, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
That's brilliant. Thank you, Gareth. We'll return to that in private, then, if Members are happy.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
And then we have some papers to note under item 8. I'll go through these fairly quickly, and Members can shout out there if there's anything they want to pick up at this rather than when we get into private. So, first of all, we have correspondence from the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional Relations Agreement
That takes us on, then, to item No. 7—again, a familiar one for those who follow us either on our Senedd.tv or in the transcripts of this meeting. We turn our attention to the inter-institutional relations agreement, and the first aspect of this we're going…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thank you for that. Any comments from Members, or are we happy to note that? We're happy to note. Thank you very much. Thank you, Gareth.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
We'll go on to item No. 6, instruments that do raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 that we have previously considered. The first of these is item 6.1, which is SL(6)148, the Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.7
And then we move on to item No. 5, which is instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.7. The first of these is a draft negative resolution instrument, SL(6)153, which is on the code of practice on the exercise of social services…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you very much. I think we'll be happy to note those points.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Gareth. I think people watching in on this will note that, in our role as critical friend as legislation and regulations pass through, we don't just pick up when things are poor; we pick up when things are good as well and remark on those to…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you very much, Gareth. Are we content with those action points there, and the reporting points? Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Gareth, very much. That brings us on, then, to item 4.6, which is an affirmative resolution instrument, SL(6)155, the Local…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you for that. Colleagues, can I ask are you happy with that response and the points? Thank you very much for that. We are. On to, then, item 4.5, which is SL(6)162, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Information to Travellers and Operator…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Gareth. And, of course, these measures are now in operation, as well. So, with the acceptance of the Government of the correction of the data aspect and their acknowledgment that those two points in particular could have been clearer in the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
That's great. Thank you for that, Gareth. Colleagues, any comments, or are we happy to note those merits points and technical points? Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Gareth. On to item 4.3, which is a familiar one in a sequence of these: it's SL(6)159, the Health…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Gareth. And just for clarity, we'd expect those commencement Orders to come across to us at some point in the future, yes?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
That's great. Thank you, Gareth. So, we're awaiting that response. Are we happy with that action point, as we wait for the response? We are. Thank you very much. Thank you, Gareth. That takes us onto item 4.2, SL(6)158, the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales)…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
That takes us on, then, to item 4, which are instruments that do raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under those Standing Orders, 21.2 and 21.3. The first of these is a made negative resolution instrument, SL(6)157, the Food (Withdrawal of Recognition)…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Item 3, then: we have the instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3. The first of these is item 3.1, SL(6)154, the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. This instrument…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution—postponed to 14 March 2022
So, we'll go into the first item on the agenda, which is item 2, which, as I mentioned, was to be the scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution. That is postponed, but just to flag for Members, we have some papers relating to…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Welcome to this session this afternoon of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. I'm pleased to say all our Members are here this afternoon, as always. We have full attendance; no apologies to give for today's session. Although, I do have one…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Good afternoon. Welcome to you all today.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Provisional Common Frameworks: Air Quality, and Chemicals and Pesticides—evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
That's great. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Provisional Common Frameworks: Air Quality, and Chemicals and Pesticides—evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Could you, or Bill or Olwen, give us some idea of where that already happens, in order to give us some assurance of the type of situation where that happens?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Provisional Common Frameworks: Air Quality, and Chemicals and Pesticides—evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
It was worth a try. Okay. Could I just ask you—? Within the framework, it talks about the Environment Agency and its ability to potentially administer functions on behalf of devolved regulators. Can you explain what this is? I'm sure this isn't anything to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Provisional Common Frameworks: Air Quality, and Chemicals and Pesticides—evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Provisional Common Frameworks: Air Quality, and Chemicals and Pesticides—evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Thanks, Chair. Minister, I just want to turn, finally, in my questions to the role of the Environment Agency as described in the framework. But, before I do, you almost stumbled into telling us where you were up to on the timetable for the air quality…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Provisional Common Frameworks: Air Quality, and Chemicals and Pesticides—evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. That's really helpful and reassuring once again, but just to be crystal clear, now that this framework is in place, alongside the other inter-governmental machinery that also underpins this, your bringing forward of legislation in Wales, which has been…
