Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Virtual – Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 2 October 2023

Meeting time: 13.30 - 14.21
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13510


Remote

------

Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

James Evans MS

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser)

 

<AI1>

1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Adam Price MS sent his apologies.

</AI1>

<AI2>

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

</AI2>

<AI3>

2.1   SL(6)383 - The Standards Committees (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

</AI3>

<AI4>

2.2   SL(6)384 - The Standards Committees (Grant of Dispensations) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

</AI4>

<AI5>

2.3   SL(6)385 - The Rating Lists (Valuation Date) (Wales) Order 2023

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

</AI5>

<AI6>

2.4   SL(6)382 – The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Single Transferable Vote) (Wales) Rules 2023

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

</AI6>

<AI7>

2.5   SL(6)386 - The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

</AI7>

<AI8>

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

</AI8>

<AI9>

3.1   SL(6)379 - The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

</AI9>

<AI10>

3.2   SL(6)380 - The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

</AI10>

<AI11>

3.3   SL(6)381 - The Firefighters' Pensions (Remediable Service) (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

</AI11>

<AI12>

4       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

</AI12>

<AI13>

4.1   Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Safety, Security and Migration Interministerial Group

The Committee noted the written statement and letter from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip.

</AI13>

<AI14>

4.2   Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister for Economy: Inter-Ministerial Group for Trade

The Committee noted the written statement and letter from the Minister for Economy.

</AI14>

<AI15>

4.3   Correspondence with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Regulations to implement the Windsor Framework

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

</AI15>

<AI16>

4.4   Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee Meeting

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government.

</AI16>

<AI17>

4.5   Correspondence with the Minister for Climate Change: The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Climate Change.

</AI17>

<AI18>

4.6   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

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

</AI18>

<AI19>

5       Papers to note

</AI19>

<AI20>

5.1   Correspondence from the Welsh Language Commissioner: Use of the Welsh language

The Committee noted the letter from the Welsh Language Commissioner.

</AI20>

<AI21>

5.2   Correspondence from the Finance Committee to the Minister for Finance and Local Government: 2024-25 Draft Budget

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government.

</AI21>

<AI22>

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

The Committee agreed the motion.

 

</AI22>

<AI23>

7       Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

The Committee agreed its draft report.

</AI23>

<AI24>

8       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2024-25

The Committee considered its approach to scrutinising the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2024-25 and agreed to write to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.

</AI24>

<TRAILER_SECTION>

</TRAILER_SECTION>

<LAYOUT_SECTION>

1.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.          FIELD_TITLE

</TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

</HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_SUMMARY

</COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

 

<SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.1          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

 

<TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.2          FIELD_TITLE

</TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>