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Transcript: Transcript for 20/10/2025 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
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(11.00) |
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: Apologies were received from Adam Price MS, and Siân Gwenllian MS attended as substitute for items 1 to 4. |
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(11.00 – 12.00) |
Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill, as introduced Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Jackie Price, Head of the Greyhound Team, Welsh Government Elizabeth Thomas, Lawyer, Welsh Government Holly Miles, Lawyer, 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 Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill. |
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(12.00) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the following items: 4, 9, 10 and 11 |
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(12.00 – 12.15) |
Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) 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. The Committee agreed to write to the Deputy First Minister with questions not reached in the session. |
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(13.00 – 13.05) |
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 Supporting documents: |
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SL(6)654 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Description of Differential Multipliers) (Wales) Regulations 2025 Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and was content. |
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(13.05 – 13.10) |
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered |
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SL(6)650 - The Sheep Carcass (Classification and Price Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2025 Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response. |
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SL(6)653 - The Free-Range Poultrymeat Marketing Standards (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025 Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response. |
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SL(6)598 - The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. |
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(13.10 – 13.15) |
Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement |
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Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs. |
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Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Organic Production (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs. |
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Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Meetings of inter-ministerial groups Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales in relation to a meeting of the Transport Interministerial Standing Committee. |
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(13.15 – 13.20) |
Papers to note |
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Correspondence from the Business Committee: Review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Business Committee. |
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Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: The UK Government's review of the UK Internal Market Act 2020 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery. |
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Correspondence to the Chairs' Forum: Consultation: Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the outgoing correspondence to the Chairs’ Forum. |
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Correspondence from the Minister for Children and Social Care to the Children, Young People and Education Committee: Family Drug and Alcohol Courts Working Group Discussion Paper Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Children and Social Care to the Children, Young People and Education Committee. |
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Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: The Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning. |
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(13.20 – 13.35) |
Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill: Draft report Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee agreed its draft report subject to minor changes. |
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(13.35 – 13.55) |
Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of written evidence Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee noted correspondence to it, and to the Finance Committee, from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery. It also considered the key issues raised in its consultation, and agreed to write to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery and to national park authorities to inform its upcoming evidence session on the Bills with the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery on 3 November 2025. |
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(13.55 – 14.00) |
Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum. It agreed, due to the short reporting deadline, to not report on the Memorandum. |