Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 25/06/2018 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(14.00-14.05)

1.

Motion under Standing Order 17.22 to elect a Temporary Chair

Minutes:

1.1 The Clerk opened the meeting in the absence of the Chair of the Committee, and stated that Jane Hutt had been nominated as Temporary Chair. No objections were received, therefore Jane Hutt was duly elected.

(14.05)

2.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

2.1 The Temporary Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

2.2 Apologies were received from David Rees and Michelle Brown.

2.3 Jane Hutt declared an interest as a Trustee of the Vale for Africa charity. Steffan Lewis declared an interest as a Member of the Wales Centre for International Affairs. Jenny Rathbone declared an interest as a patron of Hayaat Women Trust.

(14.05-15.05)

3.

Hub Cymru Africa - evidence session

Cat Jones, Hub Cymru Africa

Aileen Burmeister, Fair Trade Wales

Kathrin Thomas, Wales for Africa Health Links Network

Fadhili Maghiya, Sub Sahara Advisory Panel

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

 3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

(15.05-15.10)

4.

Papers to note

4.1

Paper to note 1 - Correspondence from Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, regarding the implications of future trade policy - 11 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The paper was noted.

4.2

Paper to note 2 - Correspondence from the Llywydd to the First Minister regarding the EU (Withdrawal) Bill and environmental law - 14 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2 The paper was noted.

4.3

Paper to note 3 - Correspondence from Mick Antoniw, Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance regarding the intergovernmental agreement on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill - 19 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.3 The paper was noted.

4.4

Paper to note 4 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to Mick Antoniw, Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, regarding the intergovernmental agreement on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill - 19 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.4 The paper was noted.

4.5

Paper to note 5 - Correspondence from the Llywydd to Karl Heinz Lambertz, President European Committee of the Regions regarding the Committee of the Regions - 19 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.5 The paper was noted.

4.6

Paper to note 6 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance regarding the inter-governmental agreement between the Welsh and UK governments - 19 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.6 The paper was noted.

4.7

Paper to note 7 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance regarding the Brexit transition inquiry - 19 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.7 The paper was noted.

4.8

Paper to note 8 - Correspondence from Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Exiting the EU, regarding the Brexit transition inquiry - 20 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.8 The paper was noted.

4.9

Paper to note 9 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy to Angus MacNeil MP, Chair of the House of Commons Select Committee on International Trade, regarding UK trade strategy post Brexit - 21 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.9 The paper was noted.

(15.10)

5.

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

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(15.10-15.20)

6.

Hub Cymru Africa - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the evidence received.

(15.20-15.30)

7.

Briefing on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 Members received a briefing on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.