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Transcript: Transcript for 19/01/2026 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
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(15.00) |
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: There were no apologies or substitutions. |
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(15.00 – 15.05) |
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 |
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SL(6)696 - The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2025 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. |
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SL(6)698 - The Individual Candidate Election Expenses (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the Code and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. |
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SL(6)699 - The Political Parties Campaign Expenditure (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the Code and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. |
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SL(6)700 - The Non-Party Campaigner Campaign Expenditure (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the Code and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. The Committee also agreed to write to the First Minister of Wales to highlight inconsistencies between the English and Welsh texts of subordinate legislation considered by the Committee. |
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(15.05 – 15.10) |
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 |
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SL(6)694 - The Procurement Act 2023 (Threshold Amounts) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. |
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SL(6)697 - The Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. |
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SL(6)701 - The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 (Continuation) Regulations 2026 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified. |
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SL(6)702 - The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Minimum Unit Price) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified. |
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SL(6)703 - The Tax Collection and Management (Visitor Levy Costs) (Wales) Regulations 2026 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. |
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(15.10– 15.15) |
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)677 - The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential, Transitional, Revocation and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response. |
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SL(6)692 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Provision of Information About Changes of Circumstances) (Wales) Regulations 2026 Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response. |
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SL(6)693 - The Council Tax (Discounts, Disregards and Exemptions) (Wales) Regulations 2026 Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response. |
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(15.15 - 15.20) |
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered |
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(15.20 – 15.25) |
Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement |
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Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Meetings of inter-ministerial groups Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted correspondence from the Welsh Government in relation to a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Housing, Communities and Local Government. |
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Correspondence from the First Minister of Wales: Celtic Heritage Agreement Annual Report Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the First Minister of Wales. |
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(15.25 – 15.30) |
Papers to note |
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Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee: The Welsh Government's response to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee report on the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee. |
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Correspondence from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: The Food Supplements (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (Wales) Regulations 2026 Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing. |
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Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: The Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Victims and Courts Bill Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip. |
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Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee: European Commission adoption of renewed UK data adequacy decisions Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee. |
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(15.30) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 9, 10, 13 and 14 Minutes: The motion was agreed. |
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(15.30 -15.40) |
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Finance (No. 2) Bill Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed to consider a draft report at its next meeting. |
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(15.40 -15.55) |
Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Supporting documents: |
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(16.00 - 16.15) |
Planning (Wales) Bill - Detailed Committee Consideration proceedings Julie James MS, Counsel General and Minister for Delivery James George, Senior Legislative Counsel, Welsh Government Dion Thomas, Head of Legislation and Performance, Planning Directorate, Welsh Government
The Committee agreed on 15 December 2025, under Standing Order 26C.27, that the order of consideration for proceedings would be: sections 3 to 109; Schedules 1 to 11; sections 110 to 205; Schedule 13; sections 206 to 220; Schedules 12 and 14 to 16; sections 221 to 302; Schedule 17; sections 303 to 322; Schedule 18; sections 323 to 359; Schedule 19; sections 360 to 410; Schedule 20; section 2; section 1; and the long title. Supporting documents: Planning (Wales) Bill (as introduced) Minutes: Mark Isherwood was absent for the consideration of, and vote
on, amendments to the Planning (Wales) Bill. In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee
disposed of the following amendments to the Bill: Amendments 1 and 2 were disposed of en bloc. Amendments 1 and 2 (Julie James) were
agreed to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). As all amendments had been disposed of, the Chair confirmed
that Detailed Committee Consideration proceedings for the
Bill were completed. |
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(16.15 - 16.45) |
Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill - Detailed Committee Consideration proceedings Julie James MS, Counsel General and Minister for Delivery James George, Senior Legislative Counsel, Welsh Government Dion Thomas, Head of Legislation and Performance, Planning Directorate, Welsh Government
The Committee agreed on 15 December 2025, under Standing Order 26C.27, that the order of consideration for proceedings would be: sections 1 and 2; Schedules 1 to 4; section 3; Schedule 5; sections 4 to 6; and the long title. Supporting documents: Planning
(Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill (as introduced) Minutes: Mark Isherwood was absent for the consideration of, and vote
on, Amendments 1 to 19 to the Planning (Consequential
Provisions) (Wales) Bill. In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee
disposed of the following amendments to the Bill: Amendment 1 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 2 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendments 4, 5, 6 and 7 were disposed of en bloc. Amendments 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Julie James) were agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 8 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 9 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 10 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 11 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 12 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 13 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 14 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 15 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 16 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 17 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 18 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 19 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 20 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 21 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). Amendment 22 (Julie James) was agreed
to in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i). As all amendments had been disposed of, the Chair confirmed
that Detailed Committee Consideration proceedings for the Bill were
completed. |
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(16.45 - 16.50) |
Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill: Detailed Committee Consideration next steps Minutes: Members agreed to consider a draft report on its consideration of the Planning (Wales) Bill and the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill at Detailed Committee Consideration at its next meeting. |
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(16.50 - 17.00) |
Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memorandum No. 2 and Memorandum No. 3) on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee agreed its draft report. |