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Transcript: Transcript for 10/02/2020 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

14.30

1.

Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

No apologies were received.

14.30-14.35

2.

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

2.1

SL(5)491 - The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 1 – Report

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 2 – Regulations

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 3 – Explanatory Memorandum

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 4 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd to the Llywydd, 22 January 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Assembly in line with the reporting points identified, and to consider the Welsh Government response at a future meeting.

2.2

SL(5)493 - The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 5 – Report

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 6 – Regulations

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 7 – Explanatory Memorandum

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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

2.3

SL(5)499 - The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 8 – Report

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 9 – Regulations

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 10 – Explanatory Memorandum

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 11 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd, 4 February 2020

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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

2.4

SL(5)492 - The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Prescribed Limits of Default Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2020

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 12 – Report

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 13 -  Regulations

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 14 – Explanatory Memorandum

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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

 

14.35-14.40

3.

Subordinate legislation that raises issues to be reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.7

3.1

SL(5)496 - The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Disapplication of the Deferral of Subordinate Legislation) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 15 – Report

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 16 – Regulations

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 17 – Letter from the First Minister, 30 January 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the Regulations and agreed to report to the Assembly in line with the reporting point identified.

14.40-14.45

4.

Paper(s) to note

4.1

Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government: Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 18 – Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government, 6 February 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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

14.45

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Minutes:

The Committee agreed the motion.

14.45-14.55

5.

Wales' Changing Constitution: Key issues

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 19 – Key issues paper

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the key issues for its inquiry into Wales’ Changing Constitution.

14.55-15.00

6.

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 20 – Legislative Consent Memorandum

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 21 – Report on the Welsh Government’s 2019 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill, September 2019

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed to write to the Business Committee to confirm that it would not be publishing a further report.

15.00-15.45

7.

Proposals for making changes to the Welsh Tax Acts - briefing from Welsh Government officials

Gareth McMahon, Welsh Government Lawyer

Andrew Hewitt, Welsh Treasury

Laura Fox, Welsh Treasury

 

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 22 - Paper from Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received a briefing from Welsh Government officials on proposals for making changes to Welsh tax legislation.