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Legislative Consent: The Armed Forces Bill

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.

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Meeting: 16/03/2026 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2.6)

2.6 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to the Chair regarding the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill

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Meeting: 16/03/2026 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6.)

6. Armed Forces Bill: consideration of draft report

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Meeting: 05/03/2026 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 6.7)

6.7 Armed Forces Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum

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Meeting: 23/02/2026 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Legislative consent memorandum: Armed Forces Bill: consideration of legal advice note

Aled Evans, Legal Services, Senedd Commission

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Members considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum.

 

Members decided to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales and the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to seek further information relating to the Legislative Consent Memorandum.

 

 

Meeting: 23/11/2021 - Plenary (Item 9)

LCM on the Armed Forces Bill

NDM7836 Hannah Blythyn (Delyn)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Armed Forces Bill in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum and a Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum were laid in Table Office on 28 May 2021 and 30 June 2021 respectively in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

Armed Forces Bill

Supporting Document
Report of the Equality and Social Justice Committee
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

 

Minutes:

The item started at 17.47

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM7836 Hannah Blythyn (Delyn)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Armed Forces Bill in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum and a Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum were laid in Table Office on 28 May 2021 and 30 June 2021 respectively in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

Armed Forces Bill

Supporting Document
Report of the Equality and Social Justice Committee
Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

39

0

11

50

The motion was agreed.

 

Meeting: 22/11/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 5)

5 Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Armed Forces Bill

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The Committee noted the response from the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership to its report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Armed Forces Bill, and that the Plenary debate in relation to the LCMs was scheduled for 23 November.

Meeting: 04/10/2021 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 9)

9 Consideration of the Armed Forces LCM

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9.1 The Committee discussed and considered the draft report and LCM. Subject to minor changes, they will agree the report electronically.

 

Meeting: 27/09/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 5)

5 Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Armed Forces Bill - draft report

LJC(6)-07-21 – Paper 7 – Draft report

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The Committee considered and agreed its report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Armed Forces Bill. The Committee noted the report would be laid by the required deadline.

Meeting: 13/09/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 11)

11 Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Armed Forces Bill

Legislative Consent Memorandum – Armed Forces Bill

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum – Armed Forces Bill

 

LJC(6)-05-21 – Paper 92 - Legal advice note

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The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Armed Forces Bill and agreed to consider its draft report at a future meeting.

Meeting: 22/03/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 10)

10 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill - consideration of draft report

CLA(5)-10-21 – Paper 77 – Draft report

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The Committee considered and agreed its report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill.

Meeting: 15/03/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)

9 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill - consideration of draft report

CLA(5)-09-21 – Paper 26 – Draft report

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The Committee considered its draft report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill, and agreed to consider a revised version at its next meeting.

Meeting: 08/03/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill - consideration of key issues

Legislative Consent Memorandum

 

CLA(5)-08-21 – Paper 37 – Legal advice note

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the key issues in relation to the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill, and agreed to consider a draft report at the next meeting.

 

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