Concise Minutes - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 8 October 2018

Meeting time: 14.30 - 15.16
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5017

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Suzy Davies AM Mandy Jones AM Dai Lloyd AM (Temporary Chair) Lee Waters AM
Witnesses:
Committee Staff:	P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Alys Thomas (Researcher) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser) Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Clerk opened the meeting and called for nominations to elect a temporary chair for the duration of the meeting.

1.2 Dai Lloyd AM was nominated by Lee Waters AM and elected as temporary chair.

1.3 The temporary Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.4 Apologies were received from Mick Antoniw AM and Dawn Bowden AM.

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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(5)258 - The M4 Motorway (Eastbound and Westbound Exit Slip Roads at Junction 28 (Tredegar Park Interchange), Newport) (40 MPH Speed Limit) Regulations 2018

2.1.1 The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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

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3.1 SL(5)257 - The Town and Village Greens (Landowner Statements) (Wales) Regulations 2018

3.1.1 The Committee considered the instrument and noted the draft report including the Welsh Government response. The Committee was not content with the level of detail provided in the government response. The Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government to seek further clarification.

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4 Paper(s) to note

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4.1 Letter from the Leader of the House and Chief Whip - Scrutiny of regulations made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

4.1.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill - Draft report

6.1 The Committee considered the draft report and will consider a revised version of the report at the meeting on 15 October.

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7 Update on changes to Standing Orders relating to section 116C Orders in Council

7.1 The Committee noted the paper and agreed to write to the Business Committee and the Welsh Government.

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