Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Mike Hedges MS (Chair)
Alun Davies MS
Samuel Kurtz MS
Adam Price MS
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Witnesses:
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Julie James MS, Counsel General and Minister
for Delivery
Claire Fife, Welsh Government
Dr James George, Welsh Government
Neil Hemington, Welsh Government
Dion Thomas, Welsh Government
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Committee Staff:
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Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)
Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser)
Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)
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<AI1>
1
Introduction, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
There were no apologies or substitutions.
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
Instruments that raise no reporting
issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
</AI2>
<AI3>
2.1
SL(6)658 - The Carbon Accounting (Wales)
(Amendment) Regulations 2025
The Committee considered the instrument and
was content.
</AI3>
<AI4>
3
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
</AI4>
<AI5>
3.1
SL(6)655 - The Individual Candidate
Election Expenses (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice
2025
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government. The
instrument was withdrawn by Welsh Government prior to the meeting
therefore the draft report was not considered by the Committee.
</AI5>
<AI6>
3.2
SL(6)656 - The Political Parties Campaign
Expenditure (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government. The
instrument was withdrawn by Welsh Government prior to the meeting
therefore the draft report was not considered by the Committee.
</AI6>
<AI7>
3.3
SL(6)657 - Non-Party Campaigner Campaign
Expenditure (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government. The
instrument was withdrawn by Welsh Government prior to the meeting
therefore the draft report was not considered by the Committee.
</AI7>
<AI8>
4
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or
21.3
</AI8>
<AI9>
4.1
SL(6)659 - The Climate Change (Net Welsh
Emissions Account Credit Limit) (Wales) Regulations
2025
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point
identified.
</AI9>
<AI10>
4.2
SL(6)660 - The Climate Change (Carbon
Budget) (Wales) Regulations 2025
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point
identified.
</AI10>
<AI11>
5
Inter-Institutional Relations
Agreement
</AI11>
<AI12>
5.1
Correspondence from the Deputy First
Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural
Affairs: The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and
Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
The Committee noted the correspondence
from the Deputy First Minister and
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
</AI12>
<AI13>
5.2
Correspondence from the Secretary for
Finance and Welsh Language: The Procurement Act 2023 (Specified
International Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
The Committee noted the correspondence
from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance
and Welsh Language.
</AI13>
<AI14>
5.3
Written Statement by the Deputy First
Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural
Affairs: The Organic Production (Amendment) Regulations
2025
</AI14>
<AI15>
5.4
Correspondence from the Deputy First
Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural
Affairs: The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions
from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations
2025
The Committee noted the correspondence
from the Deputy First Minister and
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
</AI15>
<AI16>
5.5
Correspondence from the Welsh Government:
Meetings of inter-ministerial groups
</AI16>
<AI17>
6
Papers to note
</AI17>
<AI18>
6.1
Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary
for Housing and Local Government to the Finance Committee: Building
Safety (Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and
Local Government to the Finance Committee.
</AI18>
<AI19>
6.2
Correspondence from the Welsh Government:
The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the
Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Dogs
(Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Welsh Government.
</AI19>
<AI20>
6.3
Written Statement by the Cabinet
Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Consultation on the
draft Local Elections (Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026, and the draft
Representation of the People Act 1983 (Security Expenses Exclusion)
(Amendment) (Wales) Order 2026
The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for
Housing and Local Government.
</AI20>
<AI21>
6.4
Written Statement by the Cabinet
Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Review of community
arrangements of the City and County of Swansea
The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for
Housing and Local Government.
</AI21>
<AI22>
6.5
Written Statement by the Cabinet
Secretary for Education: The Education (Scotland) Act 2025
(Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025
The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for
Education.
</AI22>
<AI23>
6.6
Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No. 5) on the Public Authorities (Fraud,
Error and Recovery) Bill
The Committee noted that Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum
(Memorandum No. 5) on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and
Recovery) Bill had been laid. The Committee agreed, due to the
short reporting deadline, not to report on the
Memorandum.
</AI23>
<AI24>
6.7
Correspondence from the Welsh Government:
The Welsh Government's responses to Committees' reports on the
Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Children's
Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Welsh Government.
</AI24>
<AI25>
6.8
Correspondence from the Welsh Government:
The Welsh Government's response to the cross-Committee report on
the UK-EU implementation review of the Trade and Cooperation
Agreement
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Welsh Government.
</AI25>
<AI26>
6.9
Written Statement by the Cabinet
Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: The Infrastructure
(Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025
The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for
Economy, Energy and Planning.
</AI26>
<AI27>
6.10 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing
and Local Government: Building Safety (Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing
and Local Government.
</AI27>
<AI28>
6.11 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing
and Local Government: Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation
(Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing
and Local Government.
</AI28>
<AI29>
7
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and
(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the following items: 8,
9, 10, 11 and 13
The motion was agreed.
</AI29>
<AI30>
8
Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Crime and Policing Bill: Draft
report
The Committee considered the draft report and
agreed to consider a revised version at its next meeting.
</AI30>
<AI31>
9
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Public Office
(Accountability) Bill. It agreed to write to the Welsh Government,
the NHS Confederation, the Welsh Local Government Association and
the Senedd Commission to seek further information. The Committee
agreed to consider a draft report at a future meeting.
</AI31>
<AI32>
10
Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No. 5) on the Planning and Infrastructure
Bill
The Committee considered Memorandum No. 5 on the Planning and Infrastructure
Bill and agreed, due to the short reporting deadline, not to report
on the Memorandum.
</AI32>
<AI33>
11
Review of the United Kingdom Internal
Market Act 2020: Draft correspondence
The Committee agreed its draft letter to the
Counsel General and Minister for Delivery.
</AI33>
<AI34>
12
Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning
(Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the
Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
The Committee received evidence from the
Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
in relation to the Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning
(Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill.
</AI34>
<AI35>
13
Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning
(Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of
evidence
The Committee considered the evidence heard
during the evidence session.
</AI35>
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