

1. Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - All-day Conference

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Meeting: 27/02/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

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Meeting: 13/02/2017 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Procedure Committee of the House of Commons inquiry: Delegated powers in the 'Great Repeal Bill'

CLA(5)-05-17 – Paper 6 – Launch of Procedure Committee of the House of Commons inquiry: Delegated powers in the 'Great Repeal Bill'

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Minutes:

4.1a The Committee noted the launch of the Procedure Committee’s inquiry.

Meeting: 13/02/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - evidence session with the Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union

Rt Hon David Jones MP - Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union

Jo Lee Morrison – Department for Exiting the European Union

Danyal Suleman - Department for Exiting the European Union

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2.1 The Minister of State responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 13/02/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

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4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 06/02/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 06/02/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - evidence session with the First Minister

Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM – First Minister of Wales

Desmond Clifford, Director of the Office of the First Minister - Welsh Government

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2.1 The First Minister responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 30/01/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - briefing from the Assembly's Chief Legal Adviser

Elisabeth Jones, Chief Legal Adviser – National Assembly for Wales

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2.1 The Committee received a verbal briefing from the Assembly’s Chief Legal Adviser on the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on Article 50.

Meeting: 23/01/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

Paul Harrington, Head - EU Policy Secretariat & State Aid Unit

Des Clifford, Principal Private Secretary to the First Minister

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2.1 The Cabinet Secretary responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 23/01/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of draft report

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6.1 The Committee considered and agreed the report subject to amendments.

Meeting: 23/01/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

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5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 16/01/2017 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of draft report

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2.1 The Committee considered the report, and agreed to re-consider it at its next meeting subject to amendments.

Meeting: 12/12/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of key issues paper

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3.1 The Committee considered and agreed the key issues paper.

Meeting: 12/12/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - correspondence from the First Minister

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee noted the correspondence.

Meeting: 28/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 1.)

1. Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - stakeholder session

Venue: Yorkshire Suite, Holt Lodge Hotel, Wrexham LL13 9SW

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Meeting: 21/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - approaches to the negotiations

Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Learned Society of Wales

Professor Peter Halligan, Learned Society of Wales

Minutes:

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 21/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - session with Gerald Holtham

Gerald Holtham, University of South Wales

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2.1 The witness responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 21/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

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6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 14/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

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5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 14/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - session with the Slovakian Ambassador

His Excellency Ľubomír Rehák, Slovakian Ambassador to the Court of St James

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2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 14/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - session with the Counsel General

Mick Antoniw AM, Counsel General for Wales

Jeff Godfrey, Director of Legal Services Department, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

3.1 The Counsel General and his official responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 07/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 07/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - intra-UK structures

Dr Lee McGowan, Queen's University Belfast

Professor Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen

Dr Akash Paun, Institute for Government

Minutes:

6.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 07/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - intra-UK structures

Dr Joanne Hunt, Cardiff University

Dr Rachel Minto, Cardiff University

Professor Roger Scully, Cardiff University

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5.2 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 07/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - evidence session with the First Minister

Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales

Piers Bisson, Welsh Government

Andrew Slade, Welsh Government

 

Minutes:

4.1 The First Minister responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 07/11/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - preparation for the session

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3.1 The Committee considered and agreed its approach to the session with the First Minister.

Meeting: 31/10/2016 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Implications for Wales of Britain exiting the European Union

PAC(5)-07-16 Paper 6 – Scoping Paper

PAC(5)-07-16 Paper 7 – Correspondence with External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

 

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Minutes:

6.1 The Members considered and discussed the scoping paper regarding a possible inquiry into implications for Wales of Britain leaving the European Union.

6.2 Members asked the Clerking Team to revise the paper and bring back to Committee for further consideration.

 

Meeting: 31/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - environment and marine

Professor Bob Lee, University of Birmingham

Dr Victoria Jenkins, Swansea University

Kerry Lewis, Aberystwyth University

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2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 31/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of forward work programme

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7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the forward work programme.

