, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Thanks, Alun. And I think that comment on the immense variability in the quality of explanatory memoranda is the nearest we're going to get to a scathing criticism of some aspects from you this afternoon, but it is helpful to us because it's something that…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Thanks, James. Alun, we'll come to you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Thank you. James.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
—so we might well be coming back to you for your expert input at that point as well.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Just to mention on that, James, of course, we'll be looking at all of the consolidation Bills in the remit of this committee—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Not yet. We'll try. Go on, James.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
This is not a good afternoon for committee. [Laughter.]
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Yes, indeed—embedded, even if only loaned, as 'the loanee', yes. But we're staggeringly disappointed that, to date, we're not getting any strident criticism of political judgments of the Welsh Government or whatever—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Rhys.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
James.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Good. Rhys, did you—? Yes, go on.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
That's great—really helpful opening there. James, do you want to take us on?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Yes, it does.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Very good. Well, in that case, let's commence. Let's dive in and see how we get on, and I feel this is going to be a little bit like University Challenge with you deferring to colleagues on either side. Okay, well, just broadly first of all, I wonder if you…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission
Croeso nôl. Welcome back, everybody. Welcome to this, the second, session today as we reconvene, of our Legislation, Constitution and Justice Committee. We're delighted this afternoon to have an evidence session now with members of the Law Commission, and…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 11 and 12, and items 14 to 20
I'm going to move item No. 10 now to move into private. Before I do, just to remind the public, who might be hungry for more of our committee's deliberations, we are returning to public session at 1.30 p.m. when we have an evidence session with the Law…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
There we are. Thank you for that. We move, then, on to item 9.8. Committee members will want to note the written statement and letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, which announced the publication of the Electoral Commission's…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
On the papers to note, we turn to item 9.1. We have, to note, the written statement from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution providing an update on the work of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales and the written…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional Relations Agreement
In which case, we move on to item number 8. We have notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. This is a regular item for us now, so under item 8.1, we have the written statement and correspondence from the Counsel…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Written Statements under Standing Order 30C
Which takes us on to item 7, written statements under Standing Order 30C. The first of these is item 7.1: WS-30C(6)011, the Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022, and we have a…
, 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
Item 6. We have instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3, which we've previously considered, and the first of these is item 6.1: SL(6)227, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2022. We…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instrument that raises no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.7
That takes us, then, on to item 5, an instrument that raises no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.7. The first of these is a draft negative resolution instrument under item 5.1: SL(6)234, Strategic Priorities and Objectives Statement to Ofwat issued…
, 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. And we don't require a Welsh Government response, so are we happy to note those reporting points? We are.
, 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. So, we await the Welsh Government response to that, but are we happy to agree those reporting points? We are. Thank you. That takes us on, then, to item 4.10. It's a composite negative resolution instrument: SL(6)244, the Education (Student…
, 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 brilliant. Thank you for that. I think we're happy to agree those reporting points, which then brings us on to an affirmative resolution instrument under item 4.9: SL(6)242, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations…
