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Matters related to external affairs - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

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Meeting: 23/03/2026 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6.8)

6.8 Correspondence from the European Affairs Committee, House of Lords: Dynamic alignment inquiry

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Meeting: 19/05/2025 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 5)

5 Research report by PolicyWISE and the Bennett Institute for Public Policy: A More Collaborative Way of Governing? Why the UK's Council of the Nations and Regions Matters

A More Collaborative Way of Governing? Why the UK's Council of the Nations and Regions Matters – Full report

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The Committee noted the report.

Meeting: 17/02/2025 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence from Professor Colin Harvey, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast: Constitutional matters relating to Wales and the island of Ireland

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The Committee noted the correspondence and agreed to write back to Professor Colin Harvey.

Meeting: 13/01/2025 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 7)

7 Correspondence from the Llywydd: Representation on inter-parliamentary bodies

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The Committee noted the letter and agreed to write to the Llywydd.

Meeting: 30/09/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 7)

Report by the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution: The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative consent

Report press release

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The Committee noted the report by the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution: The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative consent.

Meeting: 30/09/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 7)

7 Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations

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The Committee noted the Statement by the First Minister.

Meeting: 30/09/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

Evidence session with the Office for the Internal Market: Consideration of evidence

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The Committee considered the evidence heard during the session with the Office for the Internal Market. The Committee agreed to write to Welsh Government in relation to a number of issues. 

Meeting: 30/09/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 2)

2 Evidence Session with the Office for the Internal Market

Tim Render, Panel Member, Office for the Internal Market

James Waugh, Director, Office for the Internal Market

 

Annual report on the operation of the UK Internal Market 2023 - 2024

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The Committee received evidence from the Office for the Internal Market.

Meeting: 16/09/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

Trade and Co-operation Agreement consultation: Further consideration

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The Committee discussed progress on the consultation which closes on 1 November. 

Meeting: 16/07/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

9 Trade and Co-operation Agreement consultation: Further consideration

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The Committee considered the issue further and agreed to conduct a consultation.

Meeting: 08/07/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

9 Consultation on the Trade and Co-operation Agreement

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The Committee discussed the issue and agreed to consider it further at its next meeting.

Meeting: 07/05/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the First Minister of Wales: Annual scrutiny

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The Committee noted the correspondence from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the First Minister of Wales.

Meeting: 15/04/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence related to the cancellation of the fifth meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

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The Committee noted the correspondence from the Scottish Parliament, and this Committee, to the Co-Chairs of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.

Meeting: 15/04/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the Chair of the House of Lords International Agreements Committee: UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

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The Committee noted the correspondence from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the Chair of the House of Lords International Agreements Committee.

Meeting: 18/03/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 7)

7 UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly: Fourth meeting summary report

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The Committee noted the summary report on the fourth meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, prepared on behalf of Huw Irranca-Davies and Sam Kurtz as the Senedd’s representatives at the meeting.

Meeting: 18/03/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 10)

10 Draft letter to the Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

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The Committee considered and agreed a letter to the Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly. The Committee also agreed to write to the Chair of the UK Parliament’s Delegation to the UK-EU PPA.

Meeting: 08/01/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 7)

7 Correspondence from the Minister for Economy: United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

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The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Economy and agreed to write to seek further information.

Meeting: 08/01/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 7)

7 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

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The Committee noted the correspondence from the

Minister for Climate Change.

Meeting: 04/12/2023 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence from the First Minister: Third meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

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The Committee noted the correspondence from the
First Minister.

Meeting: 23/10/2023 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 5)

5 UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly: Third meeting summary report

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The Committee noted the summary report of the third meeting of the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, and the letter sent to the First Minister drawing his attention to the report.

Meeting: 12/06/2023 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 7)

Evidence Session with the Office for the Internal Market: Consideration of Evidence

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The Committee considered the evidence it received from the Office for the Internal Market.

