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Transcript: Transcript for 11/12/2017 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
No. Item

1.

Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2.

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

2.1

SL(5)155 - The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 1 – Regulations

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 2 – Explanatory Memorandum

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 3 – Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instrument and will report to the Assembly.

3.

Subordinate legislation subject to no procedure

3.1

SL(5)157 - The National Assembly for Wales (Returning Officers' Charges) (Amendment) Order 2017

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 4 – Regulations

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 5 – Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instrument and will report to the Assembly.

4.

Paper(s) to note

4.1

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017: Letter from the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to the Chair - 21 September 2017

PTN 1 - Letter from the Chair of PACAC to the Chair - 21 September 2017

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter.

4.2

Letter from Llywydd to the Chair of the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - 28 November 2017

PTN 2 - Letter from Llywydd to the Chair of PACAC - 28 November 2017

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter.

4.3

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Letter from Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - 4 December 2017

PTN 3 - Letter from Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - 4 December 2017

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter.

4.4

The Wales Act 2017 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2017

PTN 4 - Regulations

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the regulations.

4.5

Responses to consultation on proposals to develop an Act on the interpretation of Welsh legislation

PTN 5 – Written Statement by the Welsh Government – 6 December 2017

PTN 6 - Summary of Responses

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the responses and will make representations to the Business Committee that this legislation is brought before the Committee.

5.

Inquiry into the powers in the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to make subordinate legislation: Consultation responses

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 6 – RSPB Cymru

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 7 – Cytûn

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the consultation responses.

6.

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

Items 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

Minutes:

The motion was agreed.

7.

Inquiry into the powers in the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to make subordinate legislation: Analysis of the views of all UK parliamentary committees on the scrutiny of delegated powers in the EU (Withdrawal) Bill

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 8 - Research brief

Minutes:

The Committee considered the views of all UK parliamentary committees and agreed the next steps.

8.

EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Progress of European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 9 - Research brief

Minutes:

The Committee considered the research brief.

9.

EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Legislative Consent Memorandum: Consideration of draft report

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 10- Legislative Consent Memorandum

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 11 - Research brief

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 12 - Legal brief

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 13 - Draft report

Minutes:

The Committee considered the draft report and agreed to circulate a revised report out to Committee by email.

10.

Correspondence from the Llywydd: Assembly Reform: Consideration of draft letter

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 14 - Draft letter

Minutes:

The Committee agreed to write to the Llywydd.

11.

Forward work programme

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 15 - Forward work programme

CLA(5)-30-17 – Paper 16- Possible future inquiries

Minutes:

The Committee considered the forward work programme.