Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Virtual – Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 6 November 2023

Meeting time: 13.32 - 17.03
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13548

Remote

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

James Evans MS

Adam Price MS

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

There were no apologies or substitutions.

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2       Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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2.1   SL(6)394 - The Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

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2.2   SL(6)400 - The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 and Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Wales) Order 2015 (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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3       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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3.1   SL(6)393 - The Forestry (Felling of Trees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

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3.2   SL(6)396 - The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023

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3.3   SL(6)397 - The Building Safety (Description of Higher-Risk Building) (Design and Construction Phase) (Wales) Regulations 2023

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4       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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4.1   SL(6)388 - The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023

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4.2   SL(6)392 - The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

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5       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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5.1   Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

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5.2   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Postponement of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Elections and Registration

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5.3   Written Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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5.4   Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Official Controls (Plant Health) (Prior Notification) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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6       Papers to note

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6.1   Correspondence with the First Minister of Wales: the Protocol amending the International Convention on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (the Palma Protocol)

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6.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: Residential lettings practices

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6.3   Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The progress of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales

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6.4   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The future of Welsh law: A programme for 2021 to 2026 - Annual Report 2022-23

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7       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

The Committee agreed the motion.

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8       Infrastructure (Wales) Bill: Draft report

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9       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill

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10    UK - EU Governance inquiry: Consideration of draft report

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11    Subordinate legislation laid in English only: Consideration of discussion paper

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12    Annual Report

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