Meeting: 12/06/2023 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 2)

2 Evidence Session with the Office for the Internal Market

Murdoch MacLennan, Chair of the Office for the Internal Market Panel

James Waugh, Director, Office for the Internal Market

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The Committee received evidence from the Office for the Internal Market.

Meeting: 15/05/2023 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 5)

5 Correspondence from the First Minister: UK-EU Windsor Framework

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The Committee noted the correspondence with the First Minister.

Meeting: 24/04/2023 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 8)

8 Written Statement by the Minister for Economy: Update on Border Controls

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The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister.

Meeting: 06/02/2023 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the First Minister: UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

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The Committee noted the correspondence with the First Minister.

Meeting: 11/01/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Joint letter from Chair of Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee and Luke Fletcher MS to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee regarding the second meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

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Meeting: 12/12/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

9 Report on the second meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

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The Committee noted the report.

Meeting: 17/10/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 11)

11 House of Lords European Affairs Committee: Inquiry into the future UK-EU relationship

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The Committee considered its submission to the House of Lords European Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the future UK-EU relationship.

Meeting: 10/10/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence from the First Minister: UK-EU agreements

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The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister.

Meeting: 26/09/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

9 Correspondence from the House of Lords European Affairs Committee: Inquiry into the future UK-EU relationship

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The Committee noted the letter and agreed to respond to the European Affairs Committee.

 

Meeting: 04/07/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Retained EU Law Interactive Dashboard

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The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.

Meeting: 27/06/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 10)

10 The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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The Committee considered and agreed its response to the House of Commons’ European Scrutiny Committee inquiry on ‘The UK's EU representation: what has changed and how is it working?’, subject to minor amendments.

Meeting: 20/06/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 10)

10 The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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The Committee considered key issues relating to the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement and discussed its early findings resulting from the Committee’s first year in operation. The Committee also agreed to submit a response to the House of Commons’ European Scrutiny Committee inquiry on ‘The UK's EU representation: what has changed and how is it working?’.

Meeting: 13/06/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 4)

4 Written Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020: Exclusions from Market Access Principles - Single-use Plastics Regulations 2022

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The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister for Climate Change.

Meeting: 06/06/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence between the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee and the Minister for Climate Change: Exclusion to the UK Internal Market Act for single use plastics

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The Committee noted the correspondence between the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee and the Minister for Climate Change.

 

Meeting: 16/05/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee to the Minister for Climate Change: Exclusion to the UK Internal Market Act for single use plastics

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The Committee noted the correspondence from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee to the Minister for Climate Change.

Meeting: 16/05/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence from the Llywydd to the Leader and Co-chair of the UK Delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly: UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, Brussels 12-13 May 2022

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The Committee noted the correspondence between the Llywydd and the Leader and Co-chair of the UK Delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) regarding the first meeting of the UK-EU PPA, at which the Senedd was represented by Alun Davies MS on behalf of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, and Sam Kurtz MS on behalf of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee.

 

Meeting: 09/05/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 7)

7 Written Statement by the Minister for Economy: Update on Border Controls

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The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Economy.

Meeting: 14/03/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

9 Written Statement by the Minister for Economy: Update on Border Control Posts

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The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister for Economy.

Meeting: 24/01/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence from the First Minister: Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister, and agreed to consider a draft letter requesting further information at its next meeting.

Meeting: 15/11/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 5)

5 Correspondence from the Minister for Economy: Free Trade Agreement between the UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway

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The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Economy.

Meeting: 30/09/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

7 UK/Japan: Protocol Amending the Agreement for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

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Meeting: 20/09/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 5)

5 Correspondence with the First Minister: Scrutiny of regulations arising from the UK's exit from the European Union - Protocol between the Welsh Government and the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee of Senedd Cymru

LJC(6)-06-21 – Paper 5 – Letter from the First Minister, 10 September 2021

LJC(6)-06-21 – Paper 6 – Letter to the First Minister, 16 July 2021

 

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The Committee noted the correspondence with the First Minister.

 

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