Concise Minutes - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 5 November 2018

Meeting time: 14.30 - 16.23
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5056


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

David Rees AM (Chair)

Michelle Brown AM

Vikki Howells AM

Jane Hutt AM

Mark Reckless AM

Witnesses:

Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales

Piers Bisson, Welsh Government

Ed Sherriff, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Yan Thomas (Deputy Clerk)

Elisabeth Jones (Legal Adviser)

Manon George (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 Steffan Lewis, Joyce Watson and David Melding.

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2       Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

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3       Papers to note

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3.1   Paper to note 1  - Correspondence from the First Minister of Wales regarding Hub Cymru Africa - 16 October 2018

3.1 The paper was noted.

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3.2   Paper to note 2 - Correspondence from Nick Ramsay, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee regarding the Auditor General for Wales Report: Managing the impact of Brexit on EU Structural Funds - 18 October 2018

3.2 The paper was noted.

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3.3   Paper to note 3 - Correspondence from the Wales Civil Society Forum on Brexit regarding the creation of a new Brexit forum - 24 October 2018

3.3 The paper was noted.

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3.4   Paper to note 4 - Correspondence from the First Minister of Wales regarding an update on progress with recommendations contained in the report on 'How the Welsh Government is preparing for Brexit?' - 1 November 2018

3.4 The paper was noted.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales - consideration of evidence

5.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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6       The UK Government's Agriculture Bill: Legislative Consent Memorandum

6.1 Members considered the Agriculture Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed not to report on it.

6.2 This decision was taken on the basis that the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee and the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee were covering scrutiny of the Memorandum.

6.3 Members agreed to monitor the progress of the Agriculture Bill and to reconsider reporting should issues emerge that require the Committee’s attention.

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