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Transcript: Transcript for 17/09/2020 - External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(13.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1         The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2         Laura Anne Jones was not in attendance due to technical problems.

1.3         Huw Irranca-Davies declared an interest as Chair of the European Advisory Group, Chair of the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee, and Chair of the Regional Investment Steering Group.

1.4         The Chair put on the record his thanks to David Melding for his work on the Committee and welcomed in his place Laura Anne Jones to the Committee.

 

(13.30-14.30)

2.

Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition

Jeremy Miles MS, Counsel General and Minister for European Transition

Chris Warner - Welsh Government

Ed Sherriff - Welsh Government

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Minutes:

2.1    The Counsel General and Minister for European Transition responded to questions from Members.

 

 

(14.30-14.35)

3.

Papers to note

Minutes:

3.0.1 Papers 1 to 15 were noted.

3.19

Paper to note 1: Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Climate Change, Energy and Rural Affairs Committee regarding UK Emissions Trading Scheme - 15 July 2020

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3.2

Paper to note 2: Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the Secretary of State for Wales to the Chair regarding Launch of the UK internal market White Paper and consultation - 16 July 2020

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3.3

Paper to note 3: Correspondence from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language to the Chair and the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Ministerial Forum for Trade - 19 July 2020

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3.4

Paper to note 4: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair regarding EU funding programmes in Wales and the future of regional investment funding in Wales - 20 July 2020

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3.5

Paper to note 5: Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Wales to the Chair regarding follow-up to 30 June 2020 meeting - 20 July 2020

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3.6

Paper to note 6: Correspondence from the Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee to the Secretary of State Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy regarding launch of the UK internal market White Paper and consultation - 27 July 2020

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3.7

Paper to note 7: Correspondence from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Business Secretary and the Secretary of State for Wales regarding UK internal market White Paper and consultation - 7 August 2020

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3.8

Paper to note 8: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair and the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding UK Government’s White Paper on the UK Internal Market - 14 August 2020

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3.9

Paper to note 9: Correspondence from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language to the Chair and the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding Ministerial Forum for Trade - 14 August 2020

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3.10

Paper to note 10: Correspondence from the First Minister to the Chair regarding UK-Poland Agreement - 24 August 2020

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3.11

Paper to note 11: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair regarding citizen's rights and common frameworks - 25 August 2020

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3.12

Paper to note 12: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) meeting - 27 August 2020

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3.13

Paper to note 13: Correspondence from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language to the Chair regarding separation arrangements between the UK, and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway - 28 August 2020

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3.14

Paper to note 14: The EU Single Market - a paper from Dr Kathryn Wright - 28 August 2020

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3.15

Paper to note 15: Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair regarding Inter-institutional Agreement - Intergovernmental Relations Review Ministerial Meetings - 4 September 2020

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(14.35)

4.

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

Minutes:

4.1    The motion was agreed.

(14.35-14.50)

5.

Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1    Members considered the evidence received.

(14.50-14.55)

6.

Consideration of international agreements

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Minutes:

6.1    Members considered and noted the following agreements:

·      Agreement between France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK supplementing their 1993 Agreement on rail traffic between Belgium and the UK using the Channel Fixed Link

·      Agreement between the Netherlands and the UK concerning border controls on rail traffic using the Channel Fixed Link

·      Special Agreement between France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK concerning security matters relating to trains using the Channel Fixed Link

(14.55-15.10)

7.

Forward work programme

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Minutes:

7.1    Members agreed to consider this item at their meeting on 24 September 2020.