7.2 The Committee agreed to issue a call for evidence on the implications of leaving the European Union on Wales.

Meeting: 31/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

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6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 31/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - environment and marine

Professor Dickon Howell, Newcastle University

Stephen Hull, Associated British Ports Marine Environmental Research

Professor Volker Roeben, Swansea University

Dr Margherita Pieraccini, University of Bristol

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4.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 31/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - environment and marine

Dr Charlotte Jennie Burns, University of York

Dr Richard Cowell, Cardiff University

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3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 17/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - Public Services

Professor Marcus Longley, University of South Wales

Professor Ceri Phillips, Swansea University (TBC)

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3.1 The witness responded to questions from Members.  

Meeting: 17/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 17/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - Public Services

Michael Trickey, Cardiff Business School

Victoria Winckler, Bevan Foundation

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2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.  

Meeting: 10/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - agriculture and fisheries

Dr Hazel Ann Nash, AgriAdvisor Solicitors

Professor Janet Dwyer, University of Gloucester

Professor Wyn Grant, Warwick University

Professor Peter Midmore, Aberystwyth University

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2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 10/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - paper from Fiona Smith

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4.1a The Committee noted the paper from Fiona Smith.

Meeting: 10/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 10/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - agriculture and fisheries

Professor Richard Barnes, University of Hull

Griffin Carpenter, New Economics Foundation

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Minutes:

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 03/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - EU funding, research and investment

Neville Davies

Jayne Woolford (to be confirmed)

Minutes:

3.1 Apologies were received from Jayne Woolford.

3.2 The witness responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 03/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

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6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 03/10/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - EU funding, research and investment

Professor Iwan Davies, Swansea University

Dr Hywel Ceri Jones, Aberystwyth University

Professor Colin Riordan, Cardiff University

 

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2.1 Apologies were received from Dr Hywel Ceri Jones.

2.2 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 21/09/2016 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Chair of External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee regarding the Implications for Wales of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union

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3.4.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.

Meeting: 19/09/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Leaving the European Union: Implications for Wales - International Law and Trade

Professor Alan Matthews, Trinity College Dublin

Professor Alan Swinbank, University of Reading

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Minutes:

3.1 The witnesses gave opening presentations and responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 19/09/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

Leaving the European Union: Implications for Wales - International Law and Trade

Professor Patrick Minford, Cardiff University

Professor Stephen Woolcock, London School of Economics

Minutes:

4.1 The witnesses gave opening presentations and responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 19/09/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Leaving the European Union: Implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 19/09/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: Implications for Wales - International Law and Trade

Dr. Jo Hunt, Cardiff University

Dr. Ricardo Pereira, Cardiff University

Professor Steve Peers, University of Essex

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2.1 The witnesses gave opening presentations and responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 15/09/2016 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee regarding implications for Wales of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union

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6.2.a The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee.

Meeting: 15/09/2016 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Letter from the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee regarding interim remit of the Committee

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2.2a The Committee noted the letter from the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee regarding interim remit of the Committee. 

Meeting: 14/09/2016 - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Letter from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee regarding the Committee's remit

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Meeting: 14/09/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Letter from Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee regarding the Committee's remit

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Meeting: 12/09/2016 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Remits of Committees: External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 13 - Correspondence from the Llywydd (Presiding Officer) to the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee, 22 July 2016

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 14 - Correspondence from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee, 25 August 2016

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 15 - Business Committee report on revising the remit of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

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Minutes:

4.6a The Committee noted the correspondence.

Meeting: 12/09/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - evidence session with the First Minister

Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones AM – First Minister of Wales

Des Clifford - Director of the Office of the First Minister

Piers Bisson - Deputy Director, European Transition

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2.1 The First Minister and officials responded to questions from Members.

Meeting: 12/09/2016 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Leaving the European Union: implications for Wales - consideration of evidence

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

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