, 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
Okay. So, nothing from our lawyers there. Are we happy to note that? We are. We will then go on to—. As we bring on our super-sub from the bench, back in full fitness, Sioned, we have—. Peredur is back with us. Sioned, thank you very much for spending time…
, 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
So, we move on to item 5, which, as per normal, are the instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 that we have previously considered. So, we turn first of all to item 5.1 in your packs, which is SL(6)301, the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Okay, thanks for that. Okay. Are we happy with that? Just that one reporting point there.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Okay, so while we await the Welsh Government response, are we happy with the reporting points? We are. Okay, thank you for that. So, we go on to the next one, which we touched on a moment ago, item 4.2. This is SL(6)310, the Education (Student Loans)…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
So we'll go on to item 4, instruments that do raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3. So, if we move to item 4.1, we have SL(6)308, the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022, and…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Croeso nôl, welcome back to this session of our committee this afternoon. We've just finished the evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, Lesley Griffiths, and her officials on the Bill being brought forward by…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Diolch yn fawr iawn. We'll have just a short pause. Don't leave your seats, Members. We just need to rearrange, as the Minister and her officials leave, our clerking team as well. So, we'll just pause for a second.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. Well, look, we're going to have to draw to a close. We've gone over time with you, so thanks for staying with us. We strayed a little bit into policy; it's hard not to, though, on a Bill like this. You probably picked up as well, Minister, that we have…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. Brilliant.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Before, Minister—. Because we've run slightly over time now, and I want to let you get away as well, but before you do, can I just bring in James as well, because it might be related to this?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. Alun.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
There is plenty of time for other committees—. But I think getting the answers to some of these things, as in where they're going to be satisfied or where they are currently being satisfied within policy, will be an important thing. Alun. Sorry.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
No, no. Don't worry. Pause, pause. Don't worry. We won't go into this.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I'm sorry, you see that coming through—. We're not the policy committee on this, but it's interesting, in response, for people who will be watching this session—you see that coming through the community food strategy that you're bringing forward.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay, thank you for that. We've only got a few minutes left, but we have got a few minutes, so I'm going to go to James and then Alun. Sioned, if there's anything else you want to bring in, feel free as well there. James.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. Could I ask—again, I'm going to be careful how I phrase this, but—if this Bill were to proceed, are there any amendments that you would seek to put to it to improve the Bill?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. You've put that across very strongly and clearly today in your answers. Could I ask—and I've got to be careful of the way that I word this now, because I know your pushback is going to be, 'This is Peter Fox's Bill, not the Welsh Government's Bill'…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Just to follow up on what James was saying there, if not this Bill, I'm just interested in the discussions and the thought you've had with Peter Fox, but also the thought you and your officials have applied to this, as to whether, if not a single food…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. [Laughter.] [Interruption.] Pardon me, this isn't a cough, this is cold water going down the wrong way. Water is clearly bad for you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
You okay?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay, thank you. Thank you, David. James, sorry, did you want to come in?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Diolch, Sioned. Minister, I know we keep coming back to this fact, that it's not a Welsh Government Bill, it's a private Member's Bill and they need to do their work on this, or whatever, but when you were mentioning there the additional complexity of…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay, thanks. I'm going to bring Sioned in. We haven't got time to go into this discussion on commissioners, but I note that one of the values of occasionally having a strong and independent commissioner is their willingness to challenge Government and say…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. James.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. Thanks, Alun.
