Meetings

Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) 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.

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: 03/03/2025 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence to the Business Committee: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 6) on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted its outgoing letter to the Business Committee.

Meeting: 03/03/2025 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 7) on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 7) on the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

Meeting: 20/02/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

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

6 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and agreed to write to the Business Committee.

Meeting: 17/02/2025 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 6) on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Minutes:

The Committee considered Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 6) on the Water (Special Measures) Bill and agreed to write to the Business Committee.

Meeting: 27/01/2025 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

Meeting: 21/01/2025 - Plenary (Item 13)

Legislative Consent Motion: The Water (Special Measures) Bill

NDM8793 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Water (Special Measures) Bill, namely Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid in Table Office on 18 September 2024, and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid in Table Office on 4 November, 27 November, 4 December 2024, and 10 January 2025 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website: Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament.

Supporting Documents

Report of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Report of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, 20 January 2025

Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 14 January 2025

Minutes:

The item started at 19.16

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

NDM8793 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Water (Special Measures) Bill, namely Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence of the Senedd, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

A Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid in Table Office on 18 September 2024, and Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda were laid in Table Office on 4 November, 27 November, 4 December 2024, and 10 January 2025 in accordance with Standing Order 29.2.

A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website: Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament.

The result was as follows:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

37

10

0

47

The motion was agreed.

Meeting: 13/01/2025 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 11)

11 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Water (Special Measures) Bill: Consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memorandum No. 4 and Memorandum No. 5) on the Water (Special Measures) Bill. The Committee also considered and agreed its draft report, subject to minor changes, and agreed to write to the Welsh Government.

Meeting: 08/01/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

7 Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.4) on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 Members considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

Meeting: 12/12/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

6 Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.3 on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

Meeting: 09/12/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 10)

10 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda.

Meeting: 03/12/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 5)

5 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Review of the Water Sector

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

Meeting: 27/11/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 27/11/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

6 Consideration of the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

Meeting: 20/11/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

6 Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 18/11/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 7)

7 Written Statement and correspondence with the Welsh Government: The Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Written Statement and correspondence with the Welsh Government in relation to the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

Meeting: 04/11/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 11)

11 Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Independent Commission and Review of the Water Sector

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Written Statement from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and agreed to write to the Deputy First Minister.

Meeting: 21/10/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

The Committee considered the evidence received from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

Meeting: 21/10/2024 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 2)

2 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill: Evidence Session

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Clare Fernandes, Deputy Director, Water and Flood - Welsh Government

James Mugleston, Legal Services, Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received evidence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

Meeting: 16/10/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

7 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

Meeting: 16/10/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill - Evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - Welsh Government

Adriana Kiss, Water Directives Programme Manager - Welsh Government

Clare Fernandes, Deputy Director, Water and Flood - Welsh Government

 

Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and officials.

 

 

Meeting: 03/10/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Legislative Consent: Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 18/09/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 Legislative Consent: The UK Water (Special Measures) Bill

Supporting documents:

 

Topics

Helpful Links

Related