Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 1 February 2021

Meeting time: 14.00 - 16.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/11094


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

David Rees MS (Chair)

Huw Irranca-Davies MS

Dai Lloyd MS

Nick Ramsay MS

David J Rowlands MS

Witnesses:

Emily Miles, Food Standards Agency

Nathan Barnhouse, Food Standards Agency

Professor Nicola McEwan, University of Edinburgh

Akash Paun, Institute for Government

Professor Dan Wincott, Cardiff University

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk)

Aled Evans (Legal Adviser)

Nia Moss (Researcher)

Rhun Davies (Researcher)

Lucy Valsamidis (Researcher)

Sara Moran (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1  The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Alun Davies.

1.3 Huw Irranca-Davies declared an interest as Chair of the European Advisory Group, Chair of the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee, and Chair of the Regional Investment Steering Group.

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2       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from item 3 and items 6 to 9

2.1 The motion was agreed.

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3       Food and feed safety and hygiene provisional common framework - technical briefing

3.1 Members received a technical briefing on the food and feed safety and hygiene provisional common framework.

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4       Wales in the UK - roundtable discussion with academics

4.1 The panel responded to questions from Members.

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5       Papers to note

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5.1   Paper to note 1: Citizens Advice Cymru briefing: Changes to freedom of movement after Brexit

5.1.1 The paper was noted.

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5.2   Paper to note 2: Correspondence from the President of the European Committee of the Regions and the President of the CoR-UK Contact Group to the President of the European Commission regarding the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

5.2.1 The paper was noted.

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6       Wales in the UK - consideration of evidence

6.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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7       International agreements

7.1 Members considered the agreement on trade in goods between Iceland, Norway and the UK.

7.2 Members agreed to write to the Welsh Government in respect of the agreement.

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8       Consideration of common frameworks summary documents received

8.1 Members considered and noted the documents received.

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9       Future relationship with the EU

9.1 Members considered and agreed their approach to future relationships with the EU.